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.
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.
Saraland Fire Rescue Lands a $54,526 Federal Grant for Operations and Safety
The Department of Homeland Security agreed to release $54,526 to the Saraland Fire Rescue Department in late 2006 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, money earmarked for operations and…
Mobile’s Sales Tax Receipts Jumped More Than 20 Percent in the Month of the Tax Holiday
City figures showed Mobile collected $9.7 million in August 2006 sales taxes, up more than 20 percent from the prior year, in the month of Alabama's back-to-school sales tax holiday.
What a US Airways Takeover of Delta Would Mean at Mobile Regional Airport
With US Airways pursuing an $8 billion hostile bid for Delta in late 2006, Mobile Regional Airport's marketing director weighed better connections against the risk of higher fares and less…
Absentee Requests Sag Again in Mobile County, Pointing to Low Turnout on Election Day
Mobile County's probate judge reported 2,824 absentee ballot requests and about 1,200 returns days before the November 2006 election, figures he said pointed to a low turnout.
Is Mobile’s Golden Age Right Now? A Realtor Makes the Case for the Present Tense
Oyster stands on Government Street, the Lyric Theatre, wartime shipyards running around the clock -- all had a claim. But in the third entry of a series on Mobile's golden…
A Mother’s Notes to a Son: An Election, a Wedding, and a Mobile Household in 2004
A collection of e-mails from a Mobile mother to her grown son captures the 2004 election season as it was lived in one Alabama household: gloom, gallows humor, wedding logistics…
Salvation or Snake Eyes? Two Mobilians Argue Over the Convention Center’s Return on Investment
A published conversation between two Mobile observers weighs whether the downtown convention center has paid for itself, why Government Plaza depresses them, and whether high-speed ferries would ever carry anyone.