Senior Bowl’s Mobile Future Was Uncertain During 2009 Talks
In March 2009, Senior Bowl leaders said the event had not entered exclusive talks with Tampa but was considering interest from other cities as Mobile's contract expired.
Mobile Notebook: A Scarce Mayor, a Promised Rebuttal and a District Meeting in Leinkauf
Mayor Sam Jones's absence from City Hall was raising eyebrows, the camp of former judge Herman Thomas promised a reply to recent allegations, and Councilman William Carroll called a district…
Prichard Announced Layoffs and Four-Day Workweeks in 2009
Prichard announced 17 layoffs, four-day workweeks for most city employees and limits on take-home vehicles in February 2009 to address municipal financial problems.
Mobile’s City Council Handed the Metro Jail Docket to Prosecutor Carol Little
The Mobile City Council selected assistant city attorney Carol Little, a Vanderbilt graduate and Howard University law alumna, to fill the part-time judgeship covering the Metro Jail docket.
Semmes Residents Debated Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Semmes residents debated whether forming a municipality could improve local services and keep tax revenue in the growing community.
In Fairhope, the ‘Fruit and Nut’ Section Is About the Streets, Not the People
Mayor Tim Kant's offhand reference to Fairhope's 'fruit and nut' section raised eyebrows among outsiders. Longtime residents knew exactly what he meant: Fig, Orange, Pecan and Satsuma streets.
Silverhill Attorney Jared Lyles Appointed to Fill Town Council Vacancy
The Silverhill Town Council filled its last open seat, unanimously appointing local attorney Jared Lyles to the Place 3 position vacated when Tim Wilson stepped up to become mayor. Lyles,…
Halfway Through the Year, Mobile’s Books Tell a Post-Katrina Story
A walk through Mobile's mid-year financial report for fiscal 2006-07 found revenue down 6.8 percent, hotel taxes collapsing against a Katrina-inflated year, and a transit subsidy running 121 percent over…
Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove Set to Lead Mobile Police as Cochran Retired for Sheriff’s Run
Mobile Police Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove was set to become interim chief in March 2006 as Chief Sam Cochran retired to run for sheriff of Mobile County, with Mayor Sam…
What Mobilians Love and Loathe About Their City, Part One
In the fall of 2005, with a new mayor at City Hall and Katrina's cleanup underway, dozens of Mobile residents answered three questions about what they loved, what they loathed…