The Mobile County school system prepared to open Envision Virtual School for grades 6-12 in fall 2014, capping first-year enrollment at 250 students pending a June board vote.
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Mobile
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Two Men Arrested in Mobile Shooting That Wounded Three Children on Baltimore Street
Mobile police arrested two men in connection with a June 3 shooting that wounded three children on Baltimore Street, charging both with reckless endangerment after what investigators described as a fight.
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Pastor’s Early Arrival Credited With Sparing Mobile’s Community of Christ Church From Total Loss
A Community of Christ Church fire on Azalea Road in Mobile was caught early by the pastor, who found flames in a copy room and called 911 before the blaze could consume the building.
Ballot of Former Prichard Council President Rejected in Primary Canvass
The June 3 primary ballot cast by a former Prichard City Council president was not counted, the Mobile County Board of Registrars determined amid a lingering dispute over her residency.
Study Finds Mobile Bay Seawalls Harm Habitat and Raise Long-Term Costs
Researchers at the University of South Alabama found that the vertical seawalls lining much of Mobile Bay’s residential shoreline harm natural habitat and cost more to maintain than marsh.
Surveys Show Broad Support as Gulf Shores Nears Vote on Hangout Fest Permit
With a June 30 vote approaching on a five-year Hangout Music Fest permit, Gulf Shores officials heard survey results and public testimony showing broad support for the beachfront festival.
Citronelle
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Gambling Raids at Mount Vernon and Citronelle Nightclubs Net Six Arrests
U.S. Marshals and Mobile County sheriff’s deputies swept two northern Mobile County nightclubs, seizing 21 gambling machines and $20,000 in cash and jailing six suspects in a coordinated raid.
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Mobile Mayor Says Retreat of Alabama Mayors Could Forge a ‘Single Voice’
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said a two-day retreat of five of Alabama’s largest cities, hosted at his family lodge near Jackson, could help mayors speak with a single voice to state leaders.
Irvington
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Sheriff’s Office Investigates Apparent Murder-Suicide at Irvington Home
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating an apparent murder-suicide after a couple was found dead in the driveway of a Cook Avenue home in Irvington.
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Mobile Police Name Suspect in Morning Shooting on Valeria Street
Mobile police identified a 42-year-old man as the suspect in a Valeria Street shooting that sent a woman to a hospital one Tuesday morning, and asked the public for help locating him.