Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson Reflects on Turbulent First Year in Office
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson reflected on a first year marked by budget surprises, an ice storm and city hall turmoil as he looked ahead to year two.
Spanish Fort Approved Its First-Ever Gas Tax and a Higher Business License Fee
The Spanish Fort City Council unanimously created a one-cent gas tax and raised the business license fee in September 2014, moves projected to bring in more than $95,000 a year.
After the Sales Tax Vote, a Mobile Citizen Presses the City Council on Discipline
A Mobile resident wrote the City Council after its vote to raise the sales tax for 16 months, urging members to demand austerity, transparency and hard metrics from the Jones…
A Facebook Page and a Promise: Nathan Davis Challenges Jim Barton in District 104
Republican Nathan Davis launched a primary challenge to veteran state Rep. Jim Barton with a Facebook page and a platform built on one very local promise: no more annexation of…
Prichard Responded to 2009 Trash-Collection Complaint
After a Prichard resident reported that trash had not been collected on her street for more than two months, the city said it would complete pickup by the following Monday.
Talk Around Mobile County: Is Prichard Nearing the End as a City?
Political and governmental circles in Mobile County were openly discussing the possibility that Prichard might dissolve as a municipality, and what that would mean for policing.
Critics Questioned Mobile’s 2008 Annexation Promotion
An archived WKRG report detailed criticism of Mobile's use of city workers and a free-trash-collection event ahead of a 2008 annexation vote.
Mobile’s 2008 Annexation Plan Raised Tax and Boundary Questions
Archived WKRG reporting captured competing views on Mobile's 2008 annexation proposal, including proposed tax changes and the areas included on the map.
One City Along I-65? North Mobile County Weighed a Merger It Knew Would Never Happen
With a steel plant rising at Calvert and a new school system drawing families to Saraland, developers and officials debated dissolving Chickasaw, Satsuma and Creola into a single north Mobile…
Mobile Detailed Annexation Service Plans in 2008
In March 2008, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said the city was following through on public-safety commitments for recently annexed areas near Schillinger Road and Mobile Terrace.