Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean looked at a Republican primary fight and a likely Democratic opponent in his 2008 re-election bid, with names from Dauphin Island to Bayou La Batre in circulation.
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News from Coden — local reporting on government, courts, crime, schools, business and community life in Coden.
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Bayou La Batre Councilman Signaled Challenge for Mobile County Commission Seat
Henry Barnes Sr., a Bayou La Batre city councilman and commercial truck driver, said he was 99 percent sure he would run for the Mobile County Commission, whether the body stayed at three members or grew to five.
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Gulf Fishermen in Line for $28 Million to Rebuild Oyster Beds and Shrimp Grounds
Federal officials moved in June 2006 to release $28 million for Alabama, aimed at reseeding hurricane-wrecked oyster beds and clearing debris from shrimp grounds off the Gulf Coast.
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George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat
Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County’s District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200 people.
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Mon Louis Island and a Servant’s Reward: The French Roots of a Mobile Family
The second installment of a Mobile family memoir traces a French line back to Bienville’s settlers, to land between Bayou La Batre and Coden, and to how Mon Louis Island got its name.
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Bayou La Batre Mayor Backs Challenger, Touching Off Feud Over Block Grant Money
Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright endorsed challenger Mike Burdine over incumbent Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean in 2004, alleging the fishing village had been shortchanged on block grant funds. Dean called the claim false.