Prichard Launches Workforce Program to Give Residents a Path to Careers
A new Prichard job-training initiative is pairing local residents with Mobile County employers, aiming to chip away at the city's high unemployment rate.
How Mobile and Baldwin Counties Marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2015
Churches, colleges and civic groups across Mobile and Baldwin counties held marches, breakfasts and services honoring Dr. King in January 2015.
Williamson High Seniors Ready to Wear the Gold, Look Toward College
Williamson High School seniors in Mobile shared their college plans, favorite classes and advice for freshmen as their final school year got underway.
Mobile Native Laverne Cox Rises to Hollywood Fame, With Her Mother Cheering Quietly From Home
As Mobile native Laverne Cox earns Hollywood recognition, her mother, a retired Mobile County teacher, remains her proudest and quietest fan.
AL-01 Candidate Bradley Byrne Points to Two-Year College Cleanup in Bid for Congress
Bradley Byrne, a Mobile native running for the First Congressional District seat, made his case to Southwest Alabama voters in September 2013 by leaning on his record cleaning up Alabama’s…
Reading Reed Between the Lines: A Rival’s Blessing in Senate District 33
Reports that Joe Reed would back Vivian Figures against Herman Thomas cut across four decades of Mobile political rivalry, and turned on a single legislative vote about a building's name.
Army’s First Black Senior Research Scientist to Speak at Mobile’s King Breakfast
Dr. Paul Ruffin, the U.S. Army's first Black senior research scientist, will address the 21st annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast at Bishop State Community College in Mobile.
Tyson’s Options Narrow: Democrats Look Elsewhere for an Attorney General Candidate
Mobile County's district attorney was his party's nominee for attorney general in 2006. Three years on, the path to a rematch looks steeper, and other Democrats are circling the 2010…
Bishop State Highlighted Mobile Demand for Technical Workers in 2009
Bishop State leaders said Mobile employers continued to need workers in air conditioning, refrigeration and electrical trades during the 2009 recession.
A Deer Hunt With His Son Ended Jo Bonner’s 2010 Run for Governor
The Mobile congressman was all in on a campaign for governor in mid-December. Two weeks later, on a hunting trip with his 10-year-old son, he changed his mind and never…