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MAWSS settles lawsuit over sewer spills

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

The Mobile Area Water and Sewer Service (MAWSS) must pay nearly $1 million in fines after reaching...

Tuberville: ‘Big government getting in the way’

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

Alabama’s junior U.S. senator, Tommy Tuberville, believes overreach by the federal government is...

Former superintendent, city schools advocate Paul Sousa dies at 84

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

Paul Joseph Sousa, 84, died Sunday, Oct. 10. He served as superintendent of the Mobile County...

Gaston to retire from Legislature in 2022

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

House Speaker Pro Tem Victor Gaston, who is one of the longest-serving members of the Legislature...

Prices jump at the pump, residents paying $25 more than last year to top off

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

Gas prices jumped 13 cents per gallon in Alabama in a week — the second-largest weekly increase in the nation behind Ohio (15 cents). One year ago, gas prices in Mobile, Daphne, Fairhope and Foley all sat below $2 per gallon,...

Supply chain hiccups shaking up school menus

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

Eighty-six’d No Chilli Crispitos. No more corn dogs. Students in Alabama are getting the 101 in...

Mobile Chamber honors minority-owned businesses, advocate

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

By Tammy Leytham The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce honored two local, minority-owned companies and named its 2021 Minority Business Advocate at its annual Eagle Award luncheon held in-person and virtually Oct. 8. Green Magic...

City hires new shelter director, makes changes

Oct 20, 2021 | 0

Members of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s executive team are excited about upcoming changes to the city’s animal shelter, even as the department undergoes a transformation. The shelter was recently separated from the Mobile...