Carnival Sensation to Replace Fantasy as Port of Mobile Cruise Ship
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile is keeping Carnival — with a new ship at the dock. Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced that Carnival Cruise Line will bring the Carnival Sensation to the…
Mobile Agrees to $25,000 Fine Over Removal of Semmes Statue, Attorney General Says
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile violated Alabama’s Memorial Preservation Act when it took down a statue of Confederate Adm. Raphael Semmes, Attorney General Steve Marshall said Monday, and…
City of Mobile Quietly Removes Admiral Raphael Semmes Monument Overnight
MOBILE — Workers took down Mobile’s 120-year-old monument to Admiral Raphael Semmes in the early morning hours of June 5, 2020, days after the downtown statue was vandalized. The removal,…
City of Mobile to recognize heroes from Serenity Apartments fire
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile will recognize citizens who helped save more than 20 people, including children, from a three-alarm apartment fire that consumed a building at the…
Mobile Approves $84,350 Purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 Antibody Test Kits
The Mobile City Council approved an $84,350 purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 antibody screening kits, sparking questions from council members about FDA approval and how the tests would be used.
Mobile City Council Approves Bid for $500,000 in Federal Coronavirus Emergency Funding
The Mobile City Council voted unanimously to let Mayor Sandy Stimpson apply for a $500,000 federal grant to help cover COVID-19 response costs, with no local match required.
Mobile to Set Up Portables and Feeding Stations for Homeless Residents
The City of Mobile is expanding its outreach to people experiencing homelessness, with Mayor Sandy Stimpson announcing that portable restrooms and feeding stations will be set up at locations across…
Mobile Officials Weigh Shelter-in-Place Order as Alabama’s COVID-19 Restrictions Mirror Other States
Alabama has resisted issuing a formal stay-home order even as neighboring states adopt them, but a review of the state's existing restrictions shows Mobile and Alabama are already enforcing many…
33 Mobile First Responders Now Test Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies, One Active Case Confirmed
Nine Mobile police officers and seven firefighters tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, prompting paid leave and expanded testing as city officials clarified rules for grocery and retail stores.
Mobile County Reports Second COVID-19 Death as Health Officials Urge Social Distancing
The Mobile County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that a second local patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died, as the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread across the region…