Hockey debate divides Mobile mayoral candidates  MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — As we approach the Mobile mayoral runoff, we’re learning the two candidates have different visions when it comes to hockey in the Port City.  The current administration has pushed for a return of professional hockey, an idea that has mayoral candidates Spiro Cheriogotis and Barbara Drummond skating in different directions. Barbara [...]

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Steve Flowers: Mayor’s Races Around State Next Week This is a very big election year for cities throughout the state. Most mayors and city councils are running this summer. In fact, the elections are right around the corner on August 26. The marque race is for Mayor of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson is retiring as one of Mobile’s most successful mayors after three […] The post Steve Flowers: Mayor’s Races Around State Next Week appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

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Mobile mayor releases proposed budget MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile City Council received the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Wednesday. According to a release from the City of Mobile, the proposal includes more allocations for public safety programs and initiatives, stormwater management, and local infrastructure improvements. Though the projected revenue for the city is forecasted to stay [...]

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This Mobile mayoral candidate just topped $1 million in contributions MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Spiro Cheriogotis has topped $1 million in contributions in his race to be the Mayor of Mobile.  The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State show Cheriogotis has raised $1,041,522 in cash contributions, which is more than his three opponents combined. He has spent about half of [...]

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4 candidates vying to succeed Stimpson as Mobile mayor MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Interest is high in August's municipal election as Mobile's mayoral seat is open for the first time since 2013. Mayor Sandy Stimpson is not running for a fourth term in office. Four candidates are hoping to take his place. Spiro Cheriogotis is a former District Court Judge who gave up his [...]

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Mobile mayoral candidates Connie Hudson and Paul Prine weigh in on public safety Tillman's Corner, Ala. (WKRG) — Mayoral candidates Connie Hudson and Paul Prine spoke to the public today, addressing a variety of topics including their top priority, crime. At a forum hosted by the Southwest Mobile County Chamber of Commerce in Tillmans Corner, Hudson and Prine spoke on topics ranging from the economy to infrastructure and [...]

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Stephen Nodine withdrawing from Mobile mayor's race MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Just months into the race, Stephen Nodine has announced he is withdrawing his candidacy for mayor of Mobile. In a news release Tuesday, Nodine highlighted his accomplishments as a public official — first as a Mobile City councilman from 2001-2004, and then as a Mobile County Commissioner from 2004-2010. "During my [...]

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Mobile mayoral candidates discuss city issues at forum MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — With the election three months away, all seven of Mobile's mayoral candidates took the stage Tuesday night at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church to discuss city issues. Mobile residents gathered at the church to get a clearer understanding of who they want to become their next mayor. The seven candidates running [...]

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Mobile mayor to give speech at ACCEL Academy graduation MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — ACCEL Academy's graduation ceremony Tuesday night will feature Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson as the keynote speaker. According to a school news release, 154 seniors will be graduating at 6 p.m. on May 13 at the Oscar H. Lipscomb Athletic Complex. Valedictorian La'Kendra West and Salutatorian Jaya Turner will be giving commencement [...]

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