A Who’s Who of Mobile Lined Up Behind Sam Jones — Including Two Men and Women He Beat
Nearly 150 hosts, at $1,000 a couple, signed on to a December reception for Mobile Mayor Sam Jones — among them Ann Bedsole and John Peavy, two rivals from the…
South Alabama Sizes Up Joe Biden: Mixed Verdicts From Mobile’s Political Class
Judges, lawyers, party officials and consultants across Mobile and the Eastern Shore delivered a split verdict on Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate in August…
Critics Question Whether a County Commissioner’s Road Promises and a School Board President’s Finances Hold Up to Scrutiny
Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean and School Board President Fleet Belle have each faced public criticism, Dean over unfulfilled promises on private road repairs and Belle over federal tax liens…
Mobile’s Four-Term Mayor Ruled Out the School Board, and Left the Door Open on Governor
Former Mayor Mike Dow said his wife would tolerate only one more campaign, and it would not be for the school board. In a long reply, he laid out his…
A Cullman Upset Set South Alabama’s Political Class Arguing Over What It Meant
James Fields' lopsided win in a north Alabama special election, in a district that is roughly one percent Black, prompted Mobile-area Republicans and Democrats to draw sharply different conclusions.
A Judicial Shuffle in Mobile County: New Faces on the Bench and a Campaign Season Underway
A packed campaign kickoff at Wintzell's, a newly sworn district judge and a quiet bar inquiry into a former circuit judge left the Mobile County courthouse in an unusual state…
Mobile Legislators Opened Their Homes for a Montgomery Congressional Hopeful as the Primary Neared
Four Mobile-area state legislators hosted a reception for a Montgomery Republican running in the 2nd Congressional District, while the Romney campaign eyed a Senior Bowl weekend stop ahead of an…
Chris Galanos Weighs a Return to the Bench as McRae’s Seat Opens
Former District Attorney and Circuit Judge Chris Galanos was said to be weighing a run for the judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae, weeks after resolving a domestic violence charge.
Mobile Lawmaker Says Silence on a Special Session Is an Affront to the Coast
State Rep. Joseph Mitchell said the Legislature's refusal to convene on coastal insurance was deliberate, warning that South Mobile County lawmakers would remember it come the regular session.
Giuliani Returns to Mobile for a Free Meet-and-Greet and a $1,000-a-Head Reception
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani's second Mobile visit of the year paired a free public gathering on the Causeway with a high-dollar reception and dinner hosted by the city's GOP…