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Jones: ‘Possibility for Personnel Cuts Is Clear’
August 31, 2010
In response to questioning regarding his recent Press-Register Op-Ed addressing the city’s timid economic future, Mayor Sam Jones today answered questions about the article he delivered on a hazy morning after Mobile’s Dauphin Street Beer Festival. …
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Feds Give Nodine Hard-sought Delay
August 27, 2010
Former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine’s federal gun trial was pushed back a month when a judge granted the defense’s third motion for a continuance on Aug.
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Nodine to Face Murder Charge in Early December
August 26, 2010
Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin set Dec.
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Mobile Fire Chief Censured by Peers
August 25, 2010
The International Association of Fire Fighters unanimously passed a resolution to censure Mobile Fire Department Chief Stephen Dean today at their annual convention. …
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District 6 Race Gets Started, Election Laws Cause Confusion Over Voting Day
August 25, 2010
Even before outgoing District 6 Councilwoman Connie Hudson resigns her position next Tuesday to prepare for her new role as Mobile County District 2 County Commissioner, two potential candidates have expressed varying degrees of interest in the soon-to-be-vacated council seat.
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Firefighters Association May Censure Mobile Chief
August 24, 2010
A room filled with firefighters association leaders and members from around the country will vote on the censure of Mobile Fire Department Chief Stephen Dean tomorrow afternoon, Lagniappe has learned. …
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Three of Alabama’s Breweries Are Poised to Go Statewide Soon
August 24, 2010
Alabama and its neighboring Southeastern states are easily considered to be the last frontier in the craft beer revolution by national standards.
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Dauphin Island Homeowners Fall Victim to Eminent Domain Proceedings
August 24, 2010
Terry and Gerald Graham can remember watching their children run up and down the beach of Aloe Bay from the deck of their Dauphin Island home during stays on lower Alabama’s popular barrier island. …
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Dixon Lands $60K BaCo Contract Before Taking DA’s Office
August 24, 2010
A decision by Baldwin County’s presiding Circuit Court judge to spend $2,400 a week through the rest of the year paying incoming District Attorney Hallie Dixon to review the court’s backlogs has brought criticism from one of his fellow judges. …
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Bear Bryant’s Co-pilot Speaks Out
August 24, 2010
We all know someone who can tell a good story, but few people have stories worth listening to. …