Mobile Lands Bloomberg Grant to Build City Innovation Team
Mobile was selected among 14 cities worldwide for a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant worth roughly $1.65 million to fund a city innovation team.
Mobile City Leaders Explore Bold Thinking During Council Retreat
Mobile's City Council and Mayor Sandy Stimpson's staff heard from a bestselling author on rethinking civic problem-solving during a retreat.
Mobile Leaders Map Out First Comprehensive City Plan in Two Decades
Mobile city leaders unveiled a strategy map and plans for the city's first comprehensive plan in nearly 20 years, targeting completion by August 2015.
Mobile Personnel Board Upholds Firing of Police Sergeant
The Mobile County Personnel Board affirmed the firing of a former police sergeant accused of misusing department resources to contact women.
Dunbar Magnet Art Students Turn Mayor’s Removed Office Door Into Colorful ‘One Mobile’ Tribute
Junior high art students at Dunbar Magnet School transformed Mayor Sandy Stimpson's removed office door into a painted tribute to Mobile, one year after he pulled it off its hinges.
Mobile’s House District 103 Race Pits Carmichael Against Drummond
Two Mobile candidates with deep local ties face off for an open Alabama House seat representing House District 103 this November.
Mobile Weighs Camera Crackdown as ‘Pride and Shame’ Litter Campaign Launches
Mobile city leaders are considering surveillance cameras at litter hot spots as a new 'Pride and Shame' social media campaign targets chronic dumping.
Mobile Police Sergeant Fired After Trial Board Finds Conduct Violations
A 15-year Mobile Police Department sergeant was fired after a trial board found him guilty of multiple conduct violations, including biased profiling.
Mobile Postpones Dumpster Enclosure Requirement for Businesses
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says the city will hold off four months on requiring businesses to build enclosures around trash dumpsters citywide.
Absentee Ballot Mix-Ups Turn Away Mobile Voters as Postal Fraud Probe Looms Over Election Day
Several Mobile voters were wrongly told they had already cast absentee ballots when they showed up to vote Tuesday, an error the City Clerk blamed on mismarked rolls, as a…