A Lifelong Democrat at 84 Casts His First Republican Ballot
For 84 years John Tyson Sr. had known only one party. This month, to back a candidate for Mobile County district attorney, the veteran Democrat did something he had never…
After the Sales Tax Vote, a Mobile Citizen Presses the City Council on Discipline
A Mobile resident wrote the City Council after its vote to raise the sales tax for 16 months, urging members to demand austerity, transparency and hard metrics from the Jones…
Alabama Democratic Conference Backs Herman Thomas in Senate District 33 Fight
The state party's Black political caucus endorsed former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas over incumbent Sen. Vivian Figures, giving a jolt to one of Mobile's most closely watched Democratic primaries.
County Commissioner Hospitalized as Investigators Probe Gulf Shores Shooting Death
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine was under psychiatric care at Mobile Infirmary as Baldwin County detectives worked to determine how Angel Downs died outside her Gulf Shores townhouse.
Ad War Erupts in Republican Primary for Mobile County District Attorney
Assistant district attorney Ashley Rich launched a television campaign built on the slogan 'prosecutor, not politician,' while rival Mark Erwin's own commercial drew a demand that stations pull it.
Artur Davis Opens Mobile Field Office in Bid to Make Alabama History
About 50 supporters gathered at Skyland Shopping Center as the congressman opened a Mobile campaign office, telling the crowd he was not the candidate for anyone content with insider politics.
Artur Davis Is Losing Democrats on Purpose, and Sam Jones Is Staying Anyway
The congressman's health care vote and his snub of black political organizations have infuriated Democrats. Mobile's mayor disagrees with both moves and says he is voting for him regardless.
Mobile’s Highest-Paid City Employees Named as Deficit Looms
Documents tied to Mobile's effort to close a projected $18.5 million budget gap listed the city's 100 highest-paid employees, topped by the public works director.
Ashley Rich Closes the Money Gap on Mark Erwin in Mobile DA Race
Rich outraised Erwin during the latest reporting period, though his early start left him with more cash on hand. Their donor lists reveal a Mobile establishment hedging its bets.
Democrats Rally Around Foster and Nicrosi as June Primary Nears
Don Foster told the county Democratic committee he would stack his record against either Republican. Across town, criminal defense lawyers filled a courtyard for attorney general candidate Michel Nicrosi.