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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nine grants totaling $757,836 to organizations across Alabama that provide mentoring, job training and other services aimed at helping young people build productive futures, …
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12/26/25
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Foley City Council approved plans to modernize traffic lights along Miflin Road between Alabama 59 and Alabama 161, continuing a coordinated effort with the Alabama Department of Transportation to …
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12/26/25
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The Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA) of Baldwin County was awarded $1,500,224 in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GoMESA) funds earlier this year to be used for the development of the Orange …
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12/26/25
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USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital is introducing a new youth empowerment series aimed at helping young people and their families navigate some of the most urgent issues facing …
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12/25/25
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Alabama could become one of the first states to establish research-based screen-time standards for children under five in publicly funded early learning programs under legislation pre-filed by Rep. …
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12/25/25
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Want to know when your city council or local board is meeting next?
Whether you attend in person or follow along online, staying connected with your community starts here. This guide provides …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/25/25 |
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Construction is complete on a series of transportation improvements at the intersection of Baldwin County 12 and Alabama 59, a busy junction in Foley that has seen growing traffic volumes in recent …
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12/25/25
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Alabama has joined a coalition of 22 state or county law enforcement agencies in a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC, …
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12/25/25
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Do fireworks make you or someone you know anxious? Or does your pet get nervous hearing the loud booms and blasts?
With New Years Eve celebrations just around the corner, residents may be …
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BY RUTH MAYO
GCM Staff Reporter ruth@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/25/25 |
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Your body needs omega-3 fatty acids, sometimes called “omega-3s,” to stay healthy. These help to build brain cells and keep your heart and other organs in good working order.
Your …
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By NIH News in Health
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12/24/25
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Art Fettig observes, “Some businessmen are saying that this could be the greatest Christmas ever. I always thought the first one was.” There are so many wonderful details recorded in …
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By Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey
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12/24/25
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The Grinch was seen prowling the halls of Loxley Elementary School last week as students celebrated the holiday season and the last week of fall semester. No matter how much chaos the Grinch tried to …
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12/24/25
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Baldwin County's beaches, dunes and coastal waters are home to some of Alabama's most vulnerable wildlife — species that depend on increasingly limited habitat as development continues to expand …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/24/25 |
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Turquoise Place Condominium Association is suing the City of Orange Beach over a settlement with Larry Wireman that was approved at a special-called meeting on Nov. 21.
In the lawsuit filed …
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BY RUTH MAYO
GCM Staff Reporter ruth@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/24/25 |
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Earlier this month Santa joined Fairhope West Elementary students in their walking school bus. The Santa Stroll is held each year across Baldwin County Public Schools with Santa greeting children, …
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12/24/25
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Despite holiday festive fun, unpredictable risks and incidents can strike at any minute.
"Christmas decorations may look harmless, but they send tens of thousands of Americans to the ER every …
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BY RUTH MAYO
GCM Staff Reporter ruth@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/24/25 |
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Nick Saban, Colt Grill and snow, snow, snow.
Those are some of the topics that Gulf Coast Media's readers flocked to in 2025, finding interest in a variety of local reporting, from informational …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/23/25 |
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If you’re flipping through this week’s Happening pages and thinking something feels a little lighter, you’re not wrong. There’s no Kiddie Compass this week because the …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/23/25 |
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NOAA Fisheries is reminding participants in the Individual Fishing Quota program of key end-of-year deadlines, system maintenance restrictions and quota details for the 2026 fishing year, including …
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12/23/25
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In honor of family members who lost their lives to cancer, Orange Beach resident Theresia Mullen crocheted 37 hats for a challenge to crochet and donate as many hats as you can during the month of …
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BY RUTH MAYO
GCM Staff Reporter ruth@gulfcoastmedia.com | 12/23/25 |