Randy McKinney Opened His Senate Bid With Education and Ethics
The Gulf Shores businessman and State School Board member entered the race for the Baldwin County Senate seat vacated by Bradley Byrne, pledging tighter ethics rules and tax relief for…
1,600 Tons of Rubble Became a New Fishing Reef in Mobile Bay
The Alabama Wildlife Federation built the Upper Wreck Reef between Mullet Point and the mouth of Weeks Bay, a 1.25-acre underwater structure of recycled rubble finished in time for Memorial…
Coden Meeting Took Up the Fight to Save Portersville Bay and Its Seafood
Casi Callaway of Mobile Bay Keepers headlined 'Saving Our Bay, Saving Our Seafood' at the Coden Community House, where a proposed sewer plant in south Mobile County was on the…
Mobile Earned a StormReady Designation From the National Weather Service
The city of Mobile was named StormReady by NOAA's National Weather Service, a certification that a community meets federal standards for warning systems, communication and severe weather planning.
Bob Shipp Named to Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Dr. Robert Shipp, chairman of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama, was appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, giving Alabama a seat at the table…
Interest-Only Mortgages and the Baldwin County Boom: A Quiet Argument Over Risk
In December 2004, a private exchange among South Alabama professionals turned into a pointed debate: were interest-only mortgages fueling Baldwin County's housing boom, and what happens if prices stop rising?