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Mobile County An all-terrain vehicle parked on a dirt path near a residential area

Satsuma Is Done Handing Out Warnings: Parents Can Now Get the Ticket When a Kid Rides an ATV Down the Street

James Bullard, July 14, 2026

After months of warnings, Satsuma Police say they will begin issuing municipal ordinance tickets to juveniles riding off-road vehicles on public streets — and in many cases, the parent or guardian will be the one who gets it.

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Chickasaw A potbellied pig standing in a grassy backyard

Chickasaw Family Fights to Keep Pet Pig After Neighbor Complaint

James Bullard, June 27, 2014

A Chickasaw woman is headed to municipal court after the city cited her for keeping a house-trained potbellied pig neighbors say violates a livestock ordinance.

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Chickasaw A potbellied pig standing in a grassy backyard

Chickasaw Family Fights to Keep Pet Pig After Neighbor Complaint

James Bullard, June 27, 2014

A Chickasaw woman is headed to municipal court after the city cited her for keeping a house-trained potbellied pig neighbors say violates a livestock ordinance.

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Local News A police patrol car on a city street at night during curfew hours

Mobile Begins Enforcing Nighttime Teen Curfew Across the City

James Bullard, November 4, 2011

Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew for teens 17 and younger, a measure Mayor Sam Jones framed as a push for parental accountability rather than arrests.

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Local News Bingo cards and numbered balls on a table

Prichard Rewrites Its Bingo Rules as the District Attorney Calls the Machines Illegal

James Bullard, December 17, 2009

The Prichard City Council moved to amend its electronic bingo ordinance, arguing that machines are still bingo. Mobile County’s district attorney said the law says otherwise.

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Local News Police patrol car with lights on a city street at night

Mobile Police Solve Twice as Many Car Thefts as the National Average, Chief Says

James Bullard, May 4, 2007

Mobile’s clearance rate on stolen vehicle cases stood at 28.8 percent, more than double the national figure, and Police Chief Phillip Garrett said false reports and scrap yards were both part of the story.

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