Mobile Family Chosen for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2008
The Gaudet family of Mobile was selected for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in February 2008 after their hurricane-damaged home and fire damage made life difficult for eight residents.
Workforce Alliance Finished Its Plan and Went Looking for Someone to Run It
With a strategic plan complete and major industrial projects arriving in Mobile County, the South Alabama Regional Workforce Development Alliance opened a search for a director to carry the plan…
Mobile and Baldwin Counties Offered Early Voting for 2008 Election
Archived WKRG coverage detailed the limited early-voting locations available in Mobile and Baldwin counties before the 2008 election.
143 Sick in 2008 Outbreak on Mobile-Based Carnival Cruise
In January 2008, the CDC reviewed an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness among 143 passengers and crew members aboard Carnival's Holiday after it returned to Mobile.
Mardi Gras and Senior Bowl Crowds Boosted Downtown Mobile in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report described a tourism and hospitality boost in downtown Mobile as Mardi Gras coincided with the Senior Bowl.
Foley Police Broke Up Fight at 2008 Stabbing Scene
A 2008 WKRG report covered a fight between relatives at the scene of a Foley stabbing investigation.
Foley House Fire Killed One and Injured Another in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered a fatal overnight Foley house fire that investigators believed began with a candle left burning in a kitchen.
Mobile County School Board Elected New Leaders in 2007
The Mobile County school board elected new officers in November 2007 as incoming superintendent Dr. Roy Nichols began visiting local schools.