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…
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…
A Year After Resigning, Holland Seeks His Old School Board Seat Back
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…
How a Nickname Called ‘Porky’ Landed a Senate Candidate His Venue
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…
Lions Club to Roast a Retired Congressman in Mobile
The Mobile Lions Club scheduled its third annual celebrity roast for April 20, 2006, with retired U.S. Rep. H.L. 'Sonny' Callahan as the guest of honor and a lineup of…
How Mike Dow Gambled on the Mayor’s Office in 1989 – and Changed Mobile’s Course
Nearly two decades later, former Mayor Mike Dow and the friends and rivals who shaped his first campaign recalled the audacious 1989 decision to bypass a council seat and run…
A Courthouse Ceremony for Judge Sarah Hicks Stewart, and a Season of Kickoff Rallies
Mobile County's newest circuit judge was set for a public investiture at the courthouse, and a string of campaign kickoffs signaled that the 2006 election season had arrived at Government…
Ferrill McRae’s Retirement Opened a Mobile Circuit Judgeship — and the Juvenile Bench Stirred Too
The retirement of one of Mobile County's best-known circuit judges created a rare open seat, and three Republican names surfaced almost immediately. A juvenile court race was taking shape as…
Mobile’s District Attorney Hired a Fundraiser and a Media Man for a Run at Attorney General
District Attorney John Tyson Jr. brought on a West Virginia fundraising firm and a Mobile media consultant for his Democratic campaign for Alabama attorney general against Republican incumbent Troy King.
A Campaign Strategist Called Mike Dow the Man to Beat, If He Ever Chose to Run for Governor
The consultant behind Sam Jones' mayoral win said Mobile's four-term former mayor would be the odds-on favorite in the governor's race if he entered it. Dow, busy with a new…