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Carrell Industrial Solutions announces new ownership
Metal bending machinery provider Carell Industrial Solutions, Stapleton, Ala., has announced its new ownership under Mike and Kerri Gregory. The company is a unified entity resulting from the merger of Carell Corp. and Eagle Bending Machines. Mike Gregory, a graduate of Mississippi State University and former president and chief growth...
This Escambia County program helps people living in homes beyond repair
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Long-time Escambia County resident Mary Simpkins is enjoying life in her new Cantonment home. “Everything’s built nice,” Simpkins said. “I never had a home like this before.” Simpkins received the keys to the brand-new home constructed through Escambia County assistance programs last week. Simpkins experienced several issues in her old house […]
MFRD rescues accident victim trapped underneath tanker rig on I-65
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Crews with the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department rescued a female accident victim who was trapped in her car underneath a tanker rig Friday morning on Interstate 65 in Mobile. This crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-65 between I-10 and Government Boulevard.
Cooper Marine Adds the M/V David J. Cooper Jr. to its Fleet
Cooper Marine is pleased to announce the addition of the 4,200 HP towing vessel M/V David J. Cooper Jr. to its fleet. The acquisition of this towboat will expand Cooper Marine’s fleet to 42 towing vessels across America’s inland waterway system. The M/V David J. Cooper Jr. will operate as one of the premier towing vessels in its class and is uniquely balanced with maneuverability and horse power making it ideal for transporting cargo on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
After 8-year legal battle, Peace Through Meditation approved for 2nd Mobile location
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A win for the Meditation Center of Alabama nearly a decade after the city of Mobile's planning commission denied the group's application to build a Buddhist Meditation Center on Eloong Drive on Dog River. The city council later upheld that decision when the meditation group...
Forget that door and stopping for gas in the wrong town: Ronny Massey had burning desire to beat rivals
Ronny Massey was so competitive, even on his honeymoon, that it literally colored his approach to football and especially his rivals. “On our honeymoon, we played air hockey and I beat him,” said his wife, Helen “Ace” Massey. “He got so mad. Then I let him win because I thought if I didn’t, we’d never get to sleep that night.”
Port of Mobile gets 2 new cranes
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Port Authority has some new equipment to help bolster the economy. Two new ship-to-shore cranes arrived Wednesday at the Port of Mobile. The two new cranes represent a $40 million investment by APM Terminals. Their arrival coincides with the planned start of the $366...
Build your worlds: Mobile’s Azalea City Con serves hands-on fandom
Pass through the vicinity of the Holiday Inn in downtown Mobile during the weekend of July 20-21 and you might wind up feeling like you’ve stumbled into an alternate dimension. Fear not. It’s just the Azalea City Con, a fan convention that made its debut in 2023 and is...
Mobile Police arrest man after chase: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Officers with the Mobile Police Department have arrested a man they said led them on a chase Wednesday night. 24-year-old Javon Cleon Davis was arrested and charged with felony attempt to elude and first-degree possession of marijuana. Around 10 p.m. on July 17, officers tried to stop a vehicle in the […]
Judge declines to alter sentences for Mobile doctors who got Supreme Court victory
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A pair of doctors convicted of illegally prescribing painkillers pulled off the rare feat of winning a case at the U.S. Supreme Court – only to learn Wednesday that it did not impact their sentences at all. The high court in 2022 partially overturned the...
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Has a Couple of Special Visitors
Gulf Shores, Ala. – (OBA) – The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is one of the "must visit" locations for visitors and residents alike. It has provided animal conservation lessons and amazing, up-close animal encounters since 1989. Now it will be hosting two very special visitors for the next six months.
Blue marlin hits man during fishing trip near Orange Beach: ‘I couldn’t believe it’
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — A deep sea fishing trip took a scary turn when one of the crew members was hit by a blue marlin on Sunday. The crew was fishing off the Gulf of Orange Beach near Perdido Pass. Six men left out of Orange Beach aboard a 68-foot Hatteras Fishing Boat. Part of […]
Eglin Air Force Base hosting hiring event in late July
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Eglin Air Force Base is holding a hiring event on July 24 and July 25. According to a news release from the base, the event will be held at the University of Florida Research Engineering & Education Facility located at 1350 North Poquito Road in Shalimar. LOCATION: The hiring […]
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