The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores was awarded nearly $2.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build hangar access taxiways, an investment aimed at strengthening the coastal Baldwin County airfield.
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Baldwin County
Fairhope Sports Promoter Released After Arrest on Louisiana Fraud Warrant
Sports promoter and media consultant Steve Harrelson was freed from the Baldwin County Jail after being held on an out-of-state fraud warrant, with restitution reportedly made and Louisiana authorities expected to settle the case.
Local News
Mobile Sports Authority Weighs BP Claim for Lost Bass Tournament
The Mobile Sports Authority prepared to consider filing a claim against BP after the Gulf oil spill forced the cancellation of a major bass fishing tournament projected to bring more than a million dollars to the area.
Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director to Weigh In on Oil Spill Policy
George Crozier, longtime director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was invited to deliver a talk examining how the 1990 Oil Pollution Act fared against the reality of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Local News
Group Presses Mobile Schools to Preserve Phoenix Program
Members of the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile appealed to the county school superintendent to reconsider a plan to bring the district’s alternative schooling program in-house, ending the group’s 13-year stewardship of the Phoenix Program.
Local News
School Boards Challenge Later Start Date Tied to Beach Tourism
Alabama school board leaders pushed back on proposals to delay the school start date to late August as a tourism boost, arguing the underlying revenue study was unreliable, especially with the Gulf oil spill battering the coast.
Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores to Host ‘Hands Across the Sand’ Anti-Drilling Rally
A nationwide demonstration against offshore drilling was set to reach Gulf Shores, where participants planned to gather on the public beach to oppose drilling and call for clean energy in the shadow of the Gulf oil spill.
Bayou La Batre
Rep. Collier Steps Away From Bayou la Batre Consulting Deal
State Rep. Spencer Collier took a temporary leave from his consulting contract with the City of Bayou la Batre after the Ethics Commission advised him to step aside while BP oil spill money was moving through the state.
Local News
Mobile Developer Matt Walker Set for Arraignment on Theft Counts
Mobile entrepreneur and real estate developer Matt Walker was scheduled for arraignment on four counts of receiving stolen property, in a case involving antiques allegedly taken from upscale homes whose owners were away.
Baldwin County
Former Commissioner Steve Nodine Freed Ahead of Murder Trial
Former Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine walked out of federal custody this week for the first time in nearly a month, though his freedom could prove short-lived as Baldwin County authorities pressed to revisit his bond.