Mobile County Deputy Pursued Suspected Rolling Meth Lab in 2008
An archived 2008 WKRG report said a Mobile County deputy pursued a vehicle from Tillmans Corner into Mississippi and found suspected meth-lab components after a crash.
Mobile Considered Tillmans Corner Annexation Interest in 2008
In an archived 2008 WKRG report, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said the city and Tillmans Corner residents had interest in annexation, but no definite plan had been developed.
Highway Officials Cool to ‘Northern Route’ as Answer to Wallace Tunnel Gridlock
State and federal highway officials told supporters of a Cochrane-Africatown bridge route that it likely could not meet the purpose of relieving Interstate 10 congestion at the Wallace Tunnel.
First Jobs, Part Four: The Mail Route, the DDT Truck and the Shoe Department Ambush
A substitute mail carrier's route through Tillman's Corner, a summer spent driving a city DDT truck and a teenage boy's crushing disappointment in a department store shoe department round out…
A Crowded Field Shapes Up Against Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean
Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean looked at a Republican primary fight and a likely Democratic opponent in his 2008 re-election bid, with names from Dauphin Island to Bayou La Batre…
Mobile County Candidates Set Election-Night Watch Parties for Primary Day
As Mobile County voters went to the polls, candidates from the governor's race to the county school board scheduled election-night gatherings for supporters.
Ben Brooks Set a Barbecue Rally on Highway 90 to Launch His State Senate Campaign
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks scheduled an April 2006 rally and barbecue on Highway 90 West to kick off his Republican campaign for Alabama Senate District 35 against George Callahan.
A Year After Resigning, Holland Seeks His Old School Board Seat Back
Retired grocery executive John Holland moved to reclaim the Mobile County school board seat he gave up after an ethics ruling, setting up a Republican primary against the woman appointed…
George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat
Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County's District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200…
County Commission Chief Tells Business Leaders: Hiring a Consultant Is Not a Rebuke
Mobile County Commission President Mike Dean assured a gathering of Forward Mobile that a $45,000 contract with an Atlanta consulting firm was not a repudiation of the area chamber of…