Mobile Student’s Report of Turning In $10,000 Prepaid Card Meets Retailer Skepticism
A Mobile student says he found and turned in a prepaid card worth more than $10,000, but the retailer now disputes key parts of his account.
Car Crash Near Old Shell Road Knocks Out Power to 700 in West Mobile
A car crash near Old Shell Road and Foreman Road cut electricity to about 700 Alabama Power customers in west Mobile for roughly an hour Friday morning.
Severe Storm Threat Prompts Emergency Shelter to Open in Mobile
A strong squall line prompted a severe weather warning for the Mobile area, and the Salvation Army opened an emergency overnight shelter downtown.
Alabama Power Warns South Alabama Customers of Fake Text Payment Scam
Alabama Power is warning Mobile and Baldwin County customers about a fake text message demanding immediate bill payment.
Mobile Water Board Keeps Service Policy Unchanged Under New Immigration Law
As Alabama’s tough new immigration law took hold, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System said it saw no need to change how it signed up customers, even as utility…
Sears Call Center Sought About 200 Workers in Mobile in 2009
A Sears call center on Demetropolis Road planned to hire about 200 customer service and sales workers in Mobile in early 2009.
Panera Bread Looked the Part. Then the Roast Beef Arrived.
Our critic called the Asiago roast beef one of the worst sandwiches he had ever eaten, and found the dining room of the Schillinger Road bakery-cafe littered while the staff…
Kim Hastie Steps Away From the County Payroll to Run for License Commissioner
The longtime secretary to Commissioner Mike Dean took a leave of absence to seek the Mobile County license commissioner's office as a Republican, promising to overhaul the office's customer service.
A Revenue Department Veteran Entered the License Commissioner’s Race
Michelle Mayberry, a 24-year state revenue department manager and the daughter of a late Mobile circuit judge, announced a Republican campaign for license commissioner on a platform of 'citizen service.'