Mobile County Announced Cody Road Expansion and Closure Plan in 2009
A 2009 WKRG report described plans to expand a section of Cody Road in West Mobile and close it for construction.
Seventeen Months After Herman Thomas Left the Bench, Mobile’s Courts Still Wait for Answers
Seventeen months after Herman Thomas resigned from the Mobile County circuit bench and halted his own misconduct trial, the allegations against him remained unresolved and the questions kept resurfacing.
More Than 80,000 Revelers Filled Downtown Mobile in 2009
Mobile Police estimated that 83,267 people attended the Floral Mystics of Time parade in downtown Mobile on Feb. 21, 2009.
Mobile Police Trained on Motorcycles for Mardi Gras in 2009
Mobile Police trained officers on motorcycles at Municipal Park ahead of the 2009 Mardi Gras season, including navigating crowded parade conditions.
Republicans Fight Over Their Own Ballot in the District 22 Senate Special Election
A challenge to keep Citronelle businesswoman Judy Belk off the Republican ballot failed on a split vote, as three GOP contenders lined up for the seat left vacant by the…
Mobile County Democrats Take Their Meetings on the Road and Eye Two GOP-Held House Seats
The county Democratic executive committee planned to meet around the county during 2009 to build interest, as two Democrats were reported preparing challenges to Republican state Reps. Victor Gaston and…
An Orange Beach Developer Takes On Jo Bonner, and the Oddsmaker Is Unimpressed
Peter Gounares, 35, announced a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, arguing the incumbent had abandoned fiscal conservatism. Mobile oddsmaker Danny Sheridan called the newcomer a huge underdog.
From Manila to Mobile: Estella Dorn and the Festival That Taught a City Its Neighbors
The executive director of the Mobile International Festival, born in the Philippines and a Mobilian since 1984, addressed the Sunrise Rotary Club on the event that has introduced schoolchildren to…
St. Paul’s Students Raise $1,717 for the Heart Association on Wear Red Day
An out-of-uniform day and a bake sale at St. Paul's Episcopal School turned National Wear Red Day into $1,717 for the American Heart Association, all of it raised by the…
A Deer Hunt With His Son Ended Jo Bonner’s 2010 Run for Governor
The Mobile congressman was all in on a campaign for governor in mid-December. Two weeks later, on a hunting trip with his 10-year-old son, he changed his mind and never…