Alabama Gas Prices Dip to $3.57 a Gallon, but GasBuddy Warns a Rebound May Be Coming
Alabama's average gas price fell 2 cents to $3.57 a gallon this week, but GasBuddy says oil market pressures could send prices higher again soon.
Mobile Approves $493,000 Cost-of-Living Raise for Police, Fire Retirees
Retired Mobile police officers and firefighters could see their first permanent cost-of-living pension increase since the 1990s as the city nears the end of a 30-year debt payoff plan.
Mobile Mayor Proposes One-Time Bonus for Retired City Workers
Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is sponsoring a resolution that would give eligible city retirees enrolled in the Retirement Systems of Alabama a one-time bonus tied to their years of service.
Cheapest Regular Gas in Baldwin County Dipped to $2.63 a Gallon
A Baldwin County gas station reported the county's cheapest regular gas at $2.63 a gallon in the week ending Aug. 2, well below the $2.80 countywide average, per GasBuddy data.
Baldwin County’s Cheapest Midgrade Gas Fell to $2.84 a Gallon Last Week
A single Baldwin County gas station offered midgrade fuel at $2.84 a gallon in the week ending May 24, well under the county's $3.16 average, per GasBuddy price reports.
Summer Heat Is Pushing Alabama Gas Prices Higher, AAA Says
Alabama drivers are getting hit twice by this summer’s brutal heat — once outside and again at the gas pump. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline…
Gulf Coast Food Bank Preparing Nearly 200,000 Pounds of Thanksgiving Groceries
Nonprofits across the Gulf Coast are staging dozens of food distributions in the weeks before Thanksgiving, and the region’s largest food bank says demand is running well ahead of a…
Record Pump Prices Squeeze Mobile Drivers as Alabama Average Nears $4.30
Drivers across Mobile are rethinking how often they turn the key as fuel costs climb to levels the city has never seen before. Regular gasoline in Mobile set a record…
Lumber prices spike across Mobile, squeezing builders and homeowners
MOBILE, Ala. — Anyone who has visited a lumber yard or big-box store lately has likely felt the pinch of sharply higher wood prices, with some materials costing three or…
Study Ranks Mobile Among The Weakest Mid-Sized Metros For Building Savings
Households in the Mobile area have a harder time setting money aside than those in most comparable American cities, according to a national analysis of mid-sized metropolitan areas released this…