A journalist covering news and politics in Alabama with a focus on the state's coastal area.
Mobile, AL
Joined March 2010
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Sabato's Crystal Ball now has #AL2 between @repscfigures and @RhettforAlabama as a "toss up." This is according to a release sent out today, and one week before the Nov. 3 election. District was redrawn by AL Legislature in the spring to give Republicans the advantage.
Mobile City Council meeting pushed back to 11 am due to the lengthy preconference meeting in which the $14.7 million fraud is being discussed among council members.
@City_of_Mobile talking about the $14.7 million problem transaction during pre-conference. Hope it’s discussed at the regular session as I suspect it will. Preconference is often not available to the general public aside from a live stream. More later @aldotcom
"Home rule" seems to be getting its day on the campaign trail in Alabama. Here's what Senator Tommy Tuberville said about giving local governments more authority to handle their issues: al.com/politics/2026/10/tube…
The largest GOMESA allocation to an Alabama project this year is going to Mobile. One councilman is raising concerns about the amount of the city’s match. The latest: al.com/news/2026/10/brookley…
Brewton was the hardest hit community in Alabama from the impacts of #HurricaneIsaias. The latest from the county seat in Alabama's Escambia County: al.com/news/2026/10/power-ou…
Good read here by @LawrenceSpecker on "Clown Panic" documentary released today on @hulu. I remember covering this in 2016, and the fear occurring in Flomaton at the time. al.com/news/mobile/2026/10/c…
Weird weekend of football and not in a good way. Bonehead football led to a Wash-NYGiants tie, Seattle just fumbled in the end zone right before the half - just dumb. New Orleans is a weekly penalty-error-prone mess & and let's not talk about that Alabama game.
I got 2019 NFC championship New Orleans flashbacks with the pass interference no call. That decided this game despite the postgame interviews and rah-rah nonsense. #Alabama got jobbed there during a tremendous game.
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The City of Greenville is dealing with several trees down on roadways. Most major roadways are passable but we are asking everyone to not drive unless absolutely necessary today. There is still a lot of debris and hazards on most roadways.
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Conditions are worsening in the Greenville area! NO ONE SHOULD BE ON THE ROADWAYS AT THIS TIME. We have multiple trees down and power outages.
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The Greenville area has now been upgraded to a HURRICANE WARNING! This means winds are expected to reach between 74 and 100 mph. Please go to a safe place and stay there for the night!
6:30PM Update: Extreme winds continue across the northwestern Florida panhandle into southern Alabama. High winds WILL continue north into Escambia, Covington, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw counties through early tonight. Be in your safe place until the storm passes!
ALT Extreme winds continue across the northwestern Florida panhandle into southern Alabama. High winds WILL continue north into Escambia, Covington, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw counties through early tonight. Be in your safe place until the storm passes!
With #Isaias well to the east of us, and with @FOX10News understandably dedicating itself to the coverage, I had to order the Iowa game on Fox One. But the only coverage here is in Spanish. So - Vamos Hawkeyes!
Power is still on in Daphne, but somehow I don't think I'll be getting the #Hawkeyes game tonight. Maybe?!? 😬
This is how you handle the trolls. RIP #DaCoach
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Some Fairhope trees already taking a beating .... . #fairhopetimesnews #fairhopeweather #hurricaneisaias #mobilebay
#Isaías arrives to Daphne, Alabama. Power outages rising throughout the Alabama Gulf Coast. Storm is shifting to the east of us and well into the Florida Panhandle.
I wrote this after Sally in 2020. Same frustrations certainly to resurface this year. I know it's expensive to bury the power lines, but -- al.com/news/2020/09/reimagin…
Jersey Mike’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Foosackly’s all are open today. But what restaurant is closed on the Eastern Shores of Baldwin County? @WaffleHouse. Interesting. Is the “index” no longer?
