Lumber prices spike across Mobile, squeezing builders and homeowners
MOBILE, Ala. — Anyone who has visited a lumber yard or big-box store lately has likely felt the pinch of sharply higher wood prices, with some materials costing three or…
Bedsole Campaign Spent $160,000 in Final Month of Mayoral Race
Ann Bedsole's mayoral campaign reported spending more than $160,000 in 30 days, most of it on advertising, entering the final week before Mobile's Aug. 23 election with about $30,000 on…
Runoff Money: Nodine and Buffkin Empty the Tank Before the June 29 Vote
Final campaign finance reports before the June 29, 2004 runoff showed Stephen Nodine and Ralph Buffkin each spending more than they raised, leaving both nearly broke on the eve of…