Mobile Education Graduates Faced Uneven Job Market in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report examined the job search for Mobile-area education graduates, including interest in Baldwin County openings and out-of-state teaching.
Three Democrats, Two Tax Bills and a Question of Trust in the District 3 School Board Race
Appointed school commissioner Fleet Belle sought election in his own right in 2008, campaigning on trust between board and superintendent, while he and a rival turned up on the county's…
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.
Baldwin County Schools Named 2008 Teachers of the Year
Archived WKRG coverage reported the Baldwin County Public School System's 2008 Teachers of the Year from Fairhope schools.
A Minister, a Retired Teacher and an Ousted Superintendent: The 2008 School Board Field Takes Shape
Three prospects surfaced for seats on the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners, including a 25-year-old assistant pastor from Whistler and a superintendent who had just been replaced.
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.
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.
‘Bridging Racial Disparity’: A Conservative Forum on Poverty Came to Mobile
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, County Commissioner Juan Chastang and ADECA Director Bill Johnson headlined the Washington/Douglass Economic Forum, a Republican-sponsored think tank session on poverty and race.