Mobile School Chief Considered Revising 2009 Closure and Consolidation List
Mobile County school leaders said in March 2009 that some proposed campus closures or consolidations could be reconsidered after public hearings and funding news.
Perdido Beach Considered Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Perdido Beach residents discussed incorporating their waterfront community to guide future growth and preserve its character.
Mobile County Schools Considered Student Drug Testing in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered Mobile County Public Schools' discussion of a possible high-school student drug-testing program.
Mobile County Schools Considered Student Drug-Testing Program in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported that Mobile County school and community leaders considered a student drug-testing program in 2008.
Mobile Renamed Dixie Street for a Civil Rights Pioneer and Druggist
The Mobile City Council voted in July 2007 to rename Dixie Street for Dr. James H. Finley, an early civil rights leader whose drugstore chain served the city's Black community…