Clarke County Commissioners Say They Have No Power to Block Data Center Near Thomasville
Clarke County commissioners told a Thomasville-area resident the county has no zoning authority to stop a proposed data center from locating nearby.
Why Clarke and Mobile County Leaders Say Their Hands Are Tied on Data Center Projects
Facing strong local opposition to proposed data centers near Thomasville and in Calvert, officials in Clarke and Mobile counties say Alabama's lack of home rule leaves them with almost no…
A Brilliant Surrender: The Provocative Case for Dissolving Mobile and Starting Over
With Mobile slipping to third-largest city in Alabama and annexation stalled, a satirical dialogue floats a radical fix: abolish the city entirely, fold it into the county and build metro…
Rainwaters Endorses Nodine, Handing Him a Bloc of Anti-Establishment Votes in the Runoff
Third-place finisher Austin Rainwaters endorsed Stephen Nodine in the 2004 Mobile County Commission District 2 runoff, saying his supporters were unanimous in rejecting Ralph Buffkin.