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RESTORE Council vote confirms $305 million for coastal ecology work Updated Apr 28, 2021; Posted Apr 28, 2021 Participants in the Gulf of Mexico Conservation Corps, aka GulfCorps, get information about a project on the shoreline of Mobile Bay in 2018. Funding approved Wednesday will extend the program for four years.Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com Facebook Share A $302 million slate of restoration projects approved Wednesday by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council includes well ove...

Proposed I-10 truck bridge could compromise safety Updated 2:43 PM; Today 2:43 PM Truck traffic along Interstate 10 near the U.S. 98 exit in Daphne, Ala., on Thursday, March 25, 2021. State and local officials are considering the construction of a truck-only bridge over the Mobile River that will be financed through $10 to $15 tolls on large trucks. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com). Facebook Share By Don Epley, PhD | Coastal Economics, LLC ALDOT is proposing a new $750 million Truck Bridge over the...

Mobile sewer overflows release almost 500K gallons Updated Apr 11, 2021; Posted Apr 11, 2021 A manhole cover in Mobile, Ala. overflows after heavy rains on Aug. 16, 2016. (FILE)FILE, Courtesy Mobile Baykeeper Facebook Share Saturday’s storms in south Alabama caused sewer overflows in 16 locations in the Mobile area, releasing about 480,000 gallons of untreated sewage, according to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. The Mobile water utility said the overflows were caused when rainwater ...

Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA launched the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) into the Mobile River on March 30USS Canberra…

Poll shows support for I-10 truck toll bridge; 90% concerned over congestion Updated Apr 01, 2021; Posted Apr 01, 2021 A rendering of the I-10 Mobile River Bridge project from a few years ago. Local leaders introduced the concepts behind an alternative plan for Interstate 10 that keeps the bridge portion of the project. The overall $725 million project includes building a new bridge that will be financed, in part, by the trucking industry through tolls assessed on large trucks. (John Sharp/js...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Community cooperation key to moving forward in Baldwin Posted Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:10 am Baldwin County is not only Alabama’s fastest growing county and the largest in the state geographically, it is also a collection of cities and towns with a variety of history and populations. While Baldwin County has more than 200,000 full-time residents, a nu...

February 26, 2021 By H. Nelson Spencer Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation (CMT), a part of the Cooper Group of companies based in Mobile, Ala., recently took delivery of the first of two vessels from Blakeley BoatWorks, a sister company out of Mobile as well. The twin-screw towboat will serve the company’s fleets between Baton Rouge, La., and Head of Passes on the Lower Mississippi River. Blakeley delivered the new boat, the...

After a year and a half of waiting, drivers wondering if plans for improved access across Mobile Bay were stalled forever got good news in the form of a letter from Montgomery. Gov. Kay Ivey told …

The story of Clotilda, the last U.S. slave ship — and its descendants Michael Smith Over his lifetime he owned 600 slaves. He also advocated “gradual” freedom for slaves but deportation to Africa following emancipation. And he documented his belief that Black people were inferior. He was the same fellow that penned “all men are created equal.” His name was Thomas Jefferson. In his 1806 State of the Union Address, Jefferson proposed legislation to end the importation of slaves. Importi...

By Guy Busby FAIRHOPE – Eastern Shore residents and officials are launching plans to clean the waters of Mobile Bay. State Rep. Joe Faust, R-Fairhope, said the group, “Clean Water Alabama,” will work to find ways to improve the waters that drain into Mobile Bay. He said residents of the Eastern Shore and other areas of Baldwin County should receive letters in February asking them to take part in the effort. Faust said the plan began on a smaller scale, with concerns over Weeks Bay, but or...