Mobile County Commission
Six Love Your Community teams were recently presented with grants totaling $7,500 by the Mobile County Commission. The grants were presented to the following groups: $500 to the Hope and Charity Coalition Group to host a community cleanup in Fernland near Grand Bay; $1,000 to the LeRoy Raine Team for a brick memorial and landscaping…
The Mobile County Commission has appointed Kimberly Newberry Sanderson to the position of county engineer. She is the first female County Engineer in Mobile County’s 212-year history. On April 1, the commission granted Sanderson the authority to act as county engineer in advance of the retirement of W. Bryan Kegley, and on May 9, she…
The Africatown Hall & Food Bank recently opened at 2201 Paper Mill Road in Mobile, the Mobile County Commission announced. The commission says that the new facility it constructed will be a central location for existing revitalization and community improvement activities in Africatown. It has a food bank equipped with refrigeration and is the new…
S&P Global recently announced it has raised the Mobile County Commission’s general obligation debt and long-term ratings to AA+ from AA and has designated the county’s outlook as “stable.” “In layman’s terms, it’s like upgrading from a very good credit score to an even better one,” the commission said. “These upgrades signify a vote of…
The Mobile County Commission recently appointed E. Edwin “Eddie” Kerr to the position of county administrator. Kerr has been interim county administrator since March 1 in advance of the retirement of Glenn L. Hodge. Kerr has been employed by the commission since 2006 in positions of increasing responsibility, including deputy county administrator and environmental services…
Six Love Your Community teams each received a $1,500 grant from the Mobile County Commission for their litter-reduction work in Mobile County during the third-annual Love Your Community Earth Day Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Event on April 20 in Mobile. The following volunteer teams were awarded the grants for planned beautification projects: Loving Litter Clean…
The Mobile County Commission awarded the bid for Escatawpa Hollow Park & Campground’s Phase 1B of construction to M.W. Rogers Construction Co. Phase 1B improvements include renovating the existing cabin into a café, general store and blackwater river system interpretive center, as well as the construction of a new playground and an elevated office/restroom facility,…
The Mobile County Commission recently promoted Eric Linsley to director of facilities and maintenance. He has served as interim director of facilities and maintenance for seven months. In his new role, Linsley’s responsibilities include leading Mobile County’s facilities and maintenance function and overseeing the departments of building maintenance, electronics, custodial, and facilities engineering and design.…
After being closed for more than 15 years, the Linksman Golf Course in West Mobile is getting closer to reopening, FOX10 reports. Recently, Mobile County Commission officials awarded a $13.7-million contract to Mid-America Golf & Landscape to kickstart construction. This funding, sourced from district resources and American Rescue Plan Act money, will be used to…
The Mobile County Commission has approved a contract to begin construction for the Dauphin Island Causeway Restoration Project, which will restore tidal habitat along the 3.3-mile stretch of Dauphin Island Causeway from Mobile County’s Bayfront Park to Cedar Point. The project is funded by grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Emergency Coastal Resilience…
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