Phyllis Hain’s memoir, Diamond in the Dark, returns to one of Mobile’s most sensational cases of the early 1980s and traces how a childhood of violence shaped the choices of a lifetime.
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Small Plane Crashes Near Lillian, Pilot Taken to Pensacola Hospital
A small home-built plane crashed near Lillian in southeast Baldwin County on Oct. 31, with the pilot treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Real Estate Roundup: ThyssenKrupp Deeds Calvert Stainless Plant as RSA Closes Royal Street Deal
ThyssenKrupp deeded the stainless portion of its Calvert plant to TK Stainless in a transaction valued in the tens of millions, while RSA closed on downtown Mobile’s Royal Street properties.
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Baldwin Jury Convicts David Coombs of Capital Murder
After a nearly three-week trial in Bay Minette, a Baldwin County jury deliberated just 75 minutes before convicting David Coombs of capital murder in the 2009 robbery and shooting of a Pensacola gold dealer.
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Will Delta’s Simplified Fares Finally Reach Mobile? The Airport’s Marketing Chief Explains
After Delta announced it would take its simplified-fare experiment nationwide in January 2005, Mobile Airport Authority marketing chief Marc Pelham explained what cheaper tickets would mean for local travelers.