Semmes council calls special meeting for $6M contract, a week before new members sworn in
The Semmes City Council appears ready to vote on a contract to build a new 18,000 square-foot City...
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Bond reduction denied for Bass Pro Shops shooter
Baldwin County District Court Judge William Scully denied a motion to reduce bond for Robert Smith...
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Voter approval or not, property for Beach Express extension may be condemned
Last year, the owner of an 85-year-old seafood business in downtown Mobile closed its doors after...
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Snowbird gardening is a thing!
Photo | Judy Weaver By Jack LeCroy, Regional Cooperative Extension Agent /...
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Gov. Ivey, local legislators debate need for special session
The prospect of a special session of the Alabama Legislature to discuss economic development and...
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County, political officials discuss in-person absentee voting issues
Complaints over four-hour wait times and accusations that officials turned would-be voters away...
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MCPSS’s Threadgill honored by statewide advocacy group
In just his third year on the job, Mobile County Public School System (MPCSS) Superintendent...
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Many More Mile Campaign finds homes for used athletic shoes
(Left) Greg Shoemaker, practice administrator for Baldwin Bone & Joint, presents Holly Alman...
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Local businesses discuss help from pandemic-related city grant program
The Excelsior Band, a group of horn players and drummers known for their upbeat anthems performed...
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Mobile officers killed on duty receive grave markers 90 years after deaths
In the early morning of Oct. 18, 1929, Mobile Police Officer W.F. “Happy” Murphy made what was...
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Leaked Gulf State Park contract reveals operator’s management fee, other concessions
The company awarded a 22-year contract for the management of Gulf State Park Lodge and its...
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Mobile council votes down amendment for equal capital spending
The Mobile City Council on Tuesday voted down an ordinance amendment that would have forced all...
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Spanish Fort mayor acquitted of harassment charge
Spanish Fort Mayor Michael McMillan, who was reelected last week to a third term in office, was...
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County contractor collects more than 60 percent of debris so far
A contractor hired by Mobile County has picked up more than half of the debris remaining from...
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Two Mobile police officers killed on duty in the 1920s to receive grave markers
Two police officers killed in the line of duty during the early 1900s will finally have markers on...
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ADEM to consider three permits at Alabama Power’s Plant Barry
Photo | Lagniappe The Alabama Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing...
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State shields contract with court software provider
The Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has officially denied a request for public...
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Mobile man arrested for burglary after incident at televison station
A Mobile man in a dress wielding a tire iron was arrested after he broke glass out of the front...
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Metro jail plan gets green-light from council committee
A Mobile City Council committee agreed Wednesday morning to move forward with plans that would...
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Rodents not the biggest problem for Bienville trees uprooted in storm
Not so many years ago, a group of 3- and 4-year-olds hunted all over Bienville Square at...
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Flames engulf Cotton Hall in Midtown
Built initially in the 1840s out of the resulting need caused by an epidemic and fires, the...
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County needs city help for jail expansion
The Mobile City Council will begin debate on giving up ownership of parts of two downtown streets...
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Swimming group hosts fundraisers to help stay afloat
Photo | Courtesy City of Mobile Swim Association The City of Mobile Swim Association (CMSA) has...
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Eerie local legend at center of stage play
Locals can quench their seasonal thirst for the eerie with a brew of literature, stagecraft and...
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Mobile council committee leaves street closure issue to administration
A Mobile City Council committee is abandoning a proposed ordinance dealing with street closures...
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