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Dru Powell named new head boys basketball coach at Saraland

By ARTHUR L. MACK Assistant coach Dru Powell was promoted as the head boys basketball coach at Saraland High School, the school announced Thursday. Powell succeeds Andy Ryan, who served as the Spartans’ head coach from 2012-23 and led them to area titles in 2017 and 2021. Ryan was 104-166 with nine losing seasons in…

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MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES 3-22-23 CLICK HERE

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 5, 2006 by Robert M. Brinkman and Brandice S. Brinkman, husband and wife, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Financial Alabama, Inc., and recorded in 6063 at 194 on October 17, 2006, in the…

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Plans unveiled for renovated Mount Vernon boat ramp

  By WILLIE GRAY A renovated Mount Vernon boat ramp moved one step closer to becoming a reality last week when state Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) unveiled design plans. For more than a decade, outdoorsmen using the ramp have called for improvements. “This new design will ease the problems we have experienced at the Mount…

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Former football coach Billy Gardner pleads guilty to transmitting obscene material, gets three years of probation

  By JASON BOOTHE Former local football coach Billy Gardner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation Tuesday by Washington County Circuit Judge Perry Newton for transmitting obscene material. Under the plea agreement, Gardner is also required by law to register as a sex offender. Gardner got a 10-year prison sentence…

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Saraland defensive lineman Antonio Coleman gets offer from Alabama

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Saraland defensive lineman Antonio Coleman might have thought an offer from Alabama would remain elusive for a while, like a quarterback or running back who barely managed to escape his clutches. But Nick Saban was quicker than Coleman realized. Coleman thought his Junior Day visit to Alabama last weekend would be routine…

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