Former Mobile Chief of Police Paul Prine announced earlier this week that he is running to become the Port City’s next mayor. Prine is the seventh candidate to enter the race so far. Following the announcement, he took no questions from the media but said his campaign will be based on three pillars. “Number one, […]

The City of Mobile was surprised to learn during the March 5 city council meeting that J.P. Morgan Securities bought the $250 million in bonds that will finance the new Civic Center. Scott Collins, the city’s executive director of finance, said there were eight bidders for the bonds and that J.P. Morgan was the apparent […]

Mobile City Councilmembers approved a resolution on Tuesday, approving a $167,371 purchase order with Delta Scientific Corp. for portable bollard arrest systems to enhance security at Mardi Gras parades. The action was taken as a result of what happened on Bourbon Street in New Orleans during the early hours of New Year’s celebrations when 14 […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said during the annual State of the City and County program held on Jan. 9 that future mayors should be compensated accordingly because of the complexities of the job. During his segment of the program, which was moderated by Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce President Bradley Byrne, Stimpson reversed an earlier […]

homas G “Tom” Claxton and retired Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia were recognized as Mobile Bay Area Veteran and Patriot of the Year respectively by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission and the Mobile County Commission during Monday’s County Commission meeting. “It’s an honor to have both of these men up here because […]

Against the backdrop of an Amtrak train, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and other dignitaries Tuesday in a groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of the Amtrak layover track and platform for the Gulf Coast Corridor Improvement Project. The ceremony celebrated a bipartisan effort to bring passenger rail service back to […]

The Mobile County Commission on Monday unanimously approved the county’s 2025 budget, which includes a 9% boost over the previous year because of increased property and sales tax revenue. The $221.2 million budget is up from $203.35 million last fiscal year. Most of the expenditures come from public safety ($104.3 million), which includes funding for […]

After more than 30 years of planning and hoping, an aquatic center for the City of Mobile is about to become reality. On Monday, the Mobile County Commission approved a $23,151,607 bid from Persons Services Group to build Phase I of the center, which includes a 50-meter outdoor pool, which includes dive wells, along with […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, along with state and federal dignitaries, were on hand at the National Maritime Museum (GulfQuest) on Monday to celebrate major funding for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. Joining Ivey were U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, U.S. Senator Kay Britt (R-Montgomery), U.S. Representative Jerry Carl […]

The Mobile City Council is expected to authorize a $4.36 million contract with Sabre Demolition Corp. next week to demolish the Mobile Civic Center, Theater, and Expo Hall. After a first read at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Sandy Stimpson said the 60% design on the civic center had been reached, paving the way to approve demolition […]

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was at his third football camp in as many days Sunday after stops in Huntsville and Birmingham — but he didn’t seem to mind. After all, when nearly 400 kids showed up at UMS-Wright to participate, Milroe felt the busy schedule is worthwhile. “This is a dream come true,” Milroe said. […]

The builder of three hotels in downtown Mobile said during a Mobile City Council meeting on Tuesday that a $1 fee for occupancy in hotels needs to be revisited. The TID, short for Tourism Improvement District, is a $1 nightly assessment for hotel rooms designed to provide a massive boost in sales and marketing efforts. […]

Tykethia Williams was all smiles — and somewhat shocked — as she debarked from United Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight from Washington, D.C. to Mobile’s Regional Airport on June 27. “I didn’t know this was the inaugural flight,” said Williams, who lives in the D.C. area. “I travel to Mobile a few times a year, but […]

Mobile County School Board members announced during their June 26 meeting that several new safety enhancements will soon be put into place. An enhanced safety plan, which promises to be more comprehensive, includes an advanced weapon detection screening, a revised cell phone policy, clothing, backpacks, and vape detection. In a letter sent to parents on […]

Another step toward an aquatic center for the Mobile County Sportsplex was taken on Monday when the Mobile County Commission said it would comply with best management practices connected to a land disturbance permit. Commissioner Connie Hudson, one of the driving forces behind the aquatic center, said complying with the plan was a housekeeping item […]

Gov. Kay Ivey was on hand for the ribbon cutting of the historic E.O. Wilson Science Research Center at the Alabama School of Math and Science on June 14. The 32,000-square-foot facility, the first of its kind in the state, is named after Mobile native Dr. Edward O. Wilson, known as the “father of biodiversity.” […]