Mobile Water Board Keeps Service Policy Unchanged Under New Immigration Law
As Alabama’s tough new immigration law took hold, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System said it saw no need to change how it signed up customers, even as utility…
Broker Chip Brown Prepares Another Run for the Public Service Commission
Mobile commercial real estate broker Chip Brown signaled plans to run again for the Alabama Public Service Commission, this time for the presidency, after a narrow loss in the 2010…
Harbor Lady to Bring Winter Sightseeing and Dinner Cruises to Mobile Bay
City officials prepared to announce the arrival of the Harbor Lady, a 149-passenger vessel set to offer daily sightseeing and dinner cruises along the Mobile River and into Mobile Bay…
Semmes School Board Veteran Ken Megginson Weighs One More Term
Longtime Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson of Semmes said he was torn over whether to seek re-election, calling the stewardship of 60,000 students an awesome responsibility he was…
Baldwin DA Presses for Fixes After Courthouse Cameras Found Recording Audio
Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon called for modifications to courthouse surveillance equipment after learning that certain cameras were recording audio, a capability she said raised legal problems.
Mobile Begins Enforcing Nighttime Teen Curfew Across the City
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew for teens 17 and younger, a measure Mayor Sam Jones framed as a push for parental accountability…
Foley Man Convicted of Stealing Crab Traps From Baldwin Fishermen
A Foley man faced up to 10 years in prison after a Baldwin County jury convicted him of stealing crab traps from commercial fishermen, a case prosecutors said struck at…
Bay Minette Man Convicted of Making Meth Faces Life as Habitual Offender
A Bay Minette man with a long criminal record was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine and, as a habitual offender, faced a minimum of life in prison, Baldwin County prosecutors said.
State GOP Chairman Presses Democrats Over Bracy Letter Seeking Leniency for Relative
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead demanded that his Democratic counterpart address a Prichard-area lawmaker’s use of official House letterhead to seek leniency for a convicted drug-ring relative.
Mobile-Born Singer-Songwriter Walker Hayes Headlines Space 301 Benefit Concert
The Centre for the Living Arts continues its intimate concert series Thursday with a benefit show featuring Mobile-born singer-songwriter Walker Hayes at Space 301, the contemporary art gallery at 301…