Mobile Mayor Questions Soccer Complex Push in 2015 City Budget
Mayor Sandy Stimpson urged caution on a proposed Mobile County soccer and aquatic complex, saying the city should focus on fixing existing parks first.
Mobile City Council Holds Off-Site Meeting at B.C. Rain High School
The Mobile City Council took its regular session on the road, meeting in the B.C. Rain High School gymnasium to reach more residents citywide.
Mobile County Voters to Decide Fate of $66 Million Road and Bridge Overhaul in November
Mobile County commissioners approved a $66 million engineering report for 40 road and bridge projects, sending the 2014 Pay-As-You-Go Program to voters for final approval on Nov. 4.
Mobile Council Delays Penny Sales Tax Vote in Permanence Debate
Mobile council members postponed a vote on the city's penny sales tax after Councilman Fred Richardson floated making the increase permanent.
Mobile County’s 2015 Budget Includes Raises but Leaves Little Room to Spare
Mobile County's proposed 2015 budget includes employee raises and modestly higher revenue, but officials say the county's finances remain stretched thin.
Evening Budget Hearing Set as Mobile Council Weighs Retiree Health, Nonprofit Cuts
Mobile's City Council moved its 2015 budget hearing to evening hours, expecting a large turnout over retiree health and nonprofit funding cuts.
Former Mobile 911 Director Drops Free Family Insurance Plan Board Had Created Just for Him
Former Mobile County 911 director George Williams dropped a taxpayer-funded family insurance plan the communications district board had tailored specifically for him, even as the district moves to give retirees…
Dauphin Island Tables Rezoning Plan After Resident Pushback
Dauphin Island's planning commission tabled a rezoning plan this week after residents raised concerns about protecting the island's small-town character.
Mobile County Commission Meeting Draws Hours of Debate Over Religious Displays
A Mobile County Commission meeting turned into a two-hour debate over whether to allow additional religious and secular displays at Government Plaza.
Mobile County Weighs More Faith Displays After ‘In God We Trust’ Vote
Mobile County Commission hears calls for atheist, Pagan and Universalist plaques at Government Plaza after a religious display was approved.