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Cottage Hill Road at Montlimar Creek Bridgework to Cause Delays
Posted on: February 13th, 2008
Weather permitting, beginning Saturday, February 16 through Sunday February 17, crews will be working on Cottage Hill Road at Montlimar Creek Bridge. Delays should be expected while work is in...
Tax Rates in Airport Annexation Take Effect March 1
Posted on: February 13th, 2008
The city limits have expanded to include the airport property area described by the map below. Effective March 1, 2008 city sales and use tax must be collected on sales that close in the newly...
Mobile's African-American Heritage Trail Grows
Posted on: February 11th, 2008
Union Baptist Church in the Plateau community was the focus of a grand celebration on Sunday, February 10, as descendents of the last slave ship Clotilda joined city and community leaders in...
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Comes to Mobile
Posted on: February 8th, 2008
Cameras and crews from the hit ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition were in Mobile for a week to do the nearly impossible: demolish a home, build a new one, and change one family's members lives...
Section of Craft Highway Closing
Posted on: February 8th, 2008
Beginning Monday, February 11, 2008, Craft Highway between Osage Street and Velma Street will be closed to all traffic for bridge work. The work will take approximately one week to complete. Detours...
FYI Mobile - January 31, 2008
Posted on: January 31st, 2008
News from the City of Mobile FYI Mobile January 31, 2008 ...
Forbes Recognizes Mobile as Fastest Growing Market
Posted on: January 31st, 2008
Mobile is on a tremendous streak – and the nation is taking notice. Forbes magazine says Mobile will have the greatest "gross metropolitan product (GMP)" increase between 2007 and 2012. They...
What Will Mobile Look Like in 10 Years?
Posted on: January 30th, 2008
Keith Weaver of EDSA, the firm hired to create a new comprehensive plan for downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, laid out the process for the New Mobile Plan at the "Breakfast with the Mayor" event...
Mardi Gras Monday Trash to be Collected Early
Posted on: January 30th, 2008
Due to Mardi Gras parades, Monday’s scheduled trash routes will be collected on Saturday, February 2, 2008 (two days earlier than normal). This is for all residents on the NORTH side of the City...
Mobile Selected as Pilot Site for Emergency Preparedness Program
Posted on: January 29th, 2008
Mobile has been chosen as the national pilot site by the OASIS Foundation of America (OFA), headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., for a community-based readiness and response program. The announcement...