Mobile Baykeeper will present its smart growth policy recommendations at a community meeting Thursday evening in Fairhope, following a year of listening sessions across Baldwin County.
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News from Fairhope in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Baldwin County
Every Baldwin County Student Eats Free Again Next Year — and Parents Don’t Have to Fill Out a Thing
Baldwin County Public Schools will again serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to every enrolled student in 2026-2027 through the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision. No application is required.
Baldwin County
Fairhope’s Municipal Judge Just Became the First Amateur to Make the U.S. Senior Open Cut Since 2023
Fairhope municipal court judge Haymes Snedeker shot four-over across four days at the U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club, becoming the first amateur to make the cut at the championship since 2023.
Baldwin County
The State Drops Its 4% Sales Tax This Weekend — Here’s Every Price Cap Shoppers Need to Know Before Friday
Alabama’s 21st annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, lifting the state’s 4% sales tax on clothing, computers, school supplies and books within specific price limits.
Baldwin County
Four Dishes Worth the Drive Around Mobile Bay This Month, From a Rooftop Burger to an 800-Degree Filet
A July guide to four standout dishes around Mobile Bay — a pineapple bacon cheeseburger in downtown Mobile, a classic Southern breakfast in Fairhope, crabmeat Oscar on the Causeway and a broiled filet on the Eastern Shore.
Baldwin County
Theatre 98 Stages ‘Radium Girls,’ the True Story of the Women Who Were Told to Point the Brush With Their Lips
Theatre 98 in Fairhope presents ‘Radium Girls’ July 17 through August 2, dramatizing the true story of the dial painters poisoned by the U.S. Radium Corporation in the 1920s.
Baldwin County
Mobile and Baldwin County High Schools Dominate Alabama’s Top Football Recruiting Rankings
Fourteen players from Mobile and Baldwin county high schools rank among Alabama’s top 65 recruits for the Class of 2026, including the state’s top three prospects. Here is who they are and where they are headed.
Baldwin County
State Shuts Down Arc of Baldwin County Group Homes, Town Hall Set for Fairhope
The Alabama Department of Mental Health has decertified Arc of Baldwin County after finding deficiencies tied to resident injuries and deaths. Families will meet in Fairhope on July 15 to arrange new care.
Baldwin County
‘Underwhelmed’ by the GOP Field, Jay Cooper Enters the Baldwin Senate District 32 Race
Eastern Shore attorney and former Prichard mayor A.J. ‘Jay’ Cooper entered the race for Baldwin County’s open Senate District 32 seat, saying he was ‘underwhelmed’ by the Republican field and moved more by duty than desire.
Baldwin County
Bank-Owned Saltaire Property on Mobile Bay Sells to Fairhope Builder
A stalled 287-acre bayfront development sold for more than $1.2 million, while a Gulf Shores restaurant, a Foley entertainment complex and a reggae-themed eatery kept the coastal real estate market humming.