In addition to deciding on school board candidates and whether to ratify the 2019-20 district budget, residents of the North Warren School District will be voting on a proposition to approve spending up to $551,000 of the school district’s savings for upgrades to their school facilities. Expenditure of the sum, to be drawn from a capital reserve account, would have … Read More

A severe thunderstorm that rolled through southern Baldwin County caused major damage at the Foley Sports 5-Plex and Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo early Sunday morning. The storm packing winds of more than 60 mph hit Foley around 8:15 a.m. Those winds were strong enough to toss bleachers onto baseball diamonds, topple fences, and knock down trees at the sports complex … Read More

Voters in the North Warren school district will be asked to approve a half-million dollar capital project to upgrade lighting at the parking lot and bus garage and improving the baseball field. The district is seeking approval to tap $551,000 from reserve funds for the project. Superintendent Michele French said the project would include converting the lighting at the parking … Read More

The COEC local business association in Cartagena has announced that work to put in place the anti-jellysh netting which is installed every summer in the Mar Menor will begin this year on 20 May, protecting bathers from stinging tentacles at beaches throughout the lagoon. Last summer 1,100 nets were installed, affording protection to a total area of over 4.6 million … Read More

Renovations at the Golf Course at Riverview, including building a driving range and a pay-to-play 18-hole disc golf course, are on track for completion this year. The projects began in late March and are slated to be completed this fall. “Obviously, if we’re trying to grow the game of golf, what better way (than) to have a driving range and … Read More

It happens without fail once or twice a year. Major League Baseball’s airtight legal protection from being held responsible for fans being struck in the face or head and injured by a foul ball is put to the test. The first grim reminder that fans are only as safe as their human reflexes will keep them as a projectile flying … Read More

ORDINANCES Passed Amend Section 2-472 “Appointment and removal” of Chapter 2, “Administrative code” of the Code of Ordinances to specify additional examples of conduct that could be grounds for removal and recognize resignations. Authorize an amendment to the Capital Projects Fund to accept a donation from the George Bode Jr. Benevolent Trust in an amount not to exceed $54,600 to … Read More

Catching a foul ball can invigorate a fan’s baseball game experience. That ballpark openness can also end awry and grim as it did Wednesday night when a foul ball struck a young girl in the stands off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora. Almora’s emotional reaction illuminated an ongoing debate between the Major League Baseball and its players who believe fan experience … Read More

Photos taken Tuesday morning of progress at the Venice Municipal Fishing Pier were posted on the City of Venice Facebook page. The rehabilitation includes removal and replacement of all the deck and railing material with longer-lasting IPE wood, replacement of the pole lighting fixtures with sea turtle-friendly under handrail lights, and related improvements. It should solve another problem, too. City … Read More

The Astros have a badly needed day off Thursday after a successful but costly homestand, so the topic of the day, and perhaps days beyond, will be the aftermath of a young girl being struck by a foul ball that flew into the Minute Maid Park seats behind the third base line. A bystander said the child, who was taken … Read More