Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.
Democrats Land Don Foster for District Attorney as Qualifying Deadline Passes
Former U.S. Attorney Don Foster qualified just before Friday's deadline, giving Mobile County Democrats a candidate for an office their party has held for more than three decades.
Bar Panel Disbars Former Judge Herman Thomas, Calling Paddlings ‘Sexually Motivated Assaults’
A five-member Alabama State Bar disciplinary panel found former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas untruthful and barred him from practicing law, crediting the inmates a jury had not.
Reading Reed Between the Lines: A Rival’s Blessing in Senate District 33
Reports that Joe Reed would back Vivian Figures against Herman Thomas cut across four decades of Mobile political rivalry, and turned on a single legislative vote about a building's name.
Acquitted Ex-Judge Herman Thomas Weighs a Run Against Vivian Figures
Months after his acquittal, former judge Herman Thomas was among several prominent figures weighing a challenge to state Sen. Vivian Figures, whose family had testified for the prosecution at his…
Sheriff Hands Off the Nodine Inquiry, and the Rumor Mill Goes to Work
Sheriff Sam Cochran turned an investigation involving County Commissioner Stephen Nodine over to state agents after a substance was found in his county truck. Nodine's lawyer called it a set-up…
Pierre Pelham, 1929-2009: The Chatom Lawyer Who Ran the Alabama Senate
Pierre Pelham, the Harvard-trained lawyer from Chatom who served two terms in the Alabama Senate and became its president pro tem, died at 80. Friends and rivals recalled a formidable…
Nearly 100 Young Professionals Set a Causeway Fundraiser for Bradley Byrne
A host committee of nearly 100 young professionals organized a December 2009 reception at Felix's Fish Camp on the Causeway for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne.
Tim James Brings His Campaign for Governor to a Mobile Living Room
Republican candidate for governor Tim James was the beneficiary of an October 2009 reception in Mobile's Delwood neighborhood, with former U.S. Rep. Sonny Callahan among the special guests.
The ‘Yella Fella’ Signs On: Jimmy Rane to Chair Bradley Byrne’s Run for Governor
Timber executive and television pitchman Jimmy Rane agreed to serve as statewide campaign chairman for Bradley Byrne, giving the Mobile-area Republican fundraising muscle as he opened a Montgomery headquarters.