Mobile County Approves $801K Contract for Jon Archer Agri-Ed Pavilion Equestrian Upgrades
Mobile County approved an $801,000 contract to add a second horse arena, new parking and gated access at the Jon Archer Agri-Ed Pavilion.
Mobile County Dedicates Liberty Park Downtown, Opening a Year of America 250 Programming
A $1.6 million pocket park between Government Plaza and the County Annex has been dedicated as Liberty Park, honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and a fallen…
Live Oak Trace: 56-Unit Affordable Housing Community for Seniors Planned in West Mobile
Mobile is moving forward with a new affordable housing community aimed at senior residents in the western part of the city. City officials announced plans for Live Oak Trace, a…
Africatown industrial buffer zone still holding up Mobile’s zoning code rewrite
A proposed industrial buffer zone protecting Africatown from encroaching development remains the last obstacle to passing Mobile's overhauled zoning code, even as the City Council approved new rules on short-term…
Mobile Mayor to Revive Annexation Push as City Council Finishes Redistricting Fight
Mayor Sandy Stimpson's office plans to unveil a new annexation proposal for West Mobile next month, arriving just as the City Council works to finalize a contentious redistricting plan before…
Mobile Expands $20,000 Down Payment Assistance to Healthcare Workers and Teachers
Frontline healthcare workers and active certified teachers in Mobile can now receive up to $20,000 in down payment assistance when buying their first home, under an expansion the city announced…
Deadline Nears for Proposals to Spend Mobile County’s $80 Million in Federal Relief Funds
Agencies, nonprofits, private entities and local governments hoping for a share of Mobile County’s $80.14 million in American Rescue Plan Act money are running up against a key deadline. October…
Mississippi education board sets policies to resume in-person learning
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State Board of Education on Thursday approved two policies requiring all school districts to resume in-person instruction as the primary mode of teaching for the…
Mayor Stimpson proposes turning vacant downtown Mobile Gayfer’s building into affordable housing
MOBILE, Ala. — A downtown Mobile building that has sat vacant for decades could soon be reborn as affordable housing. The plan, discussed by Mayor Sandy Stimpson during a Friday…