Mobile Begins Enforcing Nighttime Teen Curfew Across the City
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew for teens 17 and younger, a measure Mayor Sam Jones framed as a push for parental accountability…
Mobile Begins Enforcing Its New Nighttime Youth Curfew
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city's new juvenile curfew, targeting teens 17 and younger, as officials rolled out an assessment center and a broad public awareness…
Two Mobile-Area Residents Named Finalists in National Nonprofit Grant Contest
Two Mobile-area residents are finalists in a national contest run by the Marion Institute that offers $1,000 in grant funding and a trip to the Connecting for Change Conference to…
Group Presses Mobile Schools to Preserve Phoenix Program
Members of the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile appealed to the county school superintendent to reconsider a plan to bring the district's alternative schooling program in-house, ending the group's…
West Mobile Principal Enters School Board Race, Pledging to Give His Salary Away
Hutchens Elementary principal William Foster confirmed a run for the Mobile County school board's District 5 seat, saying he would turn his board salary into scholarships and field trip money…
Country Star Headlines Tim James Fundraiser as Charter Schools Enter the Governor’s Race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James drew country star John Rich to a Montgomery fundraiser, while his campaign staked out a charter school position built on a Mobile elementary school's success.
Mobile County School Board Rejected Taser Proposal in 2009
The Mobile County School Board voted 3-2 against allowing school security personnel to carry Tasers in 2009 after a public debate over student safety and campus security.
Mobile School Board Prepared to Vote on Closures and Magnet Program Move in 2009
The Mobile County School Board prepared to vote in April 2009 on proposed campus closures and a move for the math and science middle-school magnet program.
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.
Theodore and Tillmans Corner Residents Reacted to 2008 Annexation Plan
Archived WKRG coverage recorded differing reactions in Theodore and Tillmans Corner after Mobile announced its 2008 annexation proposal.