After months of warnings, Satsuma Police say they will begin issuing municipal ordinance tickets to juveniles riding off-road vehicles on public streets — and in many cases, the parent or guardian will be the one who gets it.
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Baldwin County
Judge Revokes Bond and Orders Arrest of Orange Beach Musician Facing Fraud and Assault Charges
A Mobile County judge issued an arrest warrant for Orange Beach musician and insurance consultant Austin Tanner after prosecutors said a new assault charge violated the conditions of his bond.
Baldwin County
Orange Beach Makos Bet on Experience as They Move Into a Loaded Class 4A Region
Two plays from the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, Orange Beach returns a dozen starters and two recruited underclassmen as it enters a Class 4A region stacked with Mobile County schools.
Bayou La Batre
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 Chickasaw.
Bayou La Batre
All Politics Is Local: Previewing Mobile County’s August Municipal Elections
From Saraland to Bayou La Batre, voters across Mobile County prepared to choose mayors and council members on Aug. 26, with runoffs to follow. Seasoned observers offered their reading of the races.
Chickasaw
Adam Bourne Runs for Chickasaw City Council on Police, Curfews and ‘the Crown Jewel of Mobile County’
A former Alabama assistant attorney general and industrial development board member announced a run for Chickasaw City Council in 2008, promising more police, a teen curfew and code enforcement.
Chickasaw
School Board Hopeful Quits Democratic Primary, Calls County Party ‘a Disgrace’
LaVeeshia Pittman abandoned the Democratic primary for Mobile County school board District 3, saying party leaders discouraged her. The county chairman said no one in the party had ever met her.
Calvert
One City Along I-65? North Mobile County Weighed a Merger It Knew Would Never Happen
With a steel plant rising at Calvert and a new school system drawing families to Saraland, developers and officials debated dissolving Chickasaw, Satsuma and Creola into a single north Mobile County city.
Local News
Ludgood Sworn In, Restoring Mobile County Commission to Full Strength
Merceria Ludgood took the oath as District 1 Mobile County commissioner, telling a Government Plaza crowd that anyone who thought she was too nice to fight for her district should not be fooled.
Chickasaw
Saraland’s School Breakaway Stalls as State Deadline Arrives
Saraland Superintendent Paul Sousa said negotiations to separate from the Mobile County school system had gone silent, with a state deadline days away and a new high school waiting on a deal.