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Festival goers enjoy the Latin sounds of Ozomatli, Friday's first band on the main Hangout stage, at Hangout 2014 in Gulf Shores, Ala. on May 16, 2014. (Sharon Steinmann/ssteinmann@al.com)Sharon Steinmann  MOBILE, Ala. -- Dottie Perry, an attorney in Mobile, offered...

As of early Friday afternoon, medical crews assisted about a dozen people and a few who passed out after apparently partying a little too hard, too early.

Mobile City Council in agreement that something needs to be done, but it's unclear when action might be taken to crack down on spice dealers operating out of a Mobile business.

After a statewide election severed the city's control over the utility and a state Supreme Court gave them the power back, residents in Mobile County will once again decide the fate of the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board in a referendum next month.

Nine students from a pair of high schools were arrested after a brawl broke out outside Murphy High School on Thursday afternoon, according to the Mobile Police Department.

The Baldwin Beach Express, a highway that will stretch from Interstate 10 to the Foley Beach Express, won't be opening this spring.

Festival goers started to fill up the beach on Friday as Los Angeles, Calif., band Ozomatli took to the stage to entertain with their Latin, hip hop, and rock infused music at Hangout Fest 2014.

Manzie said that the stalemate can be resolved, while Councilman Fred Richardson clarifies his Thursday meeting with Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson. There are no appointments on Tuesday's council agenda.

The plaza, featuring a 52-foot clock and bell tower, is being constructed at the city's downtown Heritage Park as a key commemoration of the city's 100th anniversary of incorporation. A celebration is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2015, at the plaza.

Mobile City Council to vote Tuesday on transferring $34,000 from the Capital to the General Fund to pay for employee training.