Mobile Mayor updates work on St. Louis Street
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis has given an update on the “Complete Streets” rebuild of St. Louis Street in his regular e mail called “Good Evening Mobile with Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis. Here is a portion of the post:. The “Complete Streets” rebuild of St....
Mobile Fire-Rescue reports working residential fire, heavy fire present
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Fire-Rescue reports crews are on the scene of a working, residential fire. The area was reported as the 3700 block of Holly Ridge Circle. Fire officials say as of about Noon Sunday there are reports of heavy fire and smoke present and it is a developing incident.
Cold weather shelters open ahead of chilly temps in Mobile County
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials in Mobile County continue their efforts this winter to try and keep as many people as they can out of the cold. In anticipation of cold temperatures for the work week, shelters will be open starting Sunday evening at 5. According to a news release, shelters will be open […]
Foley Adds Nine More Cameras Across the City to Improve Safety
Police And City Leaders Say Cameras Help Solve Cases and Support Officers. Foley, Ala. — (OBA) — Foley is expanding its public safety camera system to help improve safety across the city. City leaders say the cameras support police work and can help solve cases faster. They also say the cameras can increase coverage...
The great Carnival quibble: Which came first, New Orleans or Mobile Mardi Gras?
These were fighting words. Highway billboards appeared in the New Orleans area in 2018, proclaiming that “you are 114 miles away from America’s Original Mardi Gras.”. The billboards, one of ten placed along the borders of Louisiana and Mississippi, were credited to “Sweet Home, Alabama,” a promotional wing of that...
Boaz man arrested on solicitation of a child charges in Baldwin County
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Boaz man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 8 for electronic solicitation of a child, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton. The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, served an arrest warrant at a residence on Maple Drive in...
Founding member of The Harlem Quartet joining Mobile Symphony Orchestra for winter performance
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 9, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Violinist Melissa White, who is a founding member of The Harlem Quartet, will join the Mobile Symphony Orchestra in its “Winter Dreams” performances. The concerts are set for Saturday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 18, at […]
MMofA Rebrands, Announces Major Exhibit
The Mobile Museum of Art (MMoA) has unveiled new branding, a new website and an exhibit coming in September that will feature masterworks from five world-renowned modern artists. MMofA’s record-breaking attendance and memberships over the last three years has led to collaboration with Mobile-based advertising agency...
Goodwill Cuts Ribbon On Construction Skills Boot Camp
Goodwill Gulf Coast and the South Alabama Homebuilding Academy (SAHA) hosted a ribbon cutting on January 8 at Goodwill’s McMaken Building at 2448 Gordon Smith Drive in Mobile to mark the launch of the Construction Skills Boot Camp that provides tuition-free construction-related trades classes. Students will receive...
Grow Your Industrial Network Through the Greater Mobile Industrial Group
MOBILE, Ala. – For companies serving the industrial sector, relationships and information are everything. The Greater Mobile Industrial Group (GMIG), a local chapter of the Gulf Coast Industrial Group (GCIG), is helping businesses expand both by connecting service and product providers directly with key industrial...

















