Creola News

A rescue at a smoky apartment led the state public housing group to name Mobile's Leon Cunningham its 2008-09 Maintenance Worker of the Year.

Mobile County sheriff's deputies working on several tips searched a home in Creola Monday and arrested a 43-year-old man after components of a working methamphetamine lab were found, sheriff's spokeswoman Lori Myles said.

Some Mobile County voters will have new places to cast their ballots next year. The County Commission this week approved combining some polling precincts and eliminating others.

Attorney Mark Erwin announced Wednesday that he intends to challenge incumbent John Tyson Jr.

August 1 -- Steel plant ThyssenKrupp's arrival to North Mobile County is providing new opportunities for jobs and water.

A husband and wife were arrested at their Creola home in front of their four children Thursday night after police and Mobile County Sheriff's Deputies raided the residence looking for meth, authorities said.

Rebecca Barry performs during a Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival concert on Saturday.

Sometimes a festival starts out with a theme and finds acts to match; sometimes a festival starts booking and the overall motif simply emerges.

Already serving 45 years for a robbing a store and a theater in Mobile County, Kenterrio Scott was sentenced today to more than 11 additional years for an additional pair of bank robberies.

The list of members belonging to the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus who claim they were unaware of a resolution issued by the group intended to put the state of Alabama, and specifically Mobile county district attorney John Tyson Jr., "on notice" for treating black politicians and community leaders unfairly, continues to grow, according to state ...

May 20 -- The Mobile County Sheriff's department wants to make sure you're not a victim of check fraud.

The U.S. Secret Service, Mobile County Sheriff's Office and Regions Bank are sponsoring a seminar to teach consumers how to prevent themselves from becoming a victim of check fraud.

Bob and Carolyn Brown have been enjoying their Creola garden for 52 years. They collect vintage roses wherever they can find them, sometimes from new gardening friends or take a cutting from an old cemetery rose bush.

Drivers on U.S. 43 in the Mobile County city of Creola may notice more state troopers and police patrols this week.