Tag: Ask McGehee
Spotlight on Andy Andrews
How do you start your day? Early. I start with prayers and devotions — quiet time to center myself and get my...
Spotlight: Matt Presley
For 15 years, Mobile native Matt Presley has been rattling off prices and uttering the famous words “Going once, going twice,...
Legendary Laws
Stop in the name of the law! And most of us do because we respect our legal system. Plus, orange jump suits...
Ask McGehee: Didn’t Mobile once have two different daily newspapers?
In the late 1920s, Mobile had only one newspaper, which published a morning and weekly afternoon edition. Mississippi-born Frederick Ingate Thompson...
Spotlight on Mike Hutchison
Along the banks of Mobile Bay, on the pristine lawn of The Grand Hotel, a historic cannon erupts at 3:45 p.m....
Bankhead v. Wallace
Tunnel to Towers Race through the tube for a good cause. When firefighter Stephen Siller finished his late shift...
Broken But Not Forgotten
Alabama’s public education system was born at Barton Academy along Government Street in January of 1839. The Greek Revival building, which...
Little Red Schoolhouse
In 1920, The Blakeley School, above and opposite, was erected on Magnolia Church Road, just north of Spanish Fort....
Spotlight on David Morris
David Morris, 32, is no stranger to the gridiron. As a former second-string QB for Ole Miss (1998 - 2002), ...
Bringing Home History
Spider Alley. No, it’s not the title of a Stephen King novel. Paul and Pat Mayer’s Spring Hill home takes its name...
