Mobile City Council Salutes 37-Year City Veteran Ann Rambeau With Her Own Day
The Mobile City Council gave a standing ovation to longtime city employee Ann Rambeau, proclaiming June 23, 2020 as “Mrs. Ann Rambeau Day” in the city — an honor reserved…
Mobile Council Committee to Weigh Dropping the Word ‘Race’ from City Forms
A Mobile City Council committee is set to take up a proposal that would scrub the word “race” from the city’s forms and documents, replacing it with “ethnicity” in official…
State Inmate Backlog at Mobile County Metro Jail Raises COVID-19 Concerns
A backlog of thousands of state inmates left in Alabama county jails during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained Mobile County Metro Jail, prompting Gov. Kay Ivey to order a state…
Mobile County Relocates 21 Polling Places Ahead of Elections to Aid COVID-19 Social Distancing
The Mobile County Commission approved relocating 21 polling places for upcoming elections, citing the need for larger spaces to allow social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
City of Mobile Quietly Removes Admiral Raphael Semmes Monument Overnight
MOBILE — Workers took down Mobile’s 120-year-old monument to Admiral Raphael Semmes in the early morning hours of June 5, 2020, days after the downtown statue was vandalized. The removal,…
Mobile City Council Returns to In-Person Meetings at Government Plaza
After more than a month of meeting remotely, the Mobile City Council is going back to its regular chamber. The return marks the end of an extraordinary experiment in governance…
Prichard City Council Delivers Meals to Vigor, Blount High Teachers for Appreciation Day
PRICHARD, Ala. — The Prichard City Council and a group of local alumni gave the city’s teachers a gesture of gratitude during an extraordinary year, marking Teacher Appreciation Day by…
Baldwin County Judge Rejects Bid to Force Sheriff’s Hand on COVID-19 Order Enforcement
A Baldwin County judge denied an emergency petition seeking to force Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack to more strictly enforce the state's COVID-19 "safer at home" order, ruling the petitioner failed…
Satsuma First Responder Tests Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies, Negative on Follow-Up Swab
A member of Satsuma's roughly 30-person first responder team tested positive for coronavirus antibodies but negative on a subsequent COVID-19 nasal swab test, Mayor Tom Williams said.
Okaloosa County reopens public beaches as other counties weigh plans
Okaloosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to reopen public beaches for limited hours starting May 1, even as neighboring counties in the Florida Panhandle continued to weigh their own plans for…