City of Mobile

Mayor Sandy Stimpson is announcing that he will not seek re-election to a fourth term as Mayor of Mobile in the 2025 municipal elections. At the end of his third term, Mayor Stimpson will have served the city for 12 years, winning election in 2013 and re-election in 2017 and 2021.

Registration is still open for the City of Mobile's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event set for Sept. 21. The free event allows residents to discard items that the city cannot accept during routine trash and garbage collection.

Registration continues as the City of Mobile will host the 101st Annual National Public Parks Tennis Championships, which are taking place Sept. 20-22. Port City leaders are billing the “Tennis on the Bay” tournament as a weekend full of fun activities and exciting competitions.

The Mobile Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a fishing clinic for young Mobilians at Tricentennial Park on Saturday, Aug. 17. The “Kids Fishing Clinic” is for kids ages 5 through 15 and will teach the basics of fishing.

Applications are now open for the next cohort of the City of Mobile’s C251: Citizens Academy. The program offers Mobilians an opportunity to learn more about their city government and its departments directly from our team leaders.

A 6-0 vote by the City Council in Mobile, Alabama, sets the stage for Amtrak passenger trains to roll from New Orleans to Mobile next year. The Sun Herald reports that the Mobile council voted Tuesday to fund the passenger service for three years.

Mobile’s Police Chief will reportedly reject a settlement offer made by the city, according to Fox10 TV. This comes as city council leaders gave Paul Prine a deadline at noon on Friday, April 26 to accept that settlement agreement, in which he would have to resign and be removed as Police Chief.

Mobile has released a redacted copy of a review examining practices within the city's police department. Former U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown conducted the probe at the request of Mayor Sandy Stimpson and resulted in Police Chief Paul Prine being placed on administrative leave.

There is reportedly an option for Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine to keep a job with the city. The news comes after Mayor Sandy Stimpson requested the city council to adopt an ordinance on Tuesday, April 23 to remove Prine from his position after what Stimpson described as "irreconcilable differences" with Prine.

The Artism Showcase, put on by the city of Mobile and its department of Parks and Recreation, shows the talents of local artists on the Autism spectrum. This is the showcase’s inaugural yea