The University of Mobile is launching the Tom Elliff Center for Missions on Aug. 28, just ahead of the fall semester. It will serve as a hub for missionary training, mobilization and international student services.
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Monday Nights on the South Alabama Intramural Fields: Senior Bowl Opens Its NFL FLAG Registration for Mobile Kids
Registration is open for the Senior Bowl’s 2026 NFL FLAG Football League in Mobile. Boys and girls ages 7 to 12 will play Monday nights at the University of South Alabama, with a championship at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
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Boxes Off the Shelf and Straight Out the Door: Moss Point Man Charged in Ulta Beauty Theft on Airport Boulevard
Mobile police say a man grabbed multiple boxes of merchandise from the Ulta Beauty on Airport Boulevard and left without paying. A 35-year-old Moss Point, Mississippi man has been arrested and charged.
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Already Banned From the Store, a Mobile Woman Walked Back Into Walmart and Switched a Barcode at Self-Checkout, Police Say
Mobile police say a 23-year-old woman who had already been trespassed from a Walmart returned to the same store and switched a barcode on merchandise at self-checkout. She now faces a burglary charge.
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A Plumbing Blockage Has Closed Figures Pool in the Middle of the Hottest Stretch of Summer
The City of Mobile has temporarily closed Figures pool on Donald Street after debris in the system caused a plumbing blockage. Crews are working on repairs and an update will follow.
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Hillcrest Road Will Pause Thursday Afternoon as Mobile County Escorts Sam Cochran to His Final Resting Place
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has announced the funeral procession route for former Sheriff Sam Cochran, who served 47 years in law enforcement. Drivers along Hillcrest Road should expect delays Thursday afternoon.
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A SWAT Team, an Armed Father and a Son Who Could Not Leave: What Happened at Maison DeVille Apartments
A SWAT team was called to Maison DeVille Apartments on Berwyn Drive South after Mobile police say an armed man refused to let his son leave the home. Officials said the man was experiencing a mental episode.
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“This Is Not a Small Dispute. It Is a Community Crisis”: Mobile Police Now Have More Than 100 Criminal Cases Against One Roofing and Window Operation
Mobile police have opened more than 100 criminal cases against a local roofing and window operation, and the City Council will decide on July 21 whether to revoke its business license. Customers say their losses approach $500,000.
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Ski Mask, Backpack, and an Open Car Window at 5:30 A.M.: Juvenile Charged in Four Mobile Vehicle Break-Ins
A juvenile is charged with four counts of breaking and entering a vehicle after Mobile police say officers found him in a ski mask beside an open car window at The Estates at Lafayette Square, carrying debit cards and prescription medication belonging to others.
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Mobile Police Say a Teen Took a Woman’s Car Keys, Hit a Brick Mailbox, and Parked It Back in the Driveway
A juvenile was arrested on first-degree theft of property and first-degree criminal mischief charges after Mobile police say he took a car from a Fisher Street home without permission and returned it damaged.