Former Officer Ron Wallace Weighs a Run for Mobile Mayor
Ron Wallace, a former Mobile police officer, resigned from the force as he considered a campaign for mayor in the 2013 city elections, pointing to spending restraint, transparency and public…
Councilman John Williams Enters Race for Mobile County Commission
Mobile City Councilman John Williams formally announced his candidacy for the District 3 seat on the Mobile County Commission, joining a crowded Republican field for the March primary.
Mobile Council Field Takes Shape: Hudson Seeks a Third Term, Wallace Courts District 3
With municipal elections set for the summer of 2009, Councilwoman Connie Hudson announced a bid for a third term while challenger Ron Wallace scheduled his first community meeting in District…
Three Democrats, Two Tax Bills and a Question of Trust in the District 3 School Board Race
Appointed school commissioner Fleet Belle sought election in his own right in 2008, campaigning on trust between board and superintendent, while he and a rival turned up on the county's…
A Favor, Not an Endorsement: Sen. Rusty Glover Explains a Check to a County Commission Challenger
State Sen. Rusty Glover's $250 contribution to a Republican challenging an incumbent county commissioner needed explaining. He said it was simply reciprocity, and that he stays out of GOP primaries.
School Board Hopeful Quits Democratic Primary, Calls County Party ‘a Disgrace’
LaVeeshia Pittman abandoned the Democratic primary for Mobile County school board District 3, saying party leaders discouraged her. The county chairman said no one in the party had ever met…
After 43 Years in the Schools, Fred Marshall Asked Voters for Six More
Assistant Superintendent Fred Marshall announced a Democratic run for the Mobile County school board seat being vacated by Hazel Fournier, planning to retire in May after 43 years in the…
Retired Police Lieutenant Opens Republican Challenge for District 3 County Commission Seat
John E. Graham, a retired Mobile police lieutenant who has run a west Mobile fitness and martial arts gym for two decades, said he would seek the Republican nomination for…
A Crowded Field Shapes Up Against Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean
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…
Final Pre-Primary Filings Show a Cash Sprint in Mobile County’s Commission and School Board Races
The last campaign finance reports before the June 1, 2004 primary showed Mobile County Commission and school board candidates burning through cash, with big PAC checks and a late surge…