Mobile and Baldwin County News
Appointed Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb is campaigning for a full term, pointing to a drop in crime and a heavier prosecution caseload as she faces a crowded Republican…
The Prichard City Council approved an electronic bingo ordinance in September 2009, setting off debate over revenue, pensions and the measure’s legality.
Talk among defense lawyers has the veteran Baldwin County prosecutor mulling a comeback. Whetstone says he intends to get more politically active, but not to run for office again.
Attorney Russell Watson confirmed he was weighing a run for Baldwin County district attorney against incumbent Judy Newcomb, while Art Dyas said talk of a commission bid was not coming…
District Judges Charlie McKnight and Bob Sherling scheduled campaign kickoffs, while former Circuit Judge and District Attorney Chris Galanos explained, candidly, why he would not challenge for a circuit seat.
Former District Attorney and Circuit Judge Chris Galanos was said to be weighing a run for the judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae, weeks after resolving a domestic violence charge.
Mobile County's deputy school superintendent retained veteran attorney William A. Kimbrough after questions arose about more than 200 phone conversations with an ousted school board member under a court order.
With the retirement of Circuit Judge Ferrill D. McRae, Juvenile Court Referee Andrea Pennington became the most experienced presiding officer in any Mobile County courtroom, a distinction earned far from…
The retirement of one of Mobile County's best-known circuit judges created a rare open seat, and three Republican names surfaced almost immediately. A juvenile court race was taking shape as…
Baldwin County District Attorney David Whetstone, three months into a new six-year term, acknowledged in April 2005 that retirement rumors were circulating and that some of them were true.