Performer Speaks Out as Protests Loom Over Mobile’s First Drag Queen Story Hour
The performer at the center of Mobile’s first Drag Queen Story Hour says he isn’t letting planned protests rattle him ahead of the September 8 event at the Ben May…
The Establishment Holds: A Final Look at Super Tuesday’s Winners and Losers
In the concluding round of analysis, the area's observers found a single theme: for all the talk of an uprising, Alabama's established Republicans emerged from Super Tuesday stronger than ever.
Baldwin County School Board Weighs Whether a Split Vote Could Derail Superintendent Pick
Baldwin County school board members and finalists for the superintendent job discussed whether a narrow vote could create problems.
Fairhope Developer Distributes Communist Manifesto Excerpt at Baldwin Commission Meeting
A Fairhope developer handed out excerpts of the Communist Manifesto during public comment on Baldwin County's contested school tax referendum.
Mobile Tea Party Group Snubs Bentley, Backs Write-Ins Over Unopposed Republicans
Mobile's Common Sense Campaign withheld support for Gov. Robert Bentley over Common Core while backing several local write-in candidates.
Tea Party Challenger Pete Riehm Takes On Rep. Jo Bonner
Retired Navy commander Pete Riehm updated his congressional campaign as he challenged incumbent Rep. Jo Bonner in the Republican primary, while Bonner collected a national pro-business award in Mobile.
Endorsements and Fish Fries Crowd the Calendar as Primary Day Nears
With Alabama's June 1 party primaries days away, campaigns across Mobile and Baldwin counties raced to stack up endorsements, rallies and receptions, from a Battleship Park fish fry to a…
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Tea Party Crowds Fill Five South Alabama Towns, Organizers Report 1,000 Members
Common Sense Campaign counted 500 in Mobile and close to 600 in Daphne at Tax Day rallies, with events also in Evergreen, Brewton and Monroeville. The group says it topped…
Sales Tax Hike Falls 3-3-1 as Mobile Council Rejects Jones, and Layoffs Loom
Buried under hundreds of angry emails and calls, Mayor Sam Jones's penny sales tax died in a 3-3-1 vote on Tax Day. As many as 300 city jobs are now…
Budget Standoff Over Sales Tax Closes Two Mobile Police Precincts
Mobile shut down its Fourth Precinct and MLK Mini Precinct after the City Council rejected a one-cent sales tax increase Mayor Sam Jones had proposed to close a $14 million…