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Is a summer vacation safe for your family?
Destinations are opening up for summer vacation, but does that mean it is safe to travel with your family?
The most important consideration while traveling during COVID-19 is weighing …
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Thomas Hospital president praises staff for COVID-19 response, addresses increasing case numbers
For months, as the Coronavirus raged in other cities and countries, Baldwin County seemed insulated from the worst of the damage, said Thomas Hospital President Ormand Thompson. Then, …
Op Ed: Bayfront Park plan will deface historic bluff and waterfront
RESTORE grant funds can be used for more urgent projects
Mayor Karin Wilson’s plan to re-landscape Fairhope’s bayfront park is dying politically, but opponents of the radical proposal need to make sure it gets buried. …
Schools to reopen on schedule
Parents, students will have choice of traditional or virtual classes
ROBERTSDALE – Public school classes will resume Aug. 12 in Baldwin County, but parents will have a choice – send their children back into the buildings and potential COVID-19 infection or receive instruction online, education officials said Thursday.
Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Fest canceled
FOLEY - After much deliberation, the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel this year’s Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in …
Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation cancels this year’s rodeo
FOLEY - The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation has announced that this year’s rodeo has been canceled. The decision was made after much deliberation from the foundation’s staff, board of directors, …
Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Fest canceled
FOLEY - After much deliberation, the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel this year’s Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in …
Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation cancels this year’s rodeo
FOLEY - The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation has announced that this year’s rodeo has been canceled. The decision was made after much deliberation from the foundation’s staff, board of directors, …
Marchers call for unity, understanding in Fairhope
FAIRHOPE – A crowd of more than 300 stood in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds Sunday afternoon before setting out on a march through downtown Fairhope to protest the death of George Floyd and to call for unity and understanding.
Alabama Marine Resources doubles size of three nearshore snorkel reefs
Alabama Marine Resources Division is doubling the size of three existing nearshore snorkel reefs with the help of Orange Beach based Walter Marine. In the summer of 2018, three circalittoral reefs …
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Daphne votes to require masks in city buildings
DAPHNE – Visitors to Daphne city buildings must wear a face mask following a vote by the Daphne City Council.
Spanish Fort upholds firing of employee
SPANISH FORT – The Spanish Fort City Council upheld the firing of the employee who had filed charges against Mayor Mike McMillan accusing him of slapping her in October.
‘Whistleblower’ author to stop in Robertsdale this weekend
WEST POINT, Georgia — Blake Percival is a U.S. Army veteran, having previously served at Fort Campbell, and married father of four who served as a police officer in West Virginia and Alabama before …
Voters head to polls for run-off elections July 14
FOLEY, Alabama — Run-off elections, originally set for March 18, will be held Tuesday, July 14 for three Republican spots and one Democratic spot on the November ballot.
Both Democrat and …