Mobile News
The latest Mobile news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Mobile fraud timeline: fake vendor fooled staff for 4 months
An impersonator first contacted Mobile's Finance Department May 22, the city said. The $14.7 million arena payment went to a fake account Oct. 5.
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Housing
Taylor Landing: $27M affordable homes set for Baltimore Street
Mobile is set to break ground on Taylor Landing, more than 60 affordable apartments and townhomes at 1030 Baltimore St. Every unit will be affordable housing.
Port of Mobile
Former USS Enterprise tow closes Mobile Ship Channel Friday
The channel from the Gulf to the Cochrane Bridge is shut to commercial traffic for the 8- to 10-hour tow. A safety zone will ring the berth for about four years.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 13: Meetings, Schools, Around town
Nov. 13: 3 items from Mobile's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
City Hall
Mobile council denies Spring Hill store rezoning on Old Shell Road
Mobile's City Council denied Food Pak's request to rezone a wooded lot at 5070 Old Shell Road for a store. The lot in Spring Hill stays zoned for single-family homes.
Fire-Rescue
Mobile firefighters collect for Dumas Wesley and MDA this week
Mobile Fire-Rescue's annual boot drive runs Thursday through Saturday at four stores. Last year it raised $20,000, split between Dumas Wesley and the MDA.
City Hall
Mobile TIF districts: council asks mayor for draft plans first
Mobile's council told the mayor Nov. 10 to draft TIF project plans for Midtown, the South Riverfront and Tillman's Corner. It did not set the Dec. 1 hearing.
SS United States
SS United States to sink Thursday after 20 months in Mobile
The 990-foot ocean liner that spent 20 months being stripped at a Mobile River berth is set to be sunk off Destin, Florida, on Thursday. Here is how to watch.
Parks
Cypress Creek Golf Course now open six days, rounds from $30
Mobile County's new public course in southwest Mobile opens Tuesday through Sunday. An 18-hole round costs $30 midweek, and the first 100 members pay $1,750.
Elections
Mobile County results: Burch reelected and road plan passes
Sheriff Paul Burch won a new term with 51.4% and the $82 million road program passed with 63.6%. Unofficial Mobile County results with all precincts counted.
Elections
Mobile County road plan passes: what $82M builds in Mobile
Voters approved the $82M Pay-As-You-Go road plan with 63.8% on Nov. 3. About $30.9M goes to Mobile streets, including Dauphin Street and Michigan Avenue.
Jobs
Mobile unemployment 4.5% in September, above U.S. rate
Mobile's jobless rate was 4.5% in September, up from 3.9% a year earlier and now above the U.S. rate. The city has 1,680 fewer residents working than in 2025.
City Hall
Mobile fires 1 worker, puts 2 on leave over $14.7M theft
One Mobile city employee was fired and two put on paid leave over the $14.7 million theft. The mayor said a fraudster posed as a real vendor.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Meetings, Schools
Oct. 28: 3 items from Mobile's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: Meetings, Schools
Oct. 27: 3 items from Mobile's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Meetings, Schools
Oct. 27: 3 items from Mobile's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
City Hall
Mobile residents ask council for audit of $14.7M fraud
Five residents asked the Mobile City Council on Oct. 27 for answers on the $14.7 million fraud. One employee has since been fired and two are on paid leave.
Business
Port of Mobile posts record $245M year after deepening
The Alabama Port Authority took in about $245 million in fiscal 2026, up more than 20%, as 168 deep-draft ships used the 50-foot channel in its first year.