Jack Burrell Kicks Off a Fairhope Mayoral Campaign at the Pier
Jack Burrell launched his campaign for mayor of Fairhope with a kickoff party at the Yardarm Restaurant at the Fairhope Pier, opening a municipal season that would run to the…
Mobile County Commission Clashes Over $200,000 Boost to ‘Come Back to Mobile’ Recruiting Campaign
Mobile County commissioners sparred over a $200,000 funding boost for a campaign aimed at recruiting former residents back to the region amid an ongoing effort to reverse years of skilled-worker…
Semmes Residents Debated Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Semmes residents debated whether forming a municipality could improve local services and keep tax revenue in the growing community.
Jefferson County’s Debt Crisis Threatened to Poison the Well for Every Alabama Borrower
As Alabama's largest county lurched toward what would be the biggest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, financial professionals warned that bond insurers had begun blacklisting the entire state, Mobile included.
A Fundraising Letter, a Field House Debt and a Commissioner’s $200,000 Promise
A supporter's letter told the men who co-signed a loan for the Alma Bryant field house that Commissioner Mike Dean would steer $200,000 in county money toward the debt if…
Mobile Considered Tillmans Corner Annexation Interest in 2008
In an archived 2008 WKRG report, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said the city and Tillmans Corner residents had interest in annexation, but no definite plan had been developed.
Theodore Residents Debated Possible Mobile Annexation in 2007
Archived WKRG coverage captured Theodore residents' early debate over a possible annexation into Mobile, weighing services against higher taxes.
Saraland’s School Breakaway Stalls as State Deadline Arrives
Saraland Superintendent Paul Sousa said negotiations to separate from the Mobile County school system had gone silent, with a state deadline days away and a new high school waiting on…
Retired Police Lieutenant Opens Republican Challenge for District 3 County Commission Seat
John E. Graham, a retired Mobile police lieutenant who has run a west Mobile fitness and martial arts gym for two decades, said he would seek the Republican nomination for…
Silverhill Attorney Jared Lyles Appointed to Fill Town Council Vacancy
The Silverhill Town Council filled its last open seat, unanimously appointing local attorney Jared Lyles to the Place 3 position vacated when Tim Wilson stepped up to become mayor. Lyles,…