Bay Minette WWII Veteran Recalls Service Aboard Navy Ship, Decades at Phone Company
Will J. 'Billy' Steen, a 96-year-old WWII veteran living in Bay Minette, recalls his Navy service and decades helping build Alabama's phone lines.
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Will J. 'Billy' Steen, a 96-year-old WWII veteran living in Bay Minette, recalls his Navy service and decades helping build Alabama's phone lines.
Baldwin County's $24 million laptop-for-every-student program has racked up repair, insurance and financing costs since its 2011 launch.
Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell said he will stop performing any weddings, citing workload and moral objections, as Alabama began same-sex marriages.
A Mobile couple whose lawsuit helped overturn Alabama's same-sex marriage ban gathered with supporters as county probate offices awaited a final order.
About 300 people marched down Daphne's Main Street for Baldwin County's 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration honoring service and unity.
Baldwin County school board refinanced $89.4 million in bonds, saving $10.4 million, while also setting the 2015-16 calendar and coaching moves.
Baldwin County Education Coalition is holding community summits across the district to explain a $350 million capital plan ahead of a March tax vote.
Bay Minette has given away the last salvaged bricks and sold remaining doors from the demolished old Baldwin County High School.
Churches, colleges and civic groups across Mobile and Baldwin counties held marches, breakfasts and services honoring Dr. King in January 2015.
Baldwin County school officials are eyeing land near Foley High School for an Agriculture Academy farm, contingent on a March tax referendum.