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Bridge on Todd Acres Drive to Close
Posted on: March 20th, 2012
Beginning tomorrow March 21, 2012 and lasting approximately six weeks, Todd Acres Dr. will be closed at the bridge between Hamilton Blvd. and Kooiman Rd. for bridge repairs. All traffic will be...
Mayor Jones Breaks Ground on New Theodore Fire Station
Posted on: March 19th, 2012
Mobile's newest citizens in the community of Theodore will so have one of the most innovative fire stations in the city. Mayor Sam Jones and Councilman John Williams broke ground with community...
Councilman Burrell to Host Community Meeting
Posted on: March 15th, 2012
Councilman Jermaine Burrell will hold a District 3 Community Meeting on Saturday, March 17, at 10:00 a.m. in the Maryvale Elementary School gymnasium (1901 N. Maryvale St.)....
ALDOT Begins Overnight Work on I-10 Bayway
Posted on: March 14th, 2012
Weather permitting, beginning Tuesday, March 13 the Alabama Department of Transportation will begin striping operations on the I-10 Bayway between Mobile and Daphne/Spanish Fort. The work will...
Mobile Area Tennis Association Receives $50,000 USTA Grant
Posted on: March 13th, 2012
The Mobile Area Tennis Association has won a $50,000 grant to bring tennis into the elementary schools for 10 and Under Tennis. The United States Tennis Association’s 10 and Under Tennis provides...
Mayor Jones' Recent Letter on Budget Deficit and Proposed One Cent Tax Increase Solution
Posted on: March 13th, 2012
Below is a letter from Mayor Sam Jones to the Mobile City Council. In it, he lays out the projected budget shortfall that the city faces in FY2013 and a proposal to eliminate that deficit. Dear...
Mobile Police Department to Swear in New Officers
Posted on: March 13th, 2012
The graduation of the Mobile Police Academy Class #48 will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Bishop State Community College, Baker Gaines Central Campus located at 1365 Dr. Martin...
Mobile Welcomes Visitors from Polish Sister City
Posted on: March 12th, 2012
Mobile welcomed a group of visitors from our sister city Katowice, Poland to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 13. They are visiting Mobile as part of Outback America with ties to another...
Cuts In Spending Since The Economic Downturn - 2009 through 2011
Posted on: March 9th, 2012
Preparing For Economic Woes: The City of Mobile faces a $29 million budget shortfall next year as a result of a downturn in the local and national economy. Since the economy tumbled two years ago,...
Mayor Joins VFW in Honoring Slain Officer
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Mayor Sam Jones, along with Police Chief T. Micheal Williams and Chief Deputy Lester Hargrove, joins the VFW in presenting a commendation to slain Officer Steven Green's widow Valerie McQueen Green...