St. Paul’s Students Raise $1,717 for the Heart Association on Wear Red Day
An out-of-uniform day and a bake sale at St. Paul's Episcopal School turned National Wear Red Day into $1,717 for the American Heart Association, all of it raised by the…
A Deer Hunt With His Son Ended Jo Bonner’s 2010 Run for Governor
The Mobile congressman was all in on a campaign for governor in mid-December. Two weeks later, on a hunting trip with his 10-year-old son, he changed his mind and never…
Gulf Coast Classic Organizers Postpone Promised Briefing on Game’s Finances
A promised press conference on the Gulf Coast Classic's $188,000 deficit was called off, with organizers citing sensitive negotiations. The city put $275,000 into last fall's game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Mobile Council Field Takes Shape: Hudson Seeks a Third Term, Wallace Courts District 3
With municipal elections set for the summer of 2009, Councilwoman Connie Hudson announced a bid for a third term while challenger Ron Wallace scheduled his first community meeting in District…
Line by Line, Copeland Picked Apart the Gulf Coast Classic’s $188,000 Deficit
The council president questioned the promotion budget, the ticket printing, the mayor's luncheon and a step show with no revenue, and disputed the attendance count for a football game the…
Mardi Gras Parades Shifted Into Higher Gear in Mobile in 2009
Mobile's 2009 Mardi Gras season shifted into a near-nightly parade schedule after the Polka Dots Parade opened a busy run to Fat Tuesday.
A Mobile Reader Took Jeff Sessions to Task Over the Nation’s ‘Financial Soul’
In a letter to the editor, Mobile's Pierre Pelham argued that Alabama's senior senator had been silent when it counted - on the Iraq war and on the mortgage system…
Artur Davis Brought a Campaign for Governor to Mobile — and a Pronunciation Lesson
The congressman told about 100 Mobile Democrats that Alabama's past need not dictate its future, made education his central theme, and asked the city's television anchors to note that his…
Port Director Jimmy Lyons Briefed Sunrise Rotary as Mobile’s Docks Boomed
Alabama State Port Authority chief Jimmy Lyons addressed the Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile in February 2009, with a $100 million Pinto Island terminal under way to serve the ThyssenKrupp…
Prichard Announced Layoffs and Four-Day Workweeks in 2009
Prichard announced 17 layoffs, four-day workweeks for most city employees and limits on take-home vehicles in February 2009 to address municipal financial problems.