Mobile Begins Enforcing Nighttime Teen Curfew Across the City
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew for teens 17 and younger, a measure Mayor Sam Jones framed as a push for parental accountability…
State GOP Chairman Presses Democrats Over Bracy Letter Seeking Leniency for Relative
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead demanded that his Democratic counterpart address a Prichard-area lawmaker’s use of official House letterhead to seek leniency for a convicted drug-ring relative.
Bentley Reshapes Mobile County’s Board of Equalization
Gov. Robert Bentley cleaned house at the Mobile County Board of Equalization, installing three new appointees, among them a veteran Democrat, to replace members named by his predecessor.
Mobile Begins Enforcing Its New Nighttime Youth Curfew
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city's new juvenile curfew, targeting teens 17 and younger, as officials rolled out an assessment center and a broad public awareness…
GulfQuest Needs $3 Million More to Finish; Museum Board Won’t Fundraise and the City Has Until July 20
Mobile’s still-unfinished GulfQuest maritime museum needed another $3 million in July 2011 — and Mayor Sam Jones proposed the city borrow it, on top of roughly $25 million in city…
Kim Pettway Appointed to Mobile Water and Sewer Board
Kim Pettway, a University of South Alabama instructor active in Democratic campaigns, was appointed to the City of Mobile's Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, filling the seat left by…
Baldwin County’s Stormwater Amendment Faces an Uphill Vote Amid ‘Rain Tax’ Backlash
Baldwin County leaders asked voters to approve a stormwater management measure on the November ballot, but a wave of anti-government sentiment and a 'rain tax' label left the proposal facing…
Reid Cummings Launches District 6 Council Bid With Business Community Behind Him
Commercial real estate executive Reid Cummings kicked off his Mobile City Council District 6 campaign with a show of support from business colleagues and a notable guest: former Mayor Mike…
Dauphin Island Seeks New Municipal Judge as Bench Vacancies Stir Legal Community
The Town of Dauphin Island opened a search for a new municipal judge, drawing a dozen applicants in a contest that offered an early glimpse at the coming competition for…
Mobile City Council Weighs Rewrite of Downtown Panhandling Rules
Mobile Moves to Rewrite Downtown Panhandling Rules Mobile city officials are moving forward with a rewrite of the ordinance governing panhandling in the downtown business district, following a Tuesday meeting…