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Foley Hires New Fire Chief

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:13:52 +0000

The city of Foley has hired a new fire chief. Joseph Darby is currently a Battalion Chief with the Auburn Fire Department. He will replace Jamie Hinton who resigned in January to take with MedStar. The department has been operating under interim chief Lt. Chad Brewer since Hinton’s departure. Derby starts January 5th. He [...]

What do you know: Loxley Work Release

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:16:16 +0000

A reader writes in with questions about the Loxley Work Release program: I would like to know why the Loxley Work Release program allows their convicts to roam free, doing God knows what, God knows where? They’re out here having babies and all kind of stuff. Mostly, I would like to know why the officers bring [...]

Missing teen found in Foley

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:51:07 +0000

A child is missing. A 15 year old girl leaves home in the middle of the night. “We’re doing everything in our power to get this girl back home safely,” says a search weary Lt. David White. The search is already 12 hours old. “Anytime a child goes missing, missing is missing and we want to [...]

Board says equity rule hurts local education

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:49:38 +0000

Baldwin County school officials say that a state law that moves tax money from wealthy districts to poorer ones is shortchanging local campuses. The school board met Monday in Daphne with its chief financial officer and attorneys to discuss equity funding, a program that requires school systems statewide to contribute a certain amount of property tax [...]

Robertsdale tightens rules on field use

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:47:08 +0000

Ball tournaments that exclude local teams will no longer be able to use municipal fields free following action by the City Council. Council members voted unanimously Monday to charge standard fees and deposits for tournaments with fewer than three Robertsdale squads in each age group. Scott Gilbert, public works director, said the city will continue to [...]

Possible Jo Bonner run for Alabama governor

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:45:51 +0000

With no obvious Republican front-runner in sight for the 2010 governor’s race, speculation is buzzing within GOP circles that U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner of Mobile is mulling a bid for the state’s top job. “I think there’s a lot of qualified candidates …,” Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine said Monday. “And of course, Jo’s name has [...]

Baldwin commission endorses ‘captive insurance’

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:44:38 +0000

Baldwin County commissioners voted today to endorse the concept of “captive insurance” in the hopes of helping the struggling construction industry on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Following the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, insurance has increased dramatically in cost and dwindled in availability in coastal areas. State legislators authorized captive insurance programs to address the [...]

POLICE: WE WILL SOLVE THIS CASE

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:43:32 +0000

A person of interest has been identified in connection with the death of a 21-year-old female found Friday near the Daphne Utilities sewage plant. Troy MacDonald, an Eastern Shore resident, was the last person who talked to Brianna Parish, whose body was found around 4 p.m. Friday, according to Lt. Jud Beedy, who wouldn’t say if [...]

The Kant is dead. Long live the Quinn!

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:39:28 +0000

Not so long ago a member of the Fairhope city council described the city as having a so-so council and an Imperial Mayor. That was then and this is now – and now means a newly energized council under the leadership of Debbie Quinn. And now means the once-Imperial Tim Kant is rapidly being reduced [...]

Superintendent Hollinger interested in Georgia position

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:29:58 +0000

The Baldwin County Board of Education may soon have to a find new top administrator. Schools Superintendent Faron Hollinger has been named as one of three finalists for the same position in Muscogee County, Ga. The school district, which includes the city of Columbus, educates a similar number of students as Baldwin County but has [...]

A Family’s Fury: Brianna Parish’s Mother Angry with Police

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:28:44 +0000

This week, the family of Brianna Parish prepares to bid their final goodbye to a young woman whose life was cut short by murder. In a news conference Monday, Daphne Police said they believe there is a possibility of a drug connection to Brianna’s murder. Police say they have evidence Brianna has taken drugs in the [...]

New home for youth to open

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:27:11 +0000

A new facility to help troubled teens will be on display to the public today with an open house for the Baldwin County Youth Services Girls Group Home in Silverhill. The home, at 22280 Ninth St., will be open for the dedication from 4 to 6 p.m., said Janice Hendrickson, Youth Services coordinator-counselor. The home will [...]

School system to sue state or seek legislative change for funding

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:20:35 +0000

Baldwin County sends almost $30 million in property taxes to the state, to help other, smaller school systems. But because of these tough economic times, Baldwin schools says it needs a cut of those funds as well. The school board plans to challenge the state’s equitable funding law. They met with legal council Monday to look [...]

Gulf Shores’ Duane Davis relieved of coaching duties

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:18:24 +0000

Gulf Shores football coach Duane Davis has been fired less than two weeks after the Dolphins made their first playoff appearance in school history. Baldwin County Public Schools spokesman Terry Wilhite confirmed Monday afternoon that Davis has been relieved of his coaching duties by first-year principal Ernie Rosado. Davis served as the school’s athletic director, head football [...]

‘Person Of Interest’ Named In Brianna Parish Murder

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:14:09 +0000

Daphne police have named a “person of interest” in the Brianna Parish murder case. Police say 43-year-old Troy MacDonald is the last person who was seen with Parish Tuesday night, the night she vanished from the Bay House Pub on Highway 98. ‘Person Of Interest’ Named In Brianna Parish Murder Parish Murder Prompts Safety Measures MacDonald is cooperating [...]