Mobile County’s 2015 Budget Includes Raises but Leaves Little Room to Spare
Mobile County's proposed 2015 budget includes employee raises and modestly higher revenue, but officials say the county's finances remain stretched thin.
South Mobile County Stores Pass Underage Alcohol Compliance Check as Task Force Prepares Leadership Change
A Mobile County alcohol compliance sweep found every store checked in south Mobile County refused to sell to underage buyers.
Mobile Officials Sound Alarm on Dangerous Batch of Spice After Deaths, Interstate Seizure
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Police Chief James Barber warned residents about a dangerous batch of spice linked to two deaths, hours after deputies seized 489 packages of…
Three Finalists Named for Mobile Judgeship as Port Authority Taps New Trade Chief
A Mobile judicial committee narrowed its field to three finalists as the Alabama State Port Authority named Frank Fogarty its new vice president for trade and development.
Mobile County Metro Jail Hits Record 1,806 Inmates in Sweltering Summer
Warden Trey Oliver said the Mobile County Metro Jail set an all-time population record of 1,806 inmates, far above its designed capacity, as summer heat and rising numbers strained the…
Sheriff Sam Cochran Calls New Meth Law a Win for Drugmakers, Not Law Enforcement
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran welcomed pieces of Alabama's new anti-meth legislation but blasted it as a tactical retreat by drugmakers who keep pseudoephedrine on store shelves.
Hudson Captures GOP Nod for County Commission, Rivals Fall in Line
Connie Hudson secured the Republican nomination for the open District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission and quickly won the backing of her former runoff opponent and the county…
Ethics Charges Loom for Mobile County Commissioner as Death Inquiry Widens
Sources said Commissioner Stephen Nodine could face ethics charges within days, even as Baldwin County detectives searched for a missing bullet in the shooting death of Angel Downs.
Tim James Challenges Byrne to Debates, Opens Mobile HQ with Four Mayors Behind Him
James demanded a series of public debates as attack ads roiled the Republican primary, then opened a Mobile headquarters flanked by the mayors of Satsuma, Citronelle, Bayou La Batre and…
Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.