Mobile and Baldwin County News
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Political newcomer Nathan Davis appeared in the Tillman's Corner Christmas Parade with campaign signs, signaling a possible challenge to state Rep. Jim Barton in House District 104.
Talk among defense lawyers has the veteran Baldwin County prosecutor mulling a comeback. Whetstone says he intends to get more politically active, but not to run for office again.
Mobile County School Board President Fleet Belle faces accusations that his campaign used an elderly woman to file complaints against runoff opponent Levon Manzie and tried to pull school board…
Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett grilled Mobile-area Rep. Jo Bonner on his earmarking record and Appropriations Committee seat, pressing him on cases involving Dennis Hastert and other members of Congress.
A Mobile County commentary renews the case for a full-scale regional transit system, arguing that expanded bus service would pay for itself as gas prices and traffic push more residents…
State Sen. Rusty Glover's $250 contribution to a Republican challenging an incumbent county commissioner needed explaining. He said it was simply reciprocity, and that he stays out of GOP primaries.
Merceria Ludgood took the oath as District 1 Mobile County commissioner, telling a Government Plaza crowd that anyone who thought she was too nice to fight for her district should…
Baldwin County Republican Party chairman Don McGriff announced a bid for the state Senate seat vacated by Bradley Byrne, joining a crowded special-election field.
Patrick Cooper, son of a Mobile banker and former ambassador and nephew of a pioneering Prichard mayor, entered Birmingham's mayoral race as an underdog with a famous surname and no…
Probate Judge Don Davis cited attorney general's opinions suggesting Davon Grey's failure to meet campaign disclosure deadlines could disqualify him as the Democratic nominee for Mobile County sheriff.