Area Breaking News
Africatown design contest winners announced Monday
By ARTHUR L. MACK Winners of the Africatown International Design idea contest will be announced at the Exploreum Dome Theater in downtown Mobile on Monday The event will run from 2-4 p.m. The contest seeks to leverage the finding of the slave ship Clotilda to help honor the history of Africatown with 16 land and…
Read MoreSemmes considers cutting back police jurisdiction
By ARTHUR L. MACK Semmes city leaders are considering drawing back the police jurisdiction to one-half mile beyond the city limits, according to Mayor Brandon Van Hook. The police jurisdiction would be cut back by Jan. 1, 2024, if the plan is approved. The city council is due to address the issue in August. It’s…
Read MoreTheodore’s Cameron Pruitt commits to Miami
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Theodore four-star linebacker Cameron Pruitt said late Saturday night he has committed to Miami. Pruitt (6-2, 185), who has offers from two-dozen colleges — including Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Penn State — announced his decision on Twitter during an official…
Read MoreSterling Dixon says LSU is pushing hard to flip his commitment from Alabama
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mobile Christian four-star linebacker Sterling Dixon is experiencing what it’s like to feel the relentless pressure he so often inflicts on quarterbacks. Dixon said LSU is making a strong push to flip his commitment from Alabama. “Right now, I’m committed to Alabama but other schools are throwing the kitchen sink at me,”…
Read MoreSaraland QB K.J. Lacey is already winning at Texas
By JIMMY WIGFIELD After committing to Texas on Saturday, Saraland quarterback K.J. Lacey showed he is intent on being a leader and winning the starting job, football games and even in the chow line. The four-star prospect — who drew offers from most of the top programs in the country — found himself celebrating his…
Read MoreSaraland quarterback K.J. Lacey commits to Texas
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Saraland junior quarterback K.J. Lacey committed to Texas during a visit to the school Saturday, choosing the Longhorns over Auburn and Alabama. “Hook ’em 1000% committed,” Lacey said on Twitter. “They asked me, ‘Why Texas?’ I say, ‘Why not Texas?’” Earlier this weekend, the national four-star prospect, who turned 16 in…
Read MoreFirst direct flight from Mobile to Orlando is packed
By ARTHUR L. MACK A large crowd took advantage of Avelo Airlines’ introductory $29 one-way fare from Mobile International Airport at the Brookley Complex to Orlando Wednesday morning. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a water cannon salute, more than 100 passengers boarded the Boeing 737 for the first flight. Among them were Mobile City…
Read MoreMobile Christian shows off strength at line of scrimmage
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mobile Christian has been better known for its skill players under coach Ronnie Cottrell but if a Blue Map is hoisted in December, his big men will be doing the heavy lifting. A goal-line stand by the defense and the offensive line’s consistent push in a 21-7 spring-game win over St. Stanislaus…
Read MoreTheodore may unMask a few changes but the expectations remain the same
By JIMMY WIGFIELD While new Theodore coach Steve Mask hasn’t made sweeping alterations to one of the state’s premier Class 6A programs, the team’s two best defensive players could see major changes in their duties this season. Linebacker Navontay Richardson and four-star linebacker/safety Bobby “Cameron” Pruitt could see significant snaps on offense. Richardson, the Bobcats’…
Read MoreMary G. Montgomery impressive in spring win: ‘We’re in a really good place,’ Golson says
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Those who think it was a mirage that Mary G. Montgomery won six straight football games last year may have no choice but to rub their eyes, discard the past and consider a new reality. After the Vikings’ starting offense made a Mississippi playoff team go nearly prostrate in the first quarter…
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