Mobile Mayor Says Retreat of Alabama Mayors Could Forge a ‘Single Voice’
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said a two-day retreat of five of Alabama's largest cities, hosted at his family lodge near Jackson, could help mayors speak with a single voice to…
Should Mobile Pay Its Mayor Like a CEO? A Council Idea Stirs Debate
A Mobile city councilor is expected to propose more than doubling the mayor's salary to $200,000, making the case that the city must pay a market rate to attract executive…
Creola and Saraland Explore a Merger, With Schools at the Center
Municipal leaders in Creola and Saraland quietly explored merging the smaller city into the larger, with access to Saraland's school system and I-65 commercial property driving the discussion.
Prichard Council President Bracy Draws Endorsements in House Runoff
Prichard City Council President Napoleon Bracy picked up the backing of two former lawmakers as he headed into a Democratic runoff for the Alabama House District 98 seat.
Orange Beach Considered Sewer Rate Increase to Address 2010 Shortfall
Orange Beach leaders considered a 2009 sewer-rate increase as they weighed a projected $1.5 million shortfall and the possibility of cutting more than 20 city jobs.
Is Mobile Business-Friendly? Developers Answered, on Condition of Anonymity
Promised anonymity, Mobile developers and executives delivered a blunt 2008 verdict on the city's permitting, its economic development effort and its habit of favoring public projects over private capital.
Pipes Too Small, a $650,000 Overrun, and a Name City Hall Recognized
An engineering firm designed a Dauphin Street drainage project for 66-inch pipes when 72-inch pipes were needed. The error cost Mobile $650,000, and the firm's principal had given to the…
Mobile Carries Its Courtroom Into Hillsdale, and Puts 500 Employees Through Service Training
Mobile's municipal court moved a session out of Government Plaza and into the Hillsdale Community Center to hear blight and litter cases, while the mayor put more than 500 city…
130 Boxes and a Termite Problem: A Mobile Political Life Went to the Archives
Former City Commissioner Lambert Mims donated more than 130 boxes of papers, photographs and reel-to-reel tapes to the University of South Alabama, documenting a quarter century in Mobile politics.
Semmes Incorporation Talk Simmered, With Wilmer’s Collapse as the Cautionary Tale
Leaders in fast-growing west Mobile County kept talking about turning Semmes into a city, with early estimates of 40,000 residents and a $20 million budget, while eyeing the neighboring town…