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Death in car crash last night in Orange Beach
By Orange Beach Police
July 10, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - On July 9, 2019 at approximately 11:17 PM two Officers of the Orange Beach Police Department were engaged in a traffic stop in the 28000 Block of Perdido Beach Bld. East of Perdido Pass. A third Orange Beach Police Officer in the area observed a 1998 GMC Sierra Pick-Up travelling East at a very high rate of speed in the direction of the previous stop.
Swim with the mermaids on Caribe Marina’s new cruise
By John Mullen
July 8, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL – (OBA®) – When Chris Logel of Caribe Marina was looking for something different to offer visitors in the busy summer season, he found inspiration when he thought about what his young daughters might enjoy.
Caribe Marina offers a variety of traditional services, but Logel says customers come in looking for variety.
Read more: Swim with the mermaids on Caribe Marina’s new cruise
Orange Beach Planning Commission to meet July 8th
July 6, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - The Orange Beach Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Monday, July 8th for a work session followed by the 4 p.m. regular meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Read more: Orange Beach Planning Commission to meet July 8th
Grant, Sanders, and Taylor, P.C. names new shareholder
July 2, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Grant, Sanders & Taylor, P.C., one of the leading accounting firms in Baldwin County, recently named Chad E. Lipscomb, CPA as a shareholder. Lipscomb earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree from the University of South Alabama and has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Alabama since 2002.
Lipscomb has extensive experience in diverse tax, financial, and business consulting that he has gained through staff, senior, and management roles for Grant, Sanders, and Taylor, P.C. during his 20 years of employment with the firm. Chad has expertise in all of the above, with his primary focus on income tax related services for individuals, corporations, partnerships, nonprofit organizations, and common interest realty associations.
Read more: Grant, Sanders, and Taylor, P.C. names new shareholder
Chamber programs seeking perks for island teachers
By John Mullen
July 2, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL – (OBA®) – Two groups at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber are pooling their resources to offer teachers on the island discounts at local businesses.
“We have 8 different councils here at the Chamber that focus on different areas of our community,” the Chamber’s Penny Hughey said. “Two of the councils that I’m responsible for are the Small Business Council and the Education Council. Both of those groups came together and decided we wanted to work on something we can do to show our teachers in the area how much we appreciate all that they do for the kids in our communities.”
Read more: Chamber programs seeking perks for island teachers
McCollum sweeps Public Service category at Orange Beach ceremony
By John Mullen
July 1, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL – (OBA®) – This year’s Alabama Press Association convention at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach saw a former local reporter win six awards and sweep the Public Service Awards in one category.
Cliff McCollum, the current Baldwin County Legislative Delegation Constituent Services Director and former journalist swept the Best Public Service award category at this year’s Alabama Press Association Media Awards on June 29.
McCollum won first and second in the category, and the judges chose to award no third place in that category.
Read more: McCollum sweeps Public Service category at Orange Beach ceremony
Seatrout, Flounder Limits Change August 1
June 28, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Alabama’s saltwater anglers will soon be required to abide by changes to the bag and/or length limits on several popular fish species.
On August 1, the length and bag limits will change for speckled trout (spotted seatrout) and southern flounder, while the length limit will increase for cobia, also known as ling or lemonfish.
2019 Private Angler Red Snapper Fishing Update
By Outdoor Alabama
June 27, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - For 2018 and 2019, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has been issued an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from NOAA Fisheries to manage the private vessel and state-licensed charter vessel components of Alabama’s recreational red snapper fishery. The EFP does not cover federally permitted charter vessels, which have their own season. The 2019 private angler season began June 1 and is expected to be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through July 28 and the Fourth of July – a total of 27 days.
Walter Marine has hand in famous Florida museum reef
By John Mullen
June 27, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL – (OBA®) – David Walter at Walter Marine in Orange Beach has been involved in some impressive reef projects over the years including the sinking of the LuLu in 2013.
His company and crew have a played a small part in a Florida reef project that in just one year has created a worldwide buzz, according to South Walton Artificial Reef Association President Andy McAlexander.
Read more: Walter Marine has hand in famous Florida museum reef
New Orange Beach sidewalk would provide connections to new school
By John Mullen
June 25, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - A new sidewalk project by Orange Beach will connect two neighborhoods to the Sportsplex and have some unintended – at its inception anyway – bonuses with connections to the new school campus as well.
“It’s just a great project,” Community Development Director Kit Alexander said. “I love this project. It couldn’t have worked out better. We started this project even before we knew the school was going to happen. It was sort of like serendipity.”
Read more: New Orange Beach sidewalk would provide connections to new school
Orange Beach gets rare green sea turtle nest
By John Mullen
June 24, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL (OBA®) – Share the Beach sea turtle volunteers in Orange Beach were abuzz after finding a nest on June 23, only the second one ever documented by a green sea turtle in Alabama.
“The last one that I knew of was in 2008 on Gulf State Park beach,” Orange Beach Team Leader Lisa Graham said. “One of our tropical storms destroyed it. We had another around the same time but it turned out to be infertile. There was one year when one came up in front of Lighthouse in Gulf Shores but it didn’t nest.
Independence Day Celebrations on the Gulf Coast
June 22, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - From The Wharf to the Flora-Bama to the Gulf State Park Pier, Fourth of July celebrations are planned in and around Orange Beach. Please remember that fireworks are prohibited in Orange Beach, except for professionally produced and permitted shows.
Interim Orange Beach Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief named
By City of Orange Beach
June 22, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Following the retirement of Chief Justin Pearce this month, Deputy Chief Mike Kimmerling has been assigned by Mayor Tony Kennon to serve as Interim Fire Chief.
Read more: Interim Orange Beach Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief named
Last man standing at Flora-Bama's Boystowne
By John Mullen
June 21, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) – At one point it was a cobbled together, bustling village of a couple of dozen musicians, artists and some drifters who’d stop in from time to time. It was a menagerie of recreational vehicles, thrown together shacks and porches making up one of the legendary scenes in the history of the Flora-Bama Lounge and Package Store.
At the center of it was musician – mainly a keyboardist – and author Larry Strickland. He recently released his second book, Redbeard’s Revenge, about a treasure buried in the sand underneath the Flora-Bama. The Alabama-Florida Gulf Coast is the backdrop for the new book.
Larry's book can be purchased at the Flora-Bama Gift Shop or online at www.LarryStrickland.net.
Orange Beach council considering 677 new housing units
By John Mullen
June 21, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL (OBA®) – Growth and potential growth is alive and kicking in Orange Beach. During city council regular and work sessions on June 18, the council heard ordinances for developments that could add 677 houses, cottages, and condo units combined.
And Brett Robinson already has the go-ahead on Phoenix Gulf Towers and is doing foundation work on that project. It would bring 192 units to Orange Beach on the west end of town between Palm Beach and Sugar Sands developments. At the east end of town Brett Robinson’s Phoenix Orange Beach II, a 120-unit project, is nearing completion on the Gulf between the Island House Hotel on the west and Tidewater condos.
Read more: Orange Beach council considering 677 new housing units
Full Moon Paddle set for July 14th
Baldwin County Commission Public Information Meeting for Extension of Baldwin Beach Express
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June 19, 2019 - UPDATE: They announced yesterday at commission that meeting was indefinitely postponed.
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June 18, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - The Baldwin County Commission will hold a Special Work Session on June 27, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the Baldwin County Central Annex Auditorium, located at 22251 Palmer Street in Robertsdale, Alabama, to discuss and provide information to the public regarding the proposed toll road and bridge authority for the extension of the Baldwin Beach Express from I-10 to I-65.
Agenda for Orange Beach City Council June 18 meeting
June 15, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - The Orange Beach City Council will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18th, followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting.
Read more: Agenda for Orange Beach City Council June 18 meeting
Be aware and be safe when swimming in the gulf
By City of Orange Beach
June 15, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - With the summer vacation season reaching its peak over the next few weeks, Orange Beach Surf Rescue wants to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to be safe when visiting and spending time at the beach.
It’s already been a very busy few weeks for Orange Beach lifeguards. Lifeguards are there for the public’s protection and in order to help with that effort Surf Rescue asks all rental property owners and managers and others in our ever-burgeoning hospitality industry to share information and continually remind visitors about beach safety during their stay here.
Auburn center’s lab can help with lawns and plants
By John Mullen
June 13, 2019 – Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) – People new to the southern tip of Alabama and looking to garden and grow plants as they did back home quickly learn this is an entirely different environment.
“A lot of the people that move down here from the Midwest or more northern areas, they’re used to very, very different climate and environment,” Auburn University’s Marla Faver said. “They will want to grow plants down here that did well in the north. For some of them, it’s just not going to happen. Some of the ornamental plants do well in the springtime but when we get to the hot humid temperatures they’re done. They are used to them going throughout the growing season.”
Read more: Auburn center’s lab can help with lawns and plants
Fourth of July 2019 activities in Orange Beach
By City of Orange Beach
June 13, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - From The Wharf to Perdido Pass to the Gulf State Park Pier, Fourth of July celebrations are planned in and around Orange Beach. Please remember that fireworks are prohibited in Orange Beach, except for professionally produced and permitted shows.
Christian Service Center Offers Summer Breakfast/Lunch Backpack Program
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Gulf Shores Fireworks at the Pier on July 4th
Orange Beach Planning Commission to meet June 10th
June 8, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - The Orange Beach Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June, 10th for a work session followed by the 4 p.m. regular meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Read more: Orange Beach Planning Commission to meet June 10th
Free Fishing Day is June 8
Orange Beach to manage $475K Restore project for state
By John Mullen
June 6, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Orange Beach has been asked to administer $475,000 of a $3 million Restore Act project studying hydrology and sediment in Perdido Bay from the U.S. 98 bridge in Lillian to the Gulf.
“It’s a three-part study for beneficial use of dredged sediment,” Coastal Resources Director Phillip West said. “The state reached out to us because we have done almost like a phase one for the lower Perdido and that’s one of the three sites to study. Because we had coordinated that they asked us if we could take all the lower Perdido studies, manage those and direct the contractors and consultants.”
Read more: Orange Beach to manage $475K Restore project for state
City of Orange Beach, USA Health announce emergency medicine partnership
June 4, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - USA Health and the City of Orange Beach are bringing a new and progressive care concept to the region through a partnership for emergency medicine services.
Beginning in July, resident physicians in the USA Health Department of Emergency Medicine will team with paramedics at the Orange Beach Fire Department. This effort will expand the breadth of health care knowledge and experience at emergency scenes while helping the emergency medicine residents gain a deeper understanding of what occurs, from the initial alert when the call to 911 is dispatched all the way to the emergency department via transport.
Read more: City of Orange Beach, USA Health announce emergency medicine partnership
Bill passed to help protect historic Rosinton community
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June 3, 2009 - Rosinton, AL - (OBA®) - This session, the Baldwin County Legislative Delegation passed a local bill that will allow a Nov. 2020 vote on protections for the historic Rosinton community.
The proposed amendment would define the Rosinton Landmark District within the county and would prohibit annexation by local law of any property within that district into any nearby municipalities.
Read more: Bill passed to help protect historic Rosinton community
Newbury Syndicate reunion concert June 9 in Perdido Key
By John Mullen
June 3, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Cynthia Adams of LiveMusicLineUp.com says she has seen a clamoring of late to get the old gang back together with the Newbury Syndicate.
“Throughout the music community I see people posting all the time ‘Newbury Syndicate, we want Newbury Syndicate,’” Adams said. “It took a long time to come up with the date.”
Read more: Newbury Syndicate reunion concert June 9 in Perdido Key
Orange Beach Fire Chief Justin Pearce retires
By City of Orange Beach
June 1, 2019 - Orange Beach, AL - (OBA®) - Firefighters, friends, family, city officials and members of the Orange Beach community gathered Tuesday, May 28 at Orange Beach Fire Station No. 1 to honor Chief Justin Pearce who will be retiring from the department in June.
Following a blessing of the Fire Department’s two new ambulances that officially went into service on Tuesday, the event shifted to being a surprise retirement party for Chief Pearce.
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