For 84 years John Tyson Sr. had known only one party. This month, to back a candidate for Mobile County district attorney, the veteran Democrat did something he had never done before: he asked for a Republican primary ballot.
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Baldwin County
Nodine Lawyers to Depose County Officials as Judge’s Recusal Stirs Debate
Defense attorneys scheduled depositions of a fellow commissioner, county lawyers and a circuit judge, while a judge’s 12-page recusal order drew a pointed response from Mobile’s presiding judge.
Baldwin County
Ethics Charges Loom for Mobile County Commissioner as Death Inquiry Widens
Sources said Commissioner Stephen Nodine could face ethics charges within days, even as Baldwin County detectives searched for a missing bullet in the shooting death of Angel Downs.
Baldwin County
County Commissioner Hospitalized as Investigators Probe Gulf Shores Shooting Death
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine was under psychiatric care at Mobile Infirmary as Baldwin County detectives worked to determine how Angel Downs died outside her Gulf Shores townhouse.
Mobile
Ad War Erupts in Republican Primary for Mobile County District Attorney
Assistant district attorney Ashley Rich launched a television campaign built on the slogan ‘prosecutor, not politician,’ while rival Mark Erwin’s own commercial drew a demand that stations pull it.
Local News
Police Benevolent Association Backs Ashley Rich in Mobile County DA Race
In a 3-2 screening committee vote, Mobile County’s largest law enforcement association endorsed veteran prosecutor Ashley Rich over Mark Erwin in the Republican primary for district attorney.
Local News
Police Group Weighs Endorsement as Three Vie to Succeed Mobile County DA John Tyson
The Police Benevolent Association interviewed Ashley Rich, Mark Erwin and Don Foster as it prepared to endorse a candidate to succeed longtime Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
Local News
A Decade On: How a Grand Jury Moved to Remove Prichard’s Mayor and Council
Ten years after a Mobile County grand jury accused Prichard’s mayor and council of willful neglect and incompetence, the case remains a cautionary tale about municipal finances gone wrong.
Local News
Ashley Rich Closes the Money Gap on Mark Erwin in Mobile DA Race
Rich outraised Erwin during the latest reporting period, though his early start left him with more cash on hand. Their donor lists reveal a Mobile establishment hedging its bets.
Local News
Democrats Rally Around Foster and Nicrosi as June Primary Nears
Don Foster told the county Democratic committee he would stack his record against either Republican. Across town, criminal defense lawyers filled a courtyard for attorney general candidate Michel Nicrosi.