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LeFlore High shooting suspect to be tried as an adult
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — A 16-year-old LeFlore High female student accused of shooting two students has been put under house arrest with a $180,000 bond and will be tried as an adult, Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said Wednesday. The female suspect was given a $75,000 bond for each of two…
Read MoreTwo wounded in LeFlore High shooting; female suspect surrenders
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — A suspect in the shooting of two LeFlore High students on the school’s campus Tuesday afternoon surrendered to police after originally fleeing the scene, police said. Mobile police chief Paul Prine told the Call News the two wounded students were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…
Read MoreBreeze Airways to offer flights from Mobile to Orlando
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways announced during a press conference at the Mobile International Airport on Tuesday it will provide non-stop service from Mobile to Orlando and one-stop service from Mobile to Providence, R.I., beginning April 10. Breeze Airways, headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, has service in major…
Read MoreHeroes Plaza honors sports hall of famers from Mobile
By ARTHUR L. MACK Ground was broken Wednesday for Heroes Plaza, which will feature statues of sports hall of famers from Mobile, including Hank Aaron and Satchel Paige. Aaron and Paige will be memorialized with nine-foot-tall statues in front of the Mobile Convention Center along with fellow Baseball Hall of Fame members Billy Williams, Ozzie…
Read MoreSaraland Superintendent Aaron Milner asks fans not to take team, band and cheerleaders for granted
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Saraland City Schools Superintendent Dr. Aaron Milner expressed dismay over what he called a tepid response from fans at Spartans football games and implored them to not take the team, band and cheerleaders for granted. “Our community loves the students of Saraland City Schools,” Milner said. “With this understood, it has become…
Read MoreMobile council transfers $9.6 million for Civic Center parking lot
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Despite concerns about the cost, the Mobile City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $9.66 million transfer from the city’s general fund to the capital improvement fund to pay for the Civic Center parking facility. The original projected price for the project, a six-level parking facility with just…
Read MoreSemmes mother killed children, then committed suicide, sheriff says
By ARTHUR L. MACK A Semmes woman killed her two young children Thursday before committing suicide, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said Friday. The Semmes Police Department and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office found the bodies of Mia Johnson, 5, Jacob Johnson, 2, and Nancy Johnson, 37, in a home at 9863 Evergreen Court,…
Read MoreMother and two children found murdered in Semmes; husband questioned
By ARTHUR L. MACK Two young children and their mother were found murdered in a home off Snow Road Thursday and the estranged husband was taken in for questioning, authorities said. The Semmes Police Department and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office found the bodies of Mia Johnson, 5, Jacob Johnson, 2, and Nancy Johnson, 37,…
Read MoreCitronelle police seek suspects in check forgery scheme
Staff Report The Citronelle Police Department is investigating a forgery case which occurred at Andrews Hardware in Citronelle, according to police chief Chris McLean. A female purchased several items from the store using a check later determined to have a fake name and address and a stolen account number, McLean said. Surveillance photos show a…
Read MoreSemmes council votes to roll back police jurisdiction beginning Jan. 1
Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook said the city’s resources must be prioritized for those living in the city limits. (Call News file photo) By ARTHUR L. MACK SEMMES — The Semmes City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to roll back the city’s police jurisdiction to a half mile beyond its city limits. The new…
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