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Mayor Sandy Stimpson, new University of South Alabama president Tony Waldrop, former mayor Sam Jones and many more prominent Mobilians were among those who attended the gala.

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"It has been the most wonderful things," said Carolyne Hollis, chairwoman of the Foley Centennial Committee. "I've been involved with many things with the city of Foley for many years but this is one of the most memorable things that has ever been for me."

The United Concerned Citizens of Prichard are requesting that Council Attorney Greg Harris review whether former Councilwoman Earline Martin-Harris' actions as a sitting council member were appropriate. Martin-Harris resigned on Wednesday before a trial was set to begin on questions about her residency in Daphne.

The raging inferno involving two tractor-trailer trucks on Interstate 65 on the Dolly Parton Bridge is causing massive delays on the Interstate 10 Bayway, the Causeway and the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge, according to state troopers.

Hundreds of professionals helped ensure last weekend's Hangout Music Festival was a roaring success but, behind the scenes, the next generation was getting real-world experience thanks to a partnership involving local students.

Police reached out to the public Thursday to find a man wanted on one count of murder in the shooting of a 20-year-old Mobile man.

U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose's ruling affirms a recommendation made in April by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sonja Bivins. DuBose also denied a request by the U.S. Justice Department to allow government lawyers to amend the civil complaint.

Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek said that school officials are investigating allegations that an elementary principal may have encouraged her teachers to give students the answers to specific questions on their end-of-quarter tests.

The Highway Trust Fund could be running a deficit later this year if Congress and the Obama Administration do not agree upon a funding solution.