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The Mobile County Health Department issued a water quality advisory for Dauphin Island's east end on Friday.

Jones said he's willing to meet with current Mayor Sandy Stimpson to discuss a possible forum. But the former mayor said there needs to be planning and goals and objectives.

The proposed measure would ban the use of alternative smoking devices, such as e-cigarettes, e-pipes and hookahs, in enclosed public places, such as restaurants, bars and retail stores as well as sports facilities.

A manhunt was underway on Friday afternoon at Spring Hill College after an inmate escaped from Springhill Medical Center in nothing but his hospital gown, according the Mobile Police Department.

Gregory said Friday that council members need to do their part to continue the healing from a divisive mayoral campaign of 2013. She and Joel Daves plan to vote in favor of Councilman Fred Richardson's nomination of Jones to the water board, which would give the former mayor enough votes.

Councilman Fred Richardson said he believes that Mayor Sandy Stimpson should put Paul "Randy" Smith's name up for consideration to the permanent job as chief of the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department.

For the first time since the 1980's, two area-law enforcement officers working out of the Child Advocacy Center of Mobile were chosen by their respective agencies as Officer and Deputy of the Year. The pair was recognized on Friday by the center's Board of Directors for their work investigating multiple high-profile cases.

The debate hosted by news channel FOX 10 at Homestead Village in Fairhope attracted a room full of people, hoping to sort out where each of them stand on pivotal issues. Here are a four themes we teased out of the debate and how some of the candidates responded.

Tuesday's primary election is the first time a photo ID will be required for voters to cast their ballot.

The delays and spiraling costs of the GulfQuest Maritime Museum are put on the shoulders of former Mayor Sam Jones' administration and the project manager in a memo obtained by AL.com. What's more, the city can't track the millions of taxpayer dollars it spent on GulfQuest.