Why did Tony Kennon quit?

Sunday, March 16, 2008

by Ryan Dezember, Staff Reporter

ORANGE BEACH -- During the summer of 2004, Tony Kennon, then a 47-year-old owner of a fitness center chain, campaigned door to door for a City Council spot. Eight months into his term, he quit, saying a new business venture needed his attention.

"I believe I won't be able to serve the citizens of Orange Beach in a way they should be served," Kennon said upon resigning.

Now, Kennon is a candidate for mayor, and he provides a different account of why he left office, suggesting that then-Mayor Steve Russo and City Attorney Larry Sutley, both later convicted on federal corruption charges, had threatened him.

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