Tag: grants

Coverage of grants from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Baldwin County

Small town downtown street lined with storefronts and sidewalks

Twelve New Businesses Fill Downtown Foley as Main Street Reports $44,000 in New Funding

James Bullard, July 9, 2026July 14, 2026

Foley Main Street welcomed 12 new downtown businesses since November and secured more than $44,000 in grants, including money for decorative crosswalks and evening programming.

Spring Hill

A new sidewalk running along a tree-lined residential street

The Village of Spring Hill Extends Old Shell Road’s Walkways With a New Five-Block Stretch

James Bullard, July 15, 2014

A neighborhood nonprofit began building five blocks of new sidewalk along Old Shell Road in Mobile’s Spring Hill, extending a years-long effort to make the area more walkable.