http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Hometown Tours Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Hometown Tours - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Hometown Tours Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Hometown Tours,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/hometown_tours/ http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/construction_at_keesler_afb/533234/Nov-19-2009_8-48-am/
There are several post-Katrina construction projects happening at Keesler Air Force Base. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/construction_at_keesler_afb/533234/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/weather_training_at_keesler_afb/533099/Nov-19-2009_3-03-pm/
The Weather Training Facility graduates more than 400 people a year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/weather_training_at_keesler_afb/533099/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_keesler_air_force_base/533020/Nov-19-2009_8-51-am/
Our final Hometown Tour of the season takes us to Biloxi Mississippi, the home of Keesler AFB. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_keesler_air_force_base/533020/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_nas_pensacola/520564/Nov-12-2009_5-15-pm/
The cradle of naval aviation is the home to basic rigorous training for aviation students. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_nas_pensacola/520564/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:04:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/special_honor_at_nas_pensacola/520283/Nov-12-2009_11-36-am/
NAS Pensacola holds a rare distinction with Barrancas National Cemetery. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/special_honor_at_nas_pensacola/520283/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:34:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/prepping_for_air_show/520192/Nov-12-2009_10-45-am/
There’s a lot of hustle and bustle today at NAS Pensacola. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/prepping_for_air_show/520192/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas_pensacola_always_watching_the_skies/518715/Nov-12-2009_6-36-am/
They watch the planes and the weather at the base. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas_pensacola_always_watching_the_skies/518715/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:19:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas_pensacola_history/518714/Nov-12-2009_6-37-am/
It’s the cradle of naval aviation for a reason. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas_pensacola_history/518714/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:14:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/families_always_on_the_move_in_the_coast_guard/504107/Nov-05-2009_8-29-am/
Coast Guard families have to cope with the stress and challenges of moving every few years if they have a loved on in the service. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/families_always_on_the_move_in_the_coast_guard/504107/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:52:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/aviation_training_in_mobile/504106/Nov-05-2009_8-29-am/
The Aviation Training Center in West Mobile County is a vital part of Sector Mobile and the entire US Coast Guard. All Coast Guard Pilots get some sort of training here. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/aviation_training_in_mobile/504106/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:49:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_sector_mobile/504105/Nov-05-2009_8-30-am/
The Coast Guard has a daily mission of keeping people safe on the water. Here’s a look at tonight’s Hometown Tour. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_sector_mobile/504105/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:46:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/sector_mobile_on_the_lookout_for_weather/501934/Nov-05-2009_8-28-am/
The Coast Guard men and women their have to be on their toes and ready to move if a hurricane gets close. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/sector_mobile_on_the_lookout_for_weather/501934/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:24:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/buoys_abound_at_sector_mobile/501933/Nov-05-2009_8-27-am/
The US Coast Guard in Mobile is one of the few places in the country that services buoys, sea signs and other aids to nautical navigation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/buoys_abound_at_sector_mobile/501933/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:03:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a-hurlburt-hello/491996/Oct-29-2009_3-03-pm/
One of the high ranking officials at Hurlburt Field has a preview of what to expect for our Hometown Tour. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a-hurlburt-hello/491996/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/deployment-a-part-of-life-at-hurlburt/491995/Oct-29-2009_2-52-pm/
There are many families that have to cope with the strain of continued deployment of a loved one. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/deployment-a-part-of-life-at-hurlburt/491995/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:48:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-hurlburt-field/491869/Oct-29-2009_2-22-pm/
Officials here say this base is becoming one of the most relevant to the United States Air Force. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-hurlburt-field/491869/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/some-hurlburt-history/489568/Oct-29-2009_12-31-pm/
The base has undergone quite a few changes since the World War II era. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/some-hurlburt-history/489568/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:58:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/combat-weather-squadron/489336/Oct-29-2009_8-24-am/
Weathermen with a bit more punch. Hurlburt Field is also home to the 10th Combat Weather Squadron. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/combat-weather-squadron/489336/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:42:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/satuting-our-troops/470110/Oct-23-2009_7-27-am/
WKRG Takes our Hometown Tour to NAS Whiting Field ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/satuting-our-troops/470110/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/how-do-deployed-families-get-through-it/466615/Oct-21-2009_3-32-pm/
Imagine going weeks without talking to your loved one, wondering if they're okay. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/how-do-deployed-families-get-through-it/466615/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-preps-for-66th-anniversary/467077/Oct-22-2009_1-51-pm/
The Milton base celebrates its 66th anniversary this Saturday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-preps-for-66th-anniversary/467077/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-is-stormready/466951/Oct-22-2009_1-51-pm/
Whiting becomes the first NAS to receive this designation from the National Weather Service. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/nas-whiting-is-stormready/466951/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fly-in-fly-out/466950/Oct-22-2009_1-50-pm/
The US Navy is holding a fly-in at NAS Whiting. It gives student pilots a chance to sample aircraft they might fly in the field. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fly-in-fly-out/466950/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-nas-whiting-field/467198/Oct-21-2009_8-30-pm/
The men and women on this base are responsible for training many of the military helicopter pilots in service today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown-tour-nas-whiting-field/467198/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_dauphin_island/73653/May-28-2009_5-11-pm/
Gas prices are down from where they were a year ago, but boat captains are taking a hit again this year. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_dauphin_island/73653/ Thu, 28 May 2009 21:32:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_pensacola_ghost_tours/73480/May-21-2009_5-09-pm/
Ready for a scare? Downtown Pensacola is the place to be this weekend. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_pensacola_ghost_tours/73480/ Thu, 21 May 2009 23:02:39 +0000 30.408598118379068 -87.21427917480469 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_pensacola_beach/66245/May-21-2009_9-09-am/
A lot’s been done in the last few years to improve beach safety. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_pensacola_beach/66245/ Tue, 19 May 2009 22:50:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_gulf_shores_up_close/52932/May-14-2009_5-04-pm/
There are plenty of family friendly activities one tank away! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_gulf_shores_up_close/52932/ Thu, 14 May 2009 21:45:57 +0000 30.26499796432109 -87.69561767578125 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_bayou_la_batre_hurricanes/30925/May-12-2009_12-41-pm/
Remember the 1906 Hurricane? What about the 1916 Hurricane? Those two storms shaped Bayou La Batre. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_bayou_la_batre_hurricanes/30925/ Thu, 07 May 2009 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_atmore/23540/Feb-11-2009_2-54-pm/
Atmore is a small town with some big changes. We’ll do our final Hometown Tour of the season from the Wind Creek Casino on Friday, February 20th. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_atmore/23540/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:24:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_prichard/23531/Feb-11-2009_2-54-pm/
We visit a place steeped in history and potential. Mel, Rose Ann and the gang will be live in Prichard this Friday! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_prichard/23531/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:40:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_mississippi_gulf_coast/23199/Feb-06-2009_5-04-pm/
Parts of the Mississippi Gulf Coast have a renewed spirit with rebuilding efforts. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_mississippi_gulf_coast/23199/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:10:10 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/more_than_just_beaches/10925/Jun-25-2008_3-17-pm/
In television talk you live in a double market...a viewing area dominated by two cities, Mobile and Pensacola. They are similar in many ways, but each has many special features uniquely its own. Pensacola has spectacular beaches...and much more. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/more_than_just_beaches/10925/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:11:00 +0000 30.471165021624223 -87.21084594726562 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fairhope_alabama/10653/Jul-28-2008_8-53-pm/
Fairhope celebrates it centennial in 2008; that's when the Municipal Government was formed. But the town was organized and named in 1894...in Des Moines, Iowa. It was only later that the Coastal Alabama site was chosen for city. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/fairhope_alabama/10653/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:39:26 +0000 30.524413269923986 -87.90435791015625 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/visiting_mobiles_spring_hill/10396/Jun-25-2008_3-18-pm/
Some call it simply "08," referring to its zip code. Realtors call it, "highly desireable." But for the 10,000-plus people who live there, it's just Spring Hill...two words. It's been a nice place to live for a long time ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/visiting_mobiles_spring_hill/10396/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:54:00 +0000 30.696973304399858 -88.14434051513672 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_brewton_alabama/1500/Feb-11-2009_6-24-pm/
At one point in its history, Brewton claimed to be the richest small town in America. Seeing the spectacular homes that the "Timber Barons" built around 1900 certainly supports that claim. But there is much more to the community. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_brewton_alabama/1500/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:32:49 +0000 31.124672569676143 -87.07077026367188 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_milton_florida/903/Jul-31-2008_12-36-am/
it's hard to imagine there is any florida town that has only 7000 residents...especially when you see it. water views abound. and although this city was established before the civil war, most of that .... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_milton_florida/903/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:07:20 +0000 30.63909360759635 -87.05360412597656 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_atmore_alabama_part_1/1498/Jun-25-2008_3-21-pm/
Atmore may be the quintessential small southern town. It has a long history with timber and railroads, well kept old neighborhoods, and a main street still full of local businesses. And clearly, the residents of Atmore love their town. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_atmore_alabama_part_1/1498/ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:39:00 +0000 31.024694128525134 -87.49374389648438 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_atmore_alabama_part_2/1499/Jun-25-2008_3-21-pm/
Atmore is a small town where the citizens seem to like it just the way it is. There are some major economic developments underway that may change things some. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/a_tour_of_atmore_alabama_part_2/1499/ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:00:01 +0000 31.023517286053252 -87.49443054199219