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The Hudson Group agreed to spend $1.5 million rebuilding food service at Mobile Regional Airport, replacing a predecessor criticized for shutting down while passengers were still in the terminal.
Contestants from every state arrived in Mobile for the 49th annual America's Junior Miss national finals, competing for $121,000 in scholarships and spending two weeks in the city that has…
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society's fourth annual Bravery and Beauty Mint Julep Party was set for June 8 at Oakleigh, blending a fundraiser with a nod to James Garfield's 1877…
A third round of candid replies found Mobile residents praising the bay, live oaks and Southern charm while venting about crime, the school board, sprawl and a feeling of being…
In the fall of 2005, with a new mayor at City Hall and Katrina's cleanup underway, dozens of Mobile residents answered three questions about what they loved, what they loathed…
Seeking a fifth term on the Mobile City Council, District 2 incumbent Thomas Sullivan raised nearly $15,800 in the closing weeks and entered election week with about $7,000 on hand.
A $5,000 gift from the Mobile Fire Fighters Association helped power challenger William Carroll's campaign against longtime District 2 Councilman Thomas Sullivan, whose seat dates to 1989.
A week before Mobile's mayoral election, former councilwoman Bess Rich reported more than $64,000 on hand after a heavy advertising push, in a four-way race to succeed Mayor Mike Dow.
For 20 years Mobile's mayor-council government has required five of seven votes to pass most measures. Officials past and present disagreed sharply over whether the super majority built consensus or…
Local lawmakers said Mobile's Brookley Field was about to be named the winner of EADS North America's nationwide search for a tanker program site, an aerospace prize starting with 200…