Orange Beach Deep Cleaning Nearing Completion in 2010
A 2010 WKRG report described oil-spill cleanup crews nearing the end of deep cleaning work on Orange Beach.
Giant Tar Mat Reached Orange Beach in December 2010
A 2010 WKRG report documented emergency cleanup of a large tar mat that reached Orange Beach.
Bay Minette’s No-Kill North Baldwin Animal Shelter Opens Its Doors
A new no-kill animal shelter is now caring for homeless dogs and cats in Bay Minette. The North Baldwin Animal Shelter, a privately funded nonprofit facility, opened in June 2010…
Hangout Music Festival Offers Discount Black Friday Passes for 2011 Show
South Alabama residents will get a shot at discounted weekend passes to the second annual Hangout Music Festival on Black Friday, festival organizers announced this week. A limited number of…
Fairhope Council Adopts New Noise Ordinance After Months of Debate
Fairhope city leaders convened a work session Monday afternoon to hash out a proposed noise ordinance that has pitted downtown business owners against residents living near the city’s entertainment spots.…
Angel Ride Rolls Into Fairhope With Blake Shelton Headlining the Weekend
Thousands of motorcycles will converge on Baldwin County this weekend for the 9th Annual Angel Ride at Oak Hollow Farm, the 300-acre Fairhope venue that hosts one of the region’s…
Baldwin County Tourism Reported Sharp Oil-Spill Decline in 2010
A 2010 WKRG report described a sharp summer tourism decline in Baldwin County's coastal communities after the Gulf oil spill.
Smoke, Sausage and a Secret German Recipe: Elberta Festival Draws Tens of Thousands Saturday
Area residents will trade summer’s oil-spill worries for a much simpler concern this weekend: getting a taste of the Elberta Volunteer Fire Department’s secret-recipe sausage before it sells out. The…
Emails and Amended Filings Reveal AEA’s Robo-Call Push for Bentley in GOP Runoff
Amended campaign finance reports and a trail of emails documented hundreds of thousands of teachers' union robo-calls made on behalf of Robert Bentley during his Republican runoff against Bradley Byrne.
Baldwin County’s Stormwater Amendment Faces an Uphill Vote Amid ‘Rain Tax’ Backlash
Baldwin County leaders asked voters to approve a stormwater management measure on the November ballot, but a wave of anti-government sentiment and a 'rain tax' label left the proposal facing…