Mobile County Commission to vote Monday on aquatic center
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — The Mobile County Commission will vote Monday on a $23.1 million bid to build the Mobile County Aquatic Center. If approved, Persons Services Corp. would receive $19 million from the county plus an additional $3.5 million from the City of Mobile and the Mobile County Public School…
Read MoreSaraland, Jackson each ranked No. 1 in preseason poll
Staff Report Saraland and Jackson will be ranked No. 1 in their respective classes entering their season-opening clash on Aug. 23 in Saraland. The Spartans are favored to win the Class 6A state title and the Aggies are favored to win it all in Class 4A in the Alabama Sports Writers Association…
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LEGAL NOTICE The Personnel Board for Mobile County has openings for the following positions. Note that job posting information, including closing dates, may change. For information regarding job openings and to apply for any position, go to www.personnelboard.org. You may visit our office at 1809 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama, where kiosks are available Monday…
Read MoreThe root cause of high school ills? Loyalty cannot be legislated in an era of selfish privilege instead of sacred sacrifice
___________________________ Fewer and fewer want to climb the hills when the easy way is open, even if it requires cheating, and this attitude has taken hold of some who claim they love what sports teaches. But I think they slept through that class. ___________________________ St. Paul’s coach Ham Barnett didn’t plan to say…
Read MoreCoaches say recruiting, transfers are making the ground beneath them shift
______________________________ “You have to have a backbone in Montgomery. If you don’t have a backbone, you don’t need the job. I don’t think in the last three years (the AHSAA) has done anything about it, so it’s like the wild, wild West.” St. Paul’s coach Ham Barnett ______________________________ By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE —…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction The following vehicle was abandoned and will be auctioned Sept 23, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Palmer’s Airport Hyundai 7680 Airport Blvd Mobile, AL 36608 2011 Hyundai Sonata, Silver Vin# 5NPEB4AC6BH135957 Call News July 31, and August 7, 2024 | In accordance with Section 32-13-1, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby…
Read MoreMobile council OKs $4.5 million contract to tear down Civic Center
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE— The Mobile City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $4.5 million contract with Sabra Demolition Corp. to tear down the Mobile Civic Center and Expo Hall. The vote gave the green light to demolish the 60-year-old structure, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, and make way…
Read MoreSaraland star Antonio Coleman says he’s staying put at Auburn
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SARALAND — Saraland four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman, who found Auburn coach Hugh Freeze to be as incessantly aggressive as he is, committed to the Tigers for the second time on Saturday. On Tuesday, he responded to criticism on social media for his three flips between Auburn and Alabama and…
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LEGAL NOTICE The Personnel Board for Mobile County has openings for the following positions. Note that job posting information, including closing dates, may change. For infor-mation regarding job openings and to apply for any position, go to www.personnelboard.org. You may visit our office at 1809 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama, where kiosks are available Monday…
Read MoreJohn McKenzie thrilled with return to Vigor, confirms Kentonio Kelly’s plans to transfer
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Three years after delivering a state championship but leaving the school under murky circumstances, John McKenzie has returned to Vigor and said he couldn’t be happier about it. McKenzie, who led the Wolves to the Class 4A state football title in 2021, will coach Vigor for a…
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