Mobile Metro Jail Replaced Failed Air-Conditioning Units in 2007
In August 2007, Mobile County moved to replace two failed Metro Jail air-conditioning units as heat affected inmates and about 230 employees.
2007 Report Looked to Hyundai’s Impact as North Mobile County Prepared for Growth
Archived WKRG coverage examined how Hyundai's growth in central Alabama could foreshadow changes expected in North Mobile County.
2007 Report Examined Incentives and Environmental Questions Around ThyssenKrupp
Archived WKRG coverage addressed public questions about incentives and environmental effects connected to the planned ThyssenKrupp steel mill.
2007 Report Outlined What ThyssenKrupp Could Mean for Calvert Area Jobs
Archived WKRG coverage outlined expected job types and community changes tied to the planned ThyssenKrupp mill near Calvert.
2007 Tour Captured Saraland’s Growth and Small-Town Character
Archived WKRG coverage from 2007 highlighted Saraland's parks, new subdivisions, civic projects and growth plans.
A 2007 Tour of Atmore, Alabama: Part One
A WKRG Hometown Tour highlighted Atmore's history, rail and timber heritage, and close-knit community in 2007.
A 2007 Tour of Atmore, Alabama: Part Two
The second part of a 2007 WKRG Atmore feature examined the Poarch Creek community and planned development.
A Chickasaw Politician’s Quiet Campaign to Free a Louisiana Governor
Former Mobile County Tax Assessor Ken Malone planned a public crusade to free imprisoned ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards. After a two-hour prison visit in 2007, he agreed to fight quietly…
Fifteen Ethics Counts Filed Against Mobile Circuit Judge Herman Thomas
The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission lodged a 15-count complaint in March 2007 against Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas, sidelining him from the bench while the case proceeded.
Ten Million Federal Dollars Headed to Choctaw Point and the State Docks Rail Terminal
The U.S. Department of Transportation agreed in February 2007 to release more than $10 million to the Alabama State Port Authority for the Choctaw Point Terminal and an intermodal rail…