The Deep Roots of Mobile’s Jewish Community Ahead of Hanukkah
As Hanukkah arrives this month, Mobile’s Jewish community traces a presence in the city back more than 250 years, to the 1760s. That long history has shaped two congregations that…
Mobile Author Elizabeth Parker Collects the City’s Ghost Stories in “Haunted Mobile”
Mobile writer Elizabeth Parker has spent years tracking down the city’s ghost stories, and this fall her research is being published in a single volume, “Haunted Mobile,” through The History…
Orange Beach Marked Its 25th Anniversary in 2009
Orange Beach marked its 25th anniversary in 2009, reflecting on its growth from a fishing and farming community into a major Gulf Coast destination.
The Story Behind Africatown: How the Clotilda’s 1860 Voyage Founded a Mobile Community
Nearly two centuries after the United States banned the importation of enslaved people, a Mobile-area businessman financed one final, illegal voyage across the Atlantic — and the community founded by…
Robertsdale Mother and Son Killed in 2008 Elberta Crash
A 2008 WKRG report covered a fatal Highway 98 crash near Elberta that killed a Robertsdale woman and her young son.
A Local History Column Revisits Downtown Mobile’s Fading Landmarks
A nostalgia-driven local history column revisited the old Mobile Greyhound Bus Station and the long-debated location of Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, reviving interest in pieces of downtown Mobile's past.
Baldwin County Teacher Found Guilty on Drug Charges in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered the drug conviction of a Loxley Elementary math teacher and the school-system response.
The Chiquimula: A Schooner’s Last Berth at the Mobile Bay Causeway
The remains of the four-masted schooner Chiquimula near the Mobile Bay Causeway link Baldwin County to Capt. James Buffett and the Gulf’s fading age of commercial sail.
Foley Woman Injured in Dog Attack in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered a Foley woman's injuries after she said two neighboring dogs attacked her outside her home.
Foley House Fire Killed One and Injured Another in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered a fatal overnight Foley house fire that investigators believed began with a candle left burning in a kitchen.