Area Republican groups scheduled a May 2006 forum at the Semmes Community Center for the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Mobile County sheriff ahead of the June primary.
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Cash Flows in the GOP Race to Succeed Sheriff Jack Tillman
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.
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Political Notebook: A Former Federal Agent to Serve as Mobile’s Interim Sheriff
Under an arcane provision of Alabama law, retired federal agent David A. Evans Sr. was set to be named a special coroner so he could assume the duties of Mobile County sheriff after Jack Tillman’s plea.
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Political Notebook: Sheriff Tillman Prepares to Step Down as a Crowded Field Forms
Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman prepared to step down short of finishing his third term, opening the door to a 10-candidate scramble and a governor’s pledge to appoint the GOP nominee.
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Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove Set to Lead Mobile Police as Cochran Retired for Sheriff’s Run
Mobile Police Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove was set to become interim chief in March 2006 as Chief Sam Cochran retired to run for sheriff of Mobile County, with Mayor Sam Jones to name a permanent successor.