Hall of Famer Stu Fuller named Mobile Christian’s baseball coach
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Hall of Famer Stu Fuller, who has 816 career victories and developed more than 100 college players, has been named Mobile Christian’s new baseball coach, Head of School Clint Mitchell said Tuesday. Fuller, 60, who left Fairhope as its head coach in 2022 and served as an assistant at Saraland…
Read MoreEverything lined up for Coal Battle in the Kentucky Derby until Journalism wrote the wrong ending but owner considers Preakness run
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Coal Battle did precisely what he was supposed to do until absorbing an unexpected jolt from heavily favored Journalism in the backstretch of Saturday’s 151st Kentucky Derby but the colt with Clarke County ties may race in the Preakness. Coal Battle surged cleanly out of the starting gate from…
Read MoreBump with favorite in backstretch sends Coal Battle to 11th-place finish in Kentucky Derby; owner to consider Preakness run
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Coal Battle did precisely what he was supposed to do in Saturday’s 151st Kentucky Derby. He surged cleanly out of the starting gate from the 16th post and jockey Juan Vargas promptly nudged him into the middle of the muddy track, stalked the leaders and even had the colt ahead…
Read MoreMOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES 04-30-2025 CLICK HERE
Abandoned Vehicle Auction These abandoned vehicles will be sold on 6-6-25 at 5781 Three Notch Rd., Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed before then. CHEV 1GCNCNEH3GZ278325 NISS 3N1AB7AP0JY325485 TOY 4T1BF3EK0AU548394 Call News April 30 and May 7, 2025 | In accordance with Section 32-13-1, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby given…
Read MoreClarke County grocery store owner has Kentucky Derby dark horse
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Thomasville grocery store owner Robbie Norman never envisioned he’d be as interested in thoroughbred horses as he is in making sure there are enough heads of lettuce, bunches of bananas and ground chuck at Super Foods. “I’m just an accounting nerd,” he said, “so I sit up here and look…
Read MoreFive-time state champion Talley Haines resigns as Mobile Christian’s baseball coach
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Talley Haines, who coached Mobile Christian to five baseball state championships between 2015 and 2022, has resigned to return to Missouri. “Some situations came up and it just seemed like a good time to get back with family back home,” Haines said Monday. “My wife’s mom lives back that way,…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction These abandoned vehicles will be sold 5-28-25 at 5781 Three Notch Rd Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed by then. FORD 1FTFW1EF4EFC56349 JAG SAJDA03N82FM36201 HONDA 19XFC2F83GE079739 Call News April 23, 30, 2025 | The following abandoned vehicles will be sold at public auction on May 30, 2025 at 8:00…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction These vehicles will be sold on 5-23-25 at 5781 Three Notch Rd., Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed before then. CHEV 1GCNCPEH4EZ132783 MITS JA4AP3AW4JU000544 TOYT 4T1BK1FKXDU527216 Call News April 16, 23, 2025 | The following abandoned vehicle will be auctioned on May 21, 2025, at 3210 Anton Street Mobile,…
Read MoreFirst-round AHSAA baseball playoff pairings announced
Staff Report Here are the local pairings for the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association baseball playoffs. Each is a best-of-three series with a doubleheader on Friday and a deciding game Saturday if needed: CLASS 6A Wetumpka at Saraland Friday 4:30 p.m., Saturday 1 p.m. if needed CLASS 5A…
Read MoreFormer Baker, Bama star Labaron Philon declares for NBA Draft
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Alabama star guard Labaron Philon declared for the NBA Draft on Monday, ending his Crimson Tide career after one season. The former Baker High School star made the announcement on his Facebook page. “Ever since I was little in Mobile, my dream has always been to play in the NBA and…
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