Area Breaking News

Staff Report All home first-round playoff games involving Mobile County Public School football teams have been moved up to Thursday at 7 p.m. to avoid possible inclement weather from Hurricane Rafael on Friday. The affected games are Vestavia Hills at Mary G. Montgomery, Hewitt-Trussville at Baker, Sipsey Valley at Vigor and Northside at Williamson at…

Staff Report Alabama State Troopers are searching for information that might lead to the identification of the person or persons responsible for a deadly hit-and-run accident in north Mobile County on Tuesday night. Robert M. Estes, 32, of Saraland was found dead on the side of Boothtown Road after being struck by a vehicle at…

    Staff Report The fathers of two Citronelle football players who were involved in a fight after last Friday’s game against UMS-Wright have apologized for their actions and apparently made peace with each other. Chris Edmunds, the father of quarterback Daylon Edmunds, and Stephan Byrd, the father of receiver Sye Byrd, issued public apologies…

    By WILLIE GRAY CITRONELLE — An altercation in the stands following Citronelle’s 14-7 win over UMS-Wright Friday night resulted in the fathers of two players being charged with disorderly conduct and star quarterback Daylon Edmunds being suspended and facing a possible assault charge, police chief Chris McLean said. While Wildcats players and coaches…

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Friday night’s football game between Montgomery Catholic and Saraland, both of which are ranked No. 1 in the state in their respective classes, has been cancelled due to risks caused by Hurricane Helene, the schools said Thursday. The game was scheduled to be played at Spartan Stadium. The schools have been in…

By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to a fourth term, citing plans to spend more time with his family. Stimpson, who has served as mayor for 11 years, was first elected in 2013 by defeating incumbent Sam Jones and won re-election in 2017…

    By EMMETT BURNETT SARALAND — Hazardous chemicals were found in a section of Saraland’s $72 million Sportsplex project, Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein said Monday at a special-called council meeting. PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) were discovered in the soil on the northernmost section of the property where a soccer field will be located, Rubenstein said…

Staff Report The Mobile Police Department and U.S. Marshals are seeking Gary Dotson, 22, who is wanted on a charge of first-degree kidnapping on July 10. Anyone with information on Dotson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the MPD at (251) 208-7211. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting 844-251-0644.

Staff Report The Call News and Washington County News websites were partially restored Thursday after a hacking attempt on the company operating the network, the newspaper said. The network outage caused the sites to go down Monday.  The server shut down as it was designed to do to thwart the hacking attempt but didn’t come…