Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is promoting new Tax Increment Financing districts along the waterfront, the I-65 corridor and Midtown, and in Tillman's Corner.
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The city council created an advisory committee after a $14.7 million wire went to a bank account set up by a con artist.
Three men receive prison terms for their roles in a scheme to sell stolen vehicles in Mobile.
Second Line Transit, which replaced The Wave, reported the gain as the city works to meet demand and resolve service concerns.
Boy Scouts across south Alabama will gather nonperishable donations for Feeding the Gulf Coast as part of the annual Scouting for Food Drive.
The Carnival Spirit began its 2026-27 winter season in Mobile after a summer deployment in Alaska and a 15-day repositioning voyage from Seattle.
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