Orange Beach Deep Cleaning Nearing Completion in 2010
A 2010 WKRG report described oil-spill cleanup crews nearing the end of deep cleaning work on Orange Beach.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Holds Boot Drives to Help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Recovering From Burns
Mobile Fire-Rescue firefighters are collecting donations at intersections across the city this month to help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Brad Cox and his family after he suffered severe burns responding…
One in Three South Mobile County Residents Say They’d Leave After BP Oil Spill, Poll Finds
Nearly a third of residents in southern Mobile County say they would move away from the area if they could, according to a new poll measuring the lasting effects of…
Dauphin Island Stages Inaugural ‘Wings and Waves’ Chicken Wing Cook-Off
Nine cook teams from communities across the Alabama Gulf Coast converged on Dauphin Island on September 25, 2010, for the barrier island’s first-ever chicken wing cook-off, a new festival dubbed…
Dauphin Island Seeks New Municipal Judge as Bench Vacancies Stir Legal Community
The Town of Dauphin Island opened a search for a new municipal judge, drawing a dozen applicants in a contest that offered an early glimpse at the coming competition for…
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director to Weigh In on Oil Spill Policy
George Crozier, longtime director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was invited to deliver a talk examining how the 1990 Oil Pollution Act fared against the reality of the 2010…
Mobile Native and Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Mike deGruy Surveys Deepwater Horizon Damage Firsthand
When the Deepwater Horizon well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 2010, Mobile native Mike deGruy did not wait to be asked. The Santa Barbara-based…
Dauphin Island Tourism Fell During July 2010 Oil Spill
A 2010 WKRG report documented major holiday-weekend tourism losses on Dauphin Island during the Gulf oil spill.
Dauphin Island Beach Report Held Steady as Oil Spill Worries Lingered in June 2010
In late June 2010, with the BP oil spill dominating headlines across the Gulf Coast, conditions around Dauphin Island remained largely normal — a welcome snapshot of calm for the…
Consultants Enlisted to Steer BP Claims for Coastal Communities
A state consulting firm hired to help BP navigate its dealings with governments turned to familiar Gulf Coast hands, including Grand Bay's Taylor Harper, to coordinate communications for Dauphin Island…