State Senate District 22 Race Pits Albritton Against Atmore’s Susan Smith
Republican Greg Albritton faced Democrat Susan Smith of Atmore in the race for the sprawling state Senate District 22 seat across south Alabama.
Airbus and United Way Team Up to Fund Mobile Schools
Airbus Mobile and United Way of Southwest Alabama launched a new education partnership, giving $12,000 to four local school programs.
Downtown Mobile’s Toilet Paper Parade Draws Biggest Labor Day Crowd in Years
The 69th annual Labor Day parade through downtown Mobile drew its largest crowd in years, with 2,000 marchers and 17 union floats.
Mobile-Area Scout Troops Look for New Donors After Losing United Way Support
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts councils serving Mobile, Washington and Clarke counties say United Way dollars no longer reach their programs.
AL-01 Candidate Bradley Byrne Points to Two-Year College Cleanup in Bid for Congress
Bradley Byrne, a Mobile native running for the First Congressional District seat, made his case to Southwest Alabama voters in September 2013 by leaning on his record cleaning up Alabama’s…
If Romney Wins, Who Becomes U.S. Attorney for South Alabama? The Names Being Floated
With the presidential race too close to call, Republicans in Southwest Alabama were already trading names of possible candidates to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
Toyota Foundation Grants $150,300 to Mobile Area Education Foundation for STEM Push
The Toyota USA Foundation awarded the Mobile Area Education Foundation a $150,300 grant to support the EYE on STEM Leadership Academy, expanding science and engineering education across the region.
Kellogg Foundation Grant Launches ‘Pathways to Prosperity’ for South Alabama Families
The Community Foundation of South Alabama announced a $398,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to launch Pathways to Prosperity, an initiative aimed at low-income families with children.
Oil Globs Coated Dauphin Island in June 2010
A 2010 WKRG report documented oil globs coating parts of Dauphin Island as the Gulf spill response continued.
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Judy Belk Entered the District 22 Senate Race as a Republican; Sheldon Day Stepped Aside
The special election to succeed the late state Sen. Pat Lindsey took shape in February 2009, with Citronelle's Judy McCain Belk running as a Republican and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day…