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…
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…
Mobile Senior Housing Residents Get Eviction Notices Over Coronavirus Rule Violations
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…
Airbus Completes Second Mobile Assembly Line for A220 Jets, Adds JetBlue as Customer
Airbus has finished a 270,000-square-foot hangar at Brookley Aeroplex dedicated to its A220 jets, opening a second Mobile assembly line and welcoming JetBlue as a new customer.
Mobile Approves $84,350 Purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 Antibody Test Kits
The Mobile City Council approved an $84,350 purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 antibody screening kits, sparking questions from council members about FDA approval and how the tests would be used.
Mobile City Council Approves Bid for $500,000 in Federal Coronavirus Emergency Funding
The Mobile City Council voted unanimously to let Mayor Sandy Stimpson apply for a $500,000 federal grant to help cover COVID-19 response costs, with no local match required.
Mobile City Council Approves Richardson’s COVID-19 Distancing Rule for City Property
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 Launches Petition Drive to Strip City Council’s Supermajority Rule
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 Council Weighs New Annexation Push as Sheriff Threatens to Poach City Officers
Mobile officials are again weighing annexation of roughly 13,000 West Mobile residents as the city council debates police and fire coverage in the surrounding jurisdiction, with Sheriff Sam Cochran threatening…