Robert Youens, 72, and Steve Hernden launched from the Brooks Park Boat Launch in Chickasaw to attempt a record run around the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile circuit of America’s eastern waterways.
Tag: Mobile River
Coverage of Mobile River from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Local News
What Residents Love and Lament About Mobile: A Community Weighs In
Dozens of Mobile-area residents shared what they treasure and what frustrates them about the Port City, from riverfront beauty and Southern charm to schools, litter and downtown’s future.
Mobile
Mobile County Commission Backs a New I-10 Bridge Over the Mobile River
The Mobile County Commission issued a joint statement backing a proposed I-10 bridge over the Mobile River, calling the $700 million-to-$1 billion crossing vital to public safety and the region’s economy.
Local News
Harbor Lady to Bring Winter Sightseeing and Dinner Cruises to Mobile Bay
City officials prepared to announce the arrival of the Harbor Lady, a 149-passenger vessel set to offer daily sightseeing and dinner cruises along the Mobile River and into Mobile Bay through the winter.
Chickasaw
Adam Bourne Runs for Chickasaw City Council on Police, Curfews and ‘the Crown Jewel of Mobile County’
A former Alabama assistant attorney general and industrial development board member announced a run for Chickasaw City Council in 2008, promising more police, a teen curfew and code enforcement.
Local News
Shelby Announces $4.76 Million for Mobile’s State Docks Intermodal Project
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced a $4.76 million federal award to the Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile for the State Docks intermodal facility, the second installment of a $20 million authorization.
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Mayor Sam Jones Liked Mobile’s Hand as the ThyssenKrupp Decision Neared
With a $2.9 billion steel mill decision expected within days, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones told a civic club he would not trade places with Louisiana, and laid out where the city stood on the bridge, the port and downtown.
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Ten Million Federal Dollars Headed to Choctaw Point and the State Docks Rail Terminal
The U.S. Department of Transportation agreed in February 2007 to release more than $10 million to the Alabama State Port Authority for the Choctaw Point Terminal and an intermodal rail facility.
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Senate Passes Homeland Security Bill Carrying Mobile River Bridge and Coast Guard Aircraft Money
The full Senate approved a 2007 homeland security spending bill in July 2006 with $155.6 million for Coast Guard patrol aircraft trained on in Mobile and $4 million for the 14 Mile CSX bridge.
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Senate Panel Backs $4 Million to Replace the 14 Mile CSX Bridge on the Mobile River
A Senate subcommittee advanced a 2007 homeland security spending bill carrying $4 million toward replacing the 14 Mile CSX railroad bridge, a chronic hazard for barge traffic on the Mobile River.