Mobile and Baldwin County News
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Gov. Bob Riley appointed Brock Long, a former FEMA hurricane program manager for six southeastern states, as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, putting a storm specialist atop the…
A 2008 WKRG report covered a fatal overnight Foley house fire that investigators believed began with a candle left burning in a kitchen.
Semmes residents mourned after a 16-year-old pedestrian died following a December 2007 crash on McCrary Road, according to WKRG.
Two masked men, at least one armed, robbed a Subway restaurant near Cottage Hill Road in December 2007, according to WKRG. No injuries were reported.
A Mobile County health report described a Semmes woman recovering at home while officials evaluated a suspected West Nile virus case in 2007.
Archived WKRG coverage reported that Satsuma High added temporary security after authorities investigated an alleged threat against the school in 2007.
Mobile fire officials investigated a 2007 house fire in which a 2-year-old child died, according to an archived WKRG report.
The Greater Gulf State Fair opened in Mobile on Oct. 19, 2007, with officials emphasizing health and safety measures, especially at the petting zoo.
Mayor Tim Kant's offhand reference to Fairhope's 'fruit and nut' section raised eyebrows among outsiders. Longtime residents knew exactly what he meant: Fig, Orange, Pecan and Satsuma streets.
Foley beat Daphne 16–14 in a 2007 high school football matchup televised on ESPN2.