Lagniappe Daily

01/28/2025

One week after a historic winter storm shut down the city of Mobile, council members got back to work by proposing a potential increase to both the mayor’s salary and the municipality’s lodging tax.

One week after a historic winter storm shut down the city of Mobile, council members got back to work by proposing a potential increase to both the mayor’s salary and

01/28/2025

Saraland quarterback K.J. Lacey was named Mr. Football for the 2024 season by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. The announcement was made at the ASWA’s annual Player of the Year luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery Tuesday afternoon…

Saraland quarterback K.J. Lacey was named Mr. Football for the 2024 season by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. The announcement was made at the ASWA’s annual Player of the Year

01/28/2025

In a post to social media Saturday, Mobile rapper Honeykomb Brazy revealed a record deal with Birdman and Cash Money Records — a New Orleans-based hip-hop label that has fostered some of the genre’s biggest names, including Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj.

Brazy is currently incarcerated in Monroe County on federal gun charges.

Mobile-area artist HoneyKomb Brazy has landed a new record deal from behind bars.

01/28/2025

The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab have no plans to modify their exhibits after President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” by executive order last week.

The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab have no plans to modify their exhibits after President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of

01/28/2025

As schools across Mobile County work to combat overcrowding, local education officials are seeking ways to cut down on the number of portable classrooms used for daily lessons at institutions over maximum student capacity.

As schools across Mobile County work to combat overcrowding, local education officials are seeking ways to cut down on the number of portable classrooms used for daily lessons at institutions

01/28/2025

As the Reese’s Senior Bowl practice schedule begins Tuesday, officials for the all-star game, entering its 76th season, were left to do some last-minute adjustments to the roster as some players opted out of participation.

As the Reese’s Senior Bowl practice schedule begins Tuesday, officials for the all-star game, entering its 76th season, were left to do some last-minute adjustments to the roster as some

01/28/2025

Reese’s Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy met with members of the media covering this year’s game Monday afternoon at the Mobile Convention Center ballroom and he had high praise for the roster of players in this year’s game.

Reese’s Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy met with members of the media covering this year’s game Monday afternoon at the Mobile Convention Center ballroom and he had high praise

01/28/2025

The Fairhope City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to increase the salaries of the mayor and city councilors after the 2025 election, following the examples of other Eastern Shore cities in recent months.

The Fairhope City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to increase the salaries of the mayor and city councilors after the 2025 election, following the examples of other Eastern Shore cities

01/27/2025

An employee with the Mobile County Public School System central office allegedly sent an email to fellow employees pledging to protect migrant students from potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the near future, according to documen…

An employee with the Mobile County Public School System central office allegedly sent an email to fellow employees pledging to protect migrant students from potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids

01/27/2025

Mobile County is purchasing neighborhood property in Riviere du Chien to supplement its new Cypress Creek Golf Course.

01/27/2025

Sheriff Paul Burch said a shooting in Chickasaw Sunday that left one man dead and two others injured involved “gang affiliations” and “ongoing beef.”

01/27/2025

A 66-year-old Fairhope man was arrested Monday and charged with possession of child po*******hy after Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office investigators executed a search warrant at his home.

A 66-year-old Fairhope man was arrested Monday and charged with possession of child po*******hy after Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office investigators executed a search warrant at his home.

01/27/2025

Attorneys are preparing for a legal battle as Mobile city and county officials appear poised to green-light a takeover of electronic bond monitoring by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

01/27/2025

Leonard happy to be back home

01/27/2025

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim in Sunday’s shooting in Chickasaw.

01/27/2025

A 21-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly inappropriately grabbed a woman as she was walking on Upham Street, according to the Mobile Police Department.

01/27/2025

Construction crews are currently investigating the collapse of the new Gulf Shores High School athletic training facility that occurred early Monday morning, according to city spokesman Grant Brown.

01/27/2025

Alabama lawmakers reviewing the state’s school funding formula will soon share their findings with the full legislature. Some said Alabama should improve its model with more funding for student needs instead of restructuring it altogether.

Alabama lawmakers reviewing the state’s school funding formula will soon share their findings with the full legislature. Some said Alabama should improve its model with more funding for student needs