A Mobile County judge threw out the capital murder case against former state trooper George Martin, who spent 15 years on death row, citing willful prosecutor misconduct in the 1995 death of his wife.
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Baldwin County
Real Estate Roundup: Acme Oyster House Picks Gulf Shores; Publix Says No to Midtown
New Orleans-based Acme Oyster House zeroed in on Gulf Shores for a waterfront restaurant, while Publix declined a Midtown Mobile site and a Flora-Bama spinoff opened on Ole River.
Local News
Mobile County’s Longest-Serving Judge, Mike McMaken, to Retire Oct. 1
District Judge Mike McMaken, the longest-serving judge in Mobile County, announced he will step down Oct. 1 after more than 25 years on the bench, setting off a scramble to fill his seat.
Atmore
Congressional Challenger Works the Coast as GOP Primary Campaigns Intensify
Peter Gounares carried his challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner across five counties, Bradley Byrne called a news conference in Orange Beach, and Luther Strange lined up Mobile money.
Local News
A Facebook Page and a Promise: Nathan Davis Challenges Jim Barton in District 104
Republican Nathan Davis launched a primary challenge to veteran state Rep. Jim Barton with a Facebook page and a platform built on one very local promise: no more annexation of Tillmans Corner.
Local News
A Newcomer on a Flatbed Truck: Nathan Davis Signals a Challenge in House District 104
Political newcomer Nathan Davis appeared in the Tillman’s Corner Christmas Parade with campaign signs, signaling a possible challenge to state Rep. Jim Barton in House District 104.
Baldwin County
Highway Officials Cool to ‘Northern Route’ as Answer to Wallace Tunnel Gridlock
State and federal highway officials told supporters of a Cochrane-Africatown bridge route that it likely could not meet the purpose of relieving Interstate 10 congestion at the Wallace Tunnel.
Local News
First Jobs, Part Four: The Mail Route, the DDT Truck and the Shoe Department Ambush
A substitute mail carrier’s route through Tillman’s Corner, a summer spent driving a city DDT truck and a teenage boy’s crushing disappointment in a department store shoe department round out the recollections.
Bayou La Batre
A Crowded Field Shapes Up Against Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean
Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean looked at a Republican primary fight and a likely Democratic opponent in his 2008 re-election bid, with names from Dauphin Island to Bayou La Batre in circulation.
Local News
Mobile County Candidates Set Election-Night Watch Parties for Primary Day
As Mobile County voters went to the polls, candidates from the governor’s race to the county school board scheduled election-night gatherings for supporters.