Archive for April, 2008

With Gas Prices Soaring, Alabama’s Mobile and Baldwin counties have a Better Way to Commute

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

There is a better way to commute between Baldwin and Mobile Counties and it’s called the Baylinc transit service. The service started operations last November and it exists for the purpose of helping ... Read more..

Baldwin and Mobile Counties named Top Travel Destinations in Recent Study

Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Baldwin and Mobile Counties were reported as among the top five travel destinations in Alabama according to a recent study conducted by Auburn University Montgomery. The annual study revealed that Alabama’s travel and tourism ... Read more..

HOUSING PRICES UP IN SOUTHEAST

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A closely watched federal measure of housing sale prices rose 1.2% in February in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.  That outstripped the 0.6 percent increase in the nationwide index published ... Read more..

Internationally Renowned Photographer comes to Spanish Fort Alabama

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Internationally known photographer Bill Boyce is coming to Spanish Fort Alabama this week. On April 24 from 6:30-9:00p.m., the annual Eastern Shore for Cocktails with the Critters fund-raiser will take place; this fund-raiser will ... Read more..

Controversy Concerning Northrop Grumman’s winning of the Airforce Contract Continues

Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Controversy has been heating up for proponents of Boeing Co. ever since it was announced that Northrop Grumman won the massive Air Force tanker contract last February. Boeing filed a formal protest and the ... Read more..

Fairhope AL’s Village North PUD Looking to Increase Size

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Fairhope Alabama’s Village North planned unit development (PUD) has gone through some more desired revisions for consideration by the City Council. The property in question is located at the “Triangle,” which is on the ... Read more..

Baldwin and Mobile Counties Train Home and Property Owners about Emergency Procedures

Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Baldwin County’s Emergency Management Agency is offering residents training classes to help them be better prepared in cases of emergency. The Com-munity Emergency Re-sponse Team (CERT) is a program that will educate the community ... Read more..

Baldwin County Stays Up-to-date with the Latest in “Green” Homebuilding

Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

With the help of the South Baldwin Center for Technology in Robertsdale, Baldwin County is being brought up-to-date on ‘green’ home building procedures. The Green Coast Conference which was held this week in Mobile ... Read more..

New SweetBay Community Subdivision to Have Elementary School

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Samaritan Developers of the SweetBay Community, a south Baldwin County subdivision, have committed to donating 20 acres for a new elementary school. The 200-acre community is near Magnolia Springs and has plans for more ... Read more..

Pay-As-You-Go Program May Save Commuters Time and Increase Property Values

Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Baldwin County Commission unanimously approved the final project list for the Pay-As-You-Go issue as well as approved it to be on the June ballot; residents will vote on several projects on ... Read more..