Mobile Teacher Publishes Biography of Civil Rights Leader John LeFlore
A Mobile educator has brought to life the story of one of the city’s most important yet often overlooked civil rights figures. Ken Robinson, a history teacher at Murphy High…
Lundi Gras 2013: Infant Mystics, Cajun Bike Rides, and a Full Slate of Parades Hit Mobile and Fairhope
Lundi Gras — the Monday before Mardi Gras — brought a packed schedule of parades and festivities to Mobile and the Eastern Shore on February 11, 2013. From one of…
Murphy High School Seniors Join Mayor and Councilman Carroll to Paint The Loop Cannon Blue
In a show of community spirit and resilience, seniors from Murphy High School joined Mobile’s mayor and City Councilman Carroll on January 2, 2013, to repaint the iconic cannon at…
Murphy High School Seniors Join Mayor and Councilman Carroll to Paint The Loop Cannon Blue
In a show of community spirit and resilience, seniors from Murphy High School joined Mobile’s mayor and City Councilman Carroll on January 2, 2013, to repaint the iconic cannon at…
Semmes School Board Veteran Ken Megginson Weighs One More Term
Longtime Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson of Semmes said he was torn over whether to seek re-election, calling the stewardship of 60,000 students an awesome responsibility he was…
Flutist Bradley Leighton Brought Big-Band Fire to Mobile’s GCEH Jazz Fest
San Diego flutist Bradley Leighton took the 6:30 p.m. slot in Bienville Square — rain location 351 Water Street — on August 7, 2010, backed by some of Mobile’s best…
Huckabee to Headline an Ecumenical Arts Night at Cottage Hill Baptist
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will keynote vivace, an arts event drawing students and performers from schools and churches across Mobile to Cottage Hill Baptist Church in January.
Mobile Gospel Rapper Paper Boy Talks New Album ‘News Flash’
Mobile hip-hop artist Paper Boy, born John Pendleton, released his debut full-length album, News Flash, in October, following it up with singles including “Get Up.” The Mobile-based rapper blends hip-hop…
A Minister, a Retired Teacher and an Ousted Superintendent: The 2008 School Board Field Takes Shape
Three prospects surfaced for seats on the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners, including a 25-year-old assistant pastor from Whistler and a superintendent who had just been replaced.
From a Morehouse Busboy to a Caddy Master at Spring Hill: More First Jobs
A legislator who bussed tables on the Atlanta graveyard shift, a minister who ran the caddy shack at Spring Hill College and a judge who picked cotton at $2.50 a…