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Mobile County Health Department to host series of low-cost rabies clinics (List)
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Health Department is preparing to host a series of events to help pet owners get their animals vaccinated against rabies. According to a news release, MCHD hosts low-cost rabies clinics each month to vaccinate dogs, cats, and ferrets. The schedule for July’s rabies clinics is listed below: For […]
Photographers: here’s how you could win $500 with a photo of Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Photographers could win $500 by just taking a photo of Mobile. It’s part of a contest to capture Alabama’s 10 largest cities. According to a Facebook post shared by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, the City Life Photo Contest is back again this year. The contest, which opened on July 1, allows […]
Fourth of July events on the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Independence Day is on Thursday, and there are festivities all along the Gulf Coast. Here are some events scheduled for the Fourth of July across the WKRG News 5 viewing area. We will update this list as we learn about more events. Mobile The City of Mobile’s Independence Day Extravaganza starts […]
Mobile’s homeless voice concerns amid newly hired homeless outreach coordinator
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — While Mobile hired its first homeless outreach coordinator, the city’s homeless population voiced what they want to see under the new hire’s leadership. Kendell Young started his new position on Monday as Mobile’s homeless outreach coordinator. He said he is tasked with collaborating with various outreach programs to alleviate homelessness in […]
USA researchers are using a new monitoring system to collect hurricane data
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A team of researchers at the University of South Alabama are taking part in a project to collect real time hurricane data. The project involves creating a network of monitoring stations to deploy along the coast as a hurricane makes landfall. The stations are called Sentinels.
Mobile man accused of running from traffic stop: Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man was arrested on drug charges after he reportedly attempted to run from an early morning traffic stop, according to the Mobile Police Department. 29-year-old Bobby Jermaine Grimes was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, after officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle near Springhill Avenue and […]
Second gas station robbed on same night, Mobile police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police are investigating a second Monday night robbery of a gas station. According to an MPD press release, officers responded to the Chevron located at 3365 Moffett Road in reference to an armed robbery. Police say the incident that happened around 9:39 p.m. on Monday, July 1, was the second […]
Several cities announce changes to garbage pick-up due to holiday
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Due to the Independence Day holiday, several area cities have announced changes for residents whose normal garbage collection day is on Thursday. In Mobile, trash and garbage pickup will not run on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. The makeup day for garbage is Saturday, July 6. There is no makeup day for trash.
Downtown Mobile's Holiday Inn hits the auction block with a $4.7M starting bid
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to the commercial real estate sales website Ten-X.com, the Holiday Inn downtown Mobile is up for auction. The online auction will begin on July 29 and end on July 31, with a starting bid of $4,700,000. The 206-room hotel was last sold in 2022...
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