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Sirens of the Sea Mark 25 Years With Patriotic Gala Honoring First Responders Seven Crowned as 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant Draws 90 Contestants and 8,000 Charity Items Matchbox Twenty Brings 30th Anniversary Tour to The Wharf in Orange Beach Aug. 5, 2027 Week 9 High School Football: No. 1 Williamson and No. 3 Vigor Collide Thursday at Ladd-Peebles More Than 200 Songwriters Head to the Gulf Coast for 42nd Frank Brown Festival Nov. 5-15 Brooms Up, Downtown: Foley Witches Ride Returns Oct. 24 With After-Party at Heritage Park Isaias Wipes Out Faith Academy Boardwalk Challenge as Alabama Cross Country Teams Juggle Rescheduled Meets Jessie McCovery, Theodore and Auburn Tight End, Remembered as ‘Big Brother’ by Willie Anderson and Teammates

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Charles Chapman

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Illustration for the news story: Bridge or Barrier? Mobile Reckons With Its City Council Super Majority

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Bridge or Barrier? Mobile Reckons With Its City Council Super Majority

For 20 years Mobile's mayor-council government has required five of seven votes to pass most measures. Officials past and present disagreed sharply over whether…

Jul 18, 2005

Illustration for the news story: Brooks Opens Re-Election Bid With Former Rivals Among His Hosts

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Brooks Opens Re-Election Bid With Former Rivals Among His Hosts

Apr 9, 2005

Illustration for the news story: Former Council Members Deliver a Verdict on Mobile’s Abandoned Pay Raise: Public Service Is Not a Career

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Former Council Members Deliver a Verdict on Mobile’s Abandoned Pay Raise: Public Service Is Not a Career

Jan 6, 2005

Illustration for the news story: To Dow or Not to Dow: The Mayor’s Long Shadow Over the District 2 Runoff

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To Dow or Not to Dow: The Mayor’s Long Shadow Over the District 2 Runoff

Jun 20, 2004 Spring Hill