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Mayor Jones Discusses Eminent Domain Concerns with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair
Posted on: June 5th, 2006
Mayor Sam Jones, along with Philadelphia Mayor John Street, led a delegation of mayors to meet with Senator Arlen Specter (PA) in Washington, D.C. on May 10 to discuss growing concerns about pending...
Operation Unity Nets 14 Guilty Pleas
Posted on: June 1st, 2006
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones, along with interim police chief Lester Hargrove announced another victory for the Mobile Police Department and Operation Unity. As part of the third phase of Operation Unity...
Market on the Hill Opens in West Mobile
Posted on: June 1st, 2006
Mobile’s newest farmer’s market, The Market on the Hill opened at the Mobile Museum of Art. Citizens can shop for the freshest fruits, vegetables, baked goods, plants and much more. They can...
Mayor Recognizes State Baseball Champs
Posted on: May 30th, 2006
Members of the Baker High School 6A State Baseball Champions attended a recent Mobile City Council Meeting. Mayor Sam Jones recognized them with Certificates of Award....
Mobile Gets Visit from Sister-City Residents
Posted on: May 30th, 2006
Mobile got a visit from residents of its sister-city, Kosice, Slovakia. Dr. Vjaceslav Bobak and his wife Viera, will spend a month here in America visiting their daughter Veronika. Veronika, along...
Safety Checkpoints and House Raids Net Big Catches
Posted on: May 22nd, 2006
Mayor Sam Jones, along with interim Police Chief Lester Hargrove and members of the Mobile Police Department, unveiled what has been confiscated during the past months’ security checkpoints and...
Major Community Cleanup Day for Trinity Gardens
Posted on: May 20th, 2006
As part of an $80,000 Weed and Seed grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, residents from Trinity Gardens held a community cleaning competition throughout the neighborhood. Students from Brazier...
Hurricane Preparedness Week News Conference
Posted on: May 18th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: R. Steve Huffman May 18, 2006 Release # (EMA-2006-11) HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK NEWS CONFERENCE Who: Representatives from Mobile...
City of Mobile Awarded $40,000 Education Grant
Posted on: May 17th, 2006
Mayor Sam Jones presented the Mobile County Public School System with a check for $40,000 as part of the Mayor's High School Reform Planning Grant. Mobile is one of only two cities to be awarded the...
Michael Donald Avenue Dedicated
Posted on: May 16th, 2006
Mayor Sam Jones and District Two Councilman William Carroll, officially dedicated Michael Donald Avenue at a ceremony on May 16, 2006. Last month, the Mobile City Council renamed Herndon Avenue to...