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News from Mobile County — local reporting on government, courts, crime, schools, business and community life in Mobile County.
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Regions Arena Books Its First Announced Act as Mobile Counts Down to a Mardi Gras 2027 Opening
Comedian Matt Mathews will bring his ‘Not What I Ordered’ tour to Mobile’s Regions Arena in March as part of the venue’s grand opening celebration. Tickets go on sale July 16.
Dauphin Island
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The World’s Largest Fishing Tournament Returns to Dauphin Island for Its 93rd Year
The 93rd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo runs July 17-19 on Dauphin Island, with the Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament, a Liars’ Contest and 33 categories competing for more than half a million dollars in prizes.
Atmore
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Three Republicans, One Ballot, No Runoff: The August 11 Special Primary That Will Likely Decide Who Represents Coastal Alabama
Jerry Carl, John Mills and Austin Sidwell are competing for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Aug. 11 — a plurality contest with no runoff, in a summer election where turnout is the biggest unknown.
Mobile
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Police Say Man Was Caught Pulling on Squad Car Door Handles in the 2nd Precinct Parking Lot
Ngozichukwu Ijiomah, 47, was arrested on two counts of breaking and entering a vehicle after Mobile police say officers watched him pulling on the handles of marked patrol cars outside the 2nd Precinct.
Chickasaw
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Chickasaw Man Arrested After Refusing Traffic Stop and Leading Police Down Springhill Avenue
James Cook, 50, of Chickasaw faces charges of attempting to elude, reckless endangerment and failure to obey after Mobile police say he refused a traffic stop on Springhill Avenue Saturday.
Mobile
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Woman Hospitalized After Oak Drive Court Stabbing; Case Sent to Mobile County District Attorney
A woman was taken to a Mobile hospital after police say a man she knew stabbed her in the 500 block of Oak Drive Court. The case has been turned over to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
Mobile
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57-Year-Old Woman Charged With Domestic Violence After Early-Morning Stabbing on Schimps Lane
Sonja Caffey, 57, was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail on second-degree domestic violence and second-degree assault charges after police say she cut a woman during an argument inside a Schimps Lane home.
Mobile
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Mobile Man Charged After Brass Knuckles Assault at Public Safety Memorial Park
Christopher Jones, 33, was charged with second-degree assault and possession of brass knuckles after an altercation at Public Safety Memorial Park in Mobile Friday night.
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Kitchen Fire at Golden Dragon Sends Smoke Through the Roof and Shuts Down Part of Azalea Road
Mobile Fire-Rescue crews found flames in the kitchen and smoke pouring from the roof at Golden Dragon Chinese Food on Azalea Road Monday morning, forcing a traffic detour.