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Orange Beach names its new fire chief
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — The city of Orange Beach named a new fire chief during last night’s city council meeting. “Join us in congratulating Jeff Smith, the new Fire Chief for the City of Orange Beach,” the city posted on Facebook. Smith was promoted after a unanimous vote by the Orange Beach City Council […]
More than 1,000 sign petition against proposed annexation of Fort Morgan properties
FT. MORGAN, Ala. (WPMI) — A petition against the proposed annexation of certain properties in the Fort Morgan community by the City of Gulf Shores has over one thousand signatures as of Wednesday. The petition comes after the City of Gulf Shores put a legal advertisement in a local...
How this 29-year-old went from 'broke college student' to pro sand castle builder
Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends six to eight nearly every day on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, shaping and carving wet sand into intricate forms.
Orange Beach City Schools expand Pre-K offerings amid high demand
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WPMI) — In response to "overwhelming demand for prekindergarten education within the community," Orange Beach City Schools (OBCS) has announced the expansion of its early education program to include an additional prekindergarten class for the 2024-2025 school year. After receiving two prekindergarten units from the Office...
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