It’s time for Gulf Coast Media’s Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best of 2021 and sweepstakes! Last year’s inaugural contest saw over 11,000 people participate to vote for all of their Baldwin favorites.

This year’s contest will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 1 as nominations open in over 300 categories, including brand-new categories. Categories include automotive, business, community, education, food and drink, medical and wellness, shopping and commerce and more.

Nominations will close on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at noon. At that time, the top five nominations in each category will advance to the final voting round; so the more you nominate your favorites, the greater chance they have to continue to voting.

Voting opens at midnight on Thursday, Oct. 1, and will last until Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m.

Participants can nominate/vote once per day per category in as many or as few categories as they like. Nominations and voting are completely free and open to the public.

First, second, and third place winners will be announced on Dec. 11 on the Best of 2021 website and in the Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best publication, which will be included within The Baldwin Times.

First place winners will receive a framed “Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best of 2021” certificate, a “Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best of 2021” window cling, a .pdf of the Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best logo for use in future advertising and bragging rights to be called “Big Beautiful Baldwin’s Best of 2021” for their type of business.

This year’s contest will also feature a sweepstakes for all those who participate! Voters are automatically entered into our sweepstakes. One lucky voter will win the 2021 Best Of Yeti Cooler and four lucky voters will win a 4-Pack VIP EXPERIENCE to the Legends in Concert Holiday Show on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020! There is no cost to participate in the sweepstakes. Sweepstakes winners will be chosen at random after voting has come to a close on Oct. 31. Emails will be sent out to notify sweepstakes winners shortly after the contest ends.

For more information or to find out how to get your nominated business or service involved in promotions that will be going on throughout the contest, contact your Gulf Coast Media marketing representative or call us at Gulf Coast Media at 251-943-2151. Be ready to nominate your favorite business, service, person, restaurant or product starting Sept. 1 at http://gulfcoastnewstoday.com/bestof2021/#//.