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Rich said she hasn't always achieved support on issues she supported, but never threatened gridlock on council matters.

Councilman Fred Richardson answers an array of questions following the latest dust-up with Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and his administration at Government Plaza.

About 300 members and guests of the Rotary Club of Mobile gathered at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa for a prayer breakfast on Wednesday morning to celebrate the club's centennial.

Richarsdon said Wednesday, one day after the mayor's administration left the council meeting, that he doesn't have an open-door relationship with anyone in the mayor's office. He said that is unlike former Mayor Sam Jones and Mike Dow's administrations.

As one would expect during an extremely large outdoor beach party, the most prevalent offense during the 2013 Hangout Music Festival was public intoxication. But that was just one of nearly two dozen charges over 70 people faced during the event.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Mobile has announced that prosecutor Vicki Davis will oversee efforts to protect the rights of voters during the June 3 primaries, as well as the general election in November.

The weather has started to get nasty again.

Phone issues, relocation and other hassles aside, officials with the Mobile County District Attorney's Office say it's still business as usual at Government Plaza in the wake of a fire on May 3.

Deon Johnson, 20, was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a car in a church parking in 2011.

Councilman Levon Manzie said he likes the way the district is operated right now, but would like to see it become a permanent part of the city.