Mobile and Baldwin County News
Four new members joined the Mobile City Council after a 2021 election cycle marked by the death of Councilman Levon Manzie before his runoff, a renewed fight over annexation and…
The Mobile City Council voted 5-2 to raise the mayor's salary to $125,000 and council members' base pay to $24,600 starting in November 2021, despite objections over the timing amid…
The Mobile City Council approved the city's 2020-21 budget 6-0 with one abstention, following a heated dispute over capital funding for District 1 and park projects across the city's seven…
MOBILE, Ala. — A downtown Mobile senior housing center has taken the unusual step of issuing eviction notices to residents accused of ignoring coronavirus health rules — a move that…
Mobile City Council passed a Fred Richardson-sponsored resolution 5-2 requiring six feet of distance between people on city property, empowering the mayor to close public property if the rule can't…
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran has launched a petition drive called "Grow Mobile Now" seeking to remove the City Council's five-vote supermajority rule, drawing pushback from the mayor's office and…
Mobile City Council pushed back a vote on a $3 million funding commitment for restored passenger rail service, with members split over financial risk ahead of a Feb. 4 vote…
The Mobile City Council again delayed deciding who takes over the remaining two years of the Hank Aaron Stadium lease, weighing bids from former stadium staff and a group led…
The Mobile City Council voted 6-1 to delay a vote that would let about 13,000 residents in three county corridors decide on annexation, amid disputes over city spending on police…
The Mobile City Council authorized an $85,000 community engagement contract with Planning Next for the 13-mile Three Mile Greenway Trail, along with several other city contracts covering recycling, mowing and…