The Krewe of Tides Inc. and KOT CARES will hand out free clear bookbags and school supplies at a Level-Up Back to School Bash on Saturday, July 25, at the A.J. Cooper Municipal Complex in Prichard.
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Mobile County
One Person Wounded in Sunday Evening Shooting on Edwards Street in Prichard
A person was shot on Edwards Street near Telegraph Road in Prichard on Sunday evening and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said.
Calvert
Mobile County Commissioners Tell Residents They Have No Legal Power to Halt the Calvert AI Data Center
Residents pressed Mobile County commissioners to block Beacon Data Centers’ multi-billion-dollar Calvert Infrastructure Hub. Commissioners said the county has no legal authority to stop it.
Mobile
Sheriff’s Office Seeks $778,000 Federal Grant to Prepare for a Permanent Prichard Police Takeover
Mobile County officials are pursuing a Department of Justice hiring grant that would fund four new deputies if Prichard disbands its police department and hands law enforcement duties to the Sheriff’s Office permanently.
Mobile County
FBI Takes Custody of 148 Untested Sexual Assault Kits From Prichard Police
Fewer than half of the 247 sexual assault kits held by the Prichard Police Department have been processed. The FBI has now taken custody of the remaining evidence and is expediting testing.
Baldwin County
Alabama Regulators Open Data Center Power Contract Review as Calvert, Prichard and Stockton Projects Loom
State regulators are rewriting how electric contracts for giant data centers get reviewed, with public comments due in August. The outcome could shape projects proposed in Calvert, Prichard and Baldwin County.
Clarke County
A Jackson Soldier’s World War I Dog Tags Surface in a French Village After 107 Years
The dog tags of Hilliard Chastain, a Jackson native who served with the famed Rainbow Division in World War I, were found in the French village of Jussarupt and will be returned to his family on Bastille Day.
Chickasaw
Mobile County Dedicates Liberty Park Downtown, Opening a Year of America 250 Programming
A $1.6 million pocket park between Government Plaza and the County Annex has been dedicated as Liberty Park, honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and a fallen court officer.
Baldwin County
‘Underwhelmed’ by the GOP Field, Jay Cooper Enters the Baldwin Senate District 32 Race
Eastern Shore attorney and former Prichard mayor A.J. ‘Jay’ Cooper entered the race for Baldwin County’s open Senate District 32 seat, saying he was ‘underwhelmed’ by the Republican field and moved more by duty than desire.
Local News
Vigor High Students to Host Mayoral Candidate Forum in Prichard
A group of teenagers from C.F. Vigor High School planned to host a mayoral candidate forum in Prichard, part of a civic project aimed at improving the city they call home.