Mobile and Baldwin County News
State Sen. Ben Brooks informally confirmed plans to seek a Mobile County circuit judgeship in 2012, promising to hold off on campaigning until after a special session on coastal insurance.
Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis moved early to fortify his political position, enlisting a consultant and a sprawling committee of attorneys as talk of a 2012 challenge circulated in…
For 84 years John Tyson Sr. had known only one party. This month, to back a candidate for Mobile County district attorney, the veteran Democrat did something he had never…
Alabama Republicans moved toward a statewide recount of their June 1 primary for governor after Tim James trailed Robert Bentley by just 167 votes for the second runoff spot behind…
Stockton's John McMillan led the Republican field for Alabama agriculture commissioner in the June 1 primary and said his home counties on the coast supplied the margin that carried him…
Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb, eliminated in the primary, prepared to back David Green over her former chief assistant Hallie Dixon in the July 13 Republican runoff.
Mobile City Councilwoman Connie Hudson prepared to formally launch her campaign for the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission, joining a Republican field forming quickly ahead of…
Republican Orlando Bethel ran against incumbent Baldwin County Sheriff Huey 'Hoss' Mack in 2010, campaigning on deputy accountability, jail reforms and expanded courtroom transparency grounded in his Christian faith and…
Daniel Dyas, a candidate for the Baldwin County Commission, was convicted in Fairhope Municipal Court and sentenced to 15 days in jail. He appealed to circuit court days before the…
The Business Council of Alabama endorsed U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner for re-election while the Independence Caucus announced its support for challenger Peter Gounares ahead of the June 1 primary.