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Baldwin braces for Covid-19 surge
The COVID-19 surge has arrived.
Doctors and scientists warned for months that cases would surge after the holiday season if families chose to travel and celebrate in groups rather than shelter at …
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Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival announces special shapes
FOLEY - The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce proudly welcomes two special shape balloons to the 17th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival. Keep your eyes on the skyline over OWA on May 7 and 8 …
FHS student this year’s BBQ & Blues shirt design winner
FOLEY - Foley High School student Jackeline Hurtado is the winner for the 2021 BBQ & Blues t-shirt design. Her design will be featured on the shirts sold at the festival this year. Members of the …
AMVETS Post 2018 honors Elberta councilmember Vicky Helms Norris
ELBERTA - Elberta councilmember Vicky Helms Norris came to the Feb. 16 council meeting unaware what the AMVETS Post 2018 had planned for the night. A group of AMVETS members filed into the council …
McCoy resigns as Orange Beach High principal
BAY MINETTE – Orange Beach High School Principal Erika McCoy has resigned from the Baldwin County Public School System one month after being placed on paid administrative leave.
Orange Beach man in custody after shots are fired at bar
A 24-year-old Orange Beach resident, Lonnie Blake Watkins is in custody after shots were fired at Mudbugs Bar on Gulf Shores Parkway. On Feb. 27, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Gulf Shores …
Wrestling away the spotlight
Daphne girls nab state wrestling title as sport takes center stage locally and nationally
First, this is nothing like the WWE. There are no scripts or costumes. This isn’t done for show. Kaylee Holder has given this mini speech so many times it is second nature. No, she …
Robertsdale nursing facility cited for lack of testing resulting in COVID-19 outbreak
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — The Alabama Department of Public Health released a survey report citing a lack of testing at the facility stating nearly 140 COVID-19 cases, including at least four …
Water protection group planned on Eastern Shore
FAIRHOPE – Eastern Shore residents and officials are launching plans to clean the waters of Mobile Bay.
Orange Beach man in custody after shots are fired at bar
A 24-year-old Orange Beach resident, Lonnie Blake Watkins is in custody after shots were fired at Mudbugs Bar on Gulf Shores Parkway. On Feb. 27, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Gulf Shores …
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Academy preparing students for workforce
FAIRHOPE – Baldwin County high school students and parents stood around a partially disassembled small plane as Ken Callais described the career opportunities available maintaining such aircraft.
Do not miss the Gulf Coast Arts Alliance Art Market March 6
The Gulf Coast Arts Alliance (GCAA) has several events in the works this year despite the cancellation of the Zydeco and Crawfish Festival.
The first Art Market of the year kicks things off this …
Baldwin County closer to establishing mental health court
Baldwin County is one step closer to establishing its own mental health court after a bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson (R – Daphne) unanimously passed the Alabama House on Feb. …
Baldwin Korean War veteran gets Purple Heart after 69 years
BAY MINETTE – Almost seven decades after being wounded during the Korean War, veteran Bill Silcox of Robertsdale received his Purple Heart medal Tuesday during a ceremony in the Baldwin County Commission chambers.