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New nonprofit seeks to bring Baldwin County LGBTQ community together during Pride Month
A new group is taking the helm of Baldwin County’s otherwise sparse LGBTQ scene. Coloring the Eastern Shore is a recently founded nonprofit that formed in response to a lack of formal LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the Baldwin County area. For their first event, they’re putting together Color Fairhope with Pride on Saturday.
Multi-Specialty Clinic Holds Grand Opening In Fairhope
The South Baldwin Medical Group Multi-Specialty Clinic recently held a ribbon cutting and grand opening at 8096 Twin Beech Road, Suite 250 in Fairhope. This location will offer general surgery services and neuro spine services with four providers initially and plans to add more. It will house Baldwin County’s only woman general surgeon, Dr. Kaci Sims, and introduce the neuro spine service line to Baldwin County, with services provided by Dr. Juan Ronderos.
Escambia County Receives New $36 Million Offer For 540 Acre Entirety Of OLF-8
Escambia County has received another offer for the OLF-8 property on Nine Mile road — this time $36 million for the entre 540 acres parcel. The offer was received from Tri W Development, a subsidiary of Jim Wilson and Associates (JWA) of Montgomery, Alabama, along with CAH Developments, an affiliate of The 1559-Collective in Pensacola.
Daphne Opens New Fire Department Training Facility
The Daphne Fire Department recently opened its newest training facility, FOX10 reports. The Candidate Physical Ability Testing (CPAT) facility was developed to help find trainable firefighter candidates. Within the Daphne fire training facility, the CPAT is the first such facility in Baldwin County and only the 11th in Alabama. The physically demanding CPAT test costs $35 dollars, which covers one training session and one testing session. Anyone in the state can take it at this facility and find more information at the Alabama Fire College.
Escambia County appeals to higher court over final judgment in lost jail lawsuit
Escambia County is appealing to the First District Court of Appeal after Circuit Court Judge John T. Brown denied its motion for a rehearing on the final judgment finding in favor of DLR Group, the architectural firm the county sued over construction of the new jail. In the meantime, DLR...
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