Alabama Leaders Proposed Study of Florence-to-Mobile Freeway in 2008
A 2008 report covered a proposed state commission to study financing and building a freeway from Florence to Mobile.
Scores, Snobs and Robert Parker: A Mobile Wine Merchant on What Wine Writing Is For
As the Burgundy authority Clive Coates prepared to attack the wine press by name, a Mobile wine shop manager offered a more complicated defense of Robert Parker, and a warning…
Boston’s Bang Camaro Bring Their Wall-of-Sound Metal Show to the Port City
A different kind of army is making its way into Mobile: the roughly 30-member rock collective known as Bang Camaro, a Boston-born band that has built a reputation for burying…
A Local History Column Revisits Downtown Mobile’s Fading Landmarks
A nostalgia-driven local history column revisited the old Mobile Greyhound Bus Station and the long-debated location of Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, reviving interest in pieces of downtown Mobile's past.
2008 Report Detailed Major Mobile County Drug Seizure
A historical WKRG report said Mobile County deputies described a 2008 seizure of thousands of Ecstasy pills, cocaine, guns and other property after an undercover investigation.
Why Mobile County Needs a Real Stormwater Plan Before the Next Big Storm
As rain rolls off rooftops, parking lots and newly cleared subdivisions across the Gulf Coast, a growing number of residents and observers are asking a pointed question: why does Mobile…
Interstate Car Chase Ended in Mobile County in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered a chase that began in Biloxi and ended with two people taken into custody in Mobile County.
Mobile Education Graduates Faced Uneven Job Market in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report examined the job search for Mobile-area education graduates, including interest in Baldwin County openings and out-of-state teaching.
Mobile County Deputies Reported Major Drug Seizure in 2008
In April 2008, Mobile County deputies reported seizing thousands of Ecstasy pills, cocaine, firearms and electronics during an investigation in West Mobile.
Rose Season Arrives in Mobile, and a Wine Buyer Makes His Annual Case for Pink
Rose wines reach the shelves in late spring and vanish by midsummer. In April 2008 a Mobile wine merchant explained how they are made, why they were long dismissed, and…