BAY MINETTE — Sharon Safford has been named the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles 2022 Support Staff Employee of the Year.Safford, an administrative support assistant III, has worked for …
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The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is making every effort to convey the message that our state's great outdoors is for everyone."The department tries to create an …
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By David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | 2/6/23 |
DAPHNE — State officials are moving ahead with plans to design the new Interstate 10 bridge over the Mobile River and new Bayway project and said they hope to start construction by the end of …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
When fall is in the air pumpkin spice takes over everything from lattes to cheesecake and candles to hand soap. On the Gulf Coast, as soon as pumpkin spice moves out and Mardi Gras season begins, …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
DAPHNE — Work to widen Alabama 181 to four lanes between Daphne and Fairhope should be complete within two months, state highway officials said.
Matt Ericksen, division engineer with the …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
FAIRHOPE — Ann Bedsole says her daddy often said, if something needs to be done, get up and go do it. That's why at age 48, after raising three children she became the first Republican woman to …
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By Allison Marlow
Managing Editor allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
LOXLEY — ALDI grocery stores have been opening across the Gulf Coast, bringing with them another option for grocery shopping and employment.
The newest piece to ALDI’s growing local …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
SPANISH FORT — Representatives from the gas station and convenience store chain Wawa met at Prodisee Pantry last week to discuss plans for an expansion of the brand into Mobile and Baldwin …
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By Kara Mautz
Reporter kmautz@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/6/23 |
BAY MINETTE – A man who came to a Bay Minette address Saturday night claiming to be a Baldwin County investigator has been charged with impersonating a police officer, according to a Bay …
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Happy February everyone. This month is kicking off with a full slate of events and Mardi Gras parades to keep you busy all weekend long. Our top five events that you shouldn't miss this weekend range …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/3/23 |
FOLEY — The welcome wagon showed up for the grand opening of the newest national franchise to call Foley home and broke records.Captain D's opened Monday, Jan. 16, in Foley and shattered the …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/2/23 |
FOLEY — As waterfront property becomes more developed, groups of local residents are working to preserve natural shoreline and water quality.In southeast Baldwin County, Wolf Bay Watershed …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/2/23 |
The mail that day brought worrisome news.
A letter arrived announcing plans for an apartment complex on Lawrence Road near Elizabeth Wilson's home. Soon after, she noticed neighborhoods were also …
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By Allison Marlow
Managing Editor allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/2/23 |
Walker Blakeney and Jackson Roberds, both juniors, recently served as pages for the Mississippi House of Representatives for a week. Roberds' grandfather, Rep. Manly Barton, R - Jackson County, …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/2/23 |
ROBERTSDALE — Neighborhood Bridges, a nonprofit that has been helping connect students to community services, has opened in Robertsdale.The organization, which launched in Ohio on Martin Luther …
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BY KARA MAUTZ
Reporter kara@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/1/23 |
FOLEY — Rondi Kirby held her first community meeting as an official school board member representing District 4 on Thursday, Jan. 26."I was just elected, surprisingly and crazily, to the school …
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BY KARA MAUTZ
Reporter kara@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/1/23 |
FAIRHOPE — Fairhope officials set out goals for the upcoming year and discussed the work completed in 2022, but one accomplishment celebrated at the State of the City took place more than 500 …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/1/23 |
The clock in downtown Fairhope will receive a long-awaited makeover this year.Luis Valencia, a watch repairman and resident of Fairhope, found himself frustrated with the broken clock, which he said …
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BY KARA MAUTZ
Reporter kara@theitem.com | 1/31/23 |
FAIRHOPE — City officials are considering updating rules for downtown Mardi Gras celebrations including changing or eliminating long-term RV parking during the parade season.At a Fairhope City …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 1/31/23 |
FAIRHOPE — Fixing the smells that have raised complaints from residents near the Fairhope sewage treatment plant could cost more than $5 million, officials and engineers said."We've had …
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By GUY BUSBY
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 1/31/23 |