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Ahead of Alabama's June 2006 party primaries, a panel of anonymous Mobile-area political insiders forecast the sheriff's race, the state Supreme Court contests and two closely watched coastal state Senate…
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society's fourth annual Bravery and Beauty Mint Julep Party was set for June 8 at Oakleigh, blending a fundraiser with a nod to James Garfield's 1877…
A GOP primary for a Mobile County school board seat pitted appointed incumbent Judy Stout against John Holland, who had resigned the same seat a year earlier after an ethics…
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.
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.
State Rep. Rusty Glover of Semmes scheduled an April 2006 kickoff rally for his Senate District 34 campaign, entering a crowded Republican field to succeed retiring Sen. Hap Myers.
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks scheduled an April 2006 rally and barbecue on Highway 90 West to kick off his Republican campaign for Alabama Senate District 35 against George Callahan.
Blue, green, orange or red: the paint on a Mobile fire hydrant is not decoration. A city fire official explained the national code that tells firefighters how much water a…
Retired grocery executive John Holland moved to reclaim the Mobile County school board seat he gave up after an ethics ruling, setting up a Republican primary against the woman appointed…
A Senate District 34 fundraiser in Spring Hill came together only after a Mobile attorney signed a last-ditch e-mail with his high school nickname, and the campaign has since topped…