Mobile’s Moon Pie Drop Returns With Mardi Gras Parade, Live Music and Free Museum Access
Mobile is gearing up for one of its biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations yet, with the city’s signature Moon Pie drop, a Mardi Gras parade,…
Shelby Pressed the Case Against the Estate Tax, Calling It a Threat to Family Farms and Small Business
In June 2006, Sen. Richard Shelby argued that the federal estate tax, scheduled to return in 2011, threatened family farms and small businesses, and pressed for permanent repeal after a…
Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left…
Report Card: Grading Mobile’s Anonymous Election Prophets
With the June 2006 primary returns counted, the newspaper graded the anonymous insiders who had forecast the vote, handing out marks from A-minus to a blunt D in a lighthearted…
On the Eve of the 2006 Primary, Mobile’s Insiders Placed Their Bets
Ahead of Alabama's June 2006 party primaries, a panel of anonymous Mobile-area political insiders forecast the sheriff's race, the state Supreme Court contests and two closely watched coastal state Senate…
Mobile County Candidates Set Election-Night Watch Parties for Primary Day
As Mobile County voters went to the polls, candidates from the governor's race to the county school board scheduled election-night gatherings for supporters.
Mint Juleps at Oakleigh: A Toast to Garfield and the Coming Antiques Roadshow
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society's fourth annual Bravery and Beauty Mint Julep Party was set for June 8 at Oakleigh, blending a fundraiser with a nod to James Garfield's 1877…
An Odd GOP Primary for a Mobile County School Board Seat
A GOP primary for a Mobile County school board seat pitted appointed incumbent Judy Stout against John Holland, who had resigned the same seat a year earlier after an ethics…
A Former District Attorney Sat on the Jury That Removed School Commissioner David Thomas
Lawyers across Mobile puzzled over why neither side struck ex-DA Chris Galanos from the impeachment jury. On Thursday the panel answered the question: it convicted School Commissioner David Thomas, with…
Five Republicans for Sheriff: GOP Groups Set a Candidate Forum in Semmes
Area Republican groups scheduled a May 2006 forum at the Semmes Community Center for the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Mobile County sheriff ahead of the June primary.
Cash Flows in the GOP Race to Succeed Sheriff Jack Tillman
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.