Fairhope News

Nov. 19 -- The annual Tree Lighting ceremony took place Thursday night in downtown Fairhope.

About 1,500 customers in and around the Malbis Mall are without power right now.

In Fairhope we're seeing the first change in the power structure since the current city council was constituted a year or so ago.

When Bruce Wilkinson was a senior in high school in San Marcos, Calif., his parents approached him one morning with a special request.

Paul Davis, of Fairhope, Ala. watches the rough surf as Tropical Storm Ida churns inside Mobile Bay Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 at the Grand Hotel Marina in Point Clear, Ala.

Baldwin County lawmakers pledge to tackle insurance reform - al.com : "SPANISH FORT a 'The same day Tropical Storm Ida drenched the Gulf Coast, several Baldwin County state legislators pledged to work on lowering the insurance of coastal residents who say they face expensive premiums because of their susceptibility to storm damage.

Tropical Storm Ida churns inside Mobile Bay Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 at the Yardarm Marina in Fairhope, Ala.

The Page & Pallette bookstore in Fairhope has organized an "Ida Tuesday" arts and crafts event for Baldwin County school students.

This week, Churcha s Chicken in Foley rules the roost when it comes to the a lot of local diners without a lot to crow about.

Nov. 6 - Gary Casper is best known as an alligator catcher. "I'm the nuisance alligator control agent with the Alabama Game and Fish," Casper says.

The eighth annual Rileigh and Raylee Angel Ride takes place Saturday with more than 2,000 motorcycles expected to cross Baldwin County to raise money for children with medical needs.

Viewed from behind, the solitary woman in white walks a narrow, curving street in Havana, her ensemble and matching white umbrella in startling contrast to the graffiti mural on the green wall to her left.

While the national recession has shrunk contributions and ticket sales for operas, symphonies and theaters elsewhere, Fairhope's tiny Theatre 98 recently finished what board members say was a remarkably big season.

Meg Greene of Fairhope, Ala., poses with dresses she has collected from donors in Mobile and Baldwin counties as part of "Operation Ball Gown." Mary Burnett has been writing letters to deployed troops for more than four years.

Fairhope picks new Veteran of the Year By Russ Henderson October 28, 2009, 6:06AM Joseph "Billy" Garner, center, was named Fairhope's veteran of the year on Monday.

FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- More than 30 Idlewild subdivision residents expressed opposition Monday to a proposed road extension that they Councilman Dan Stankoski said would directly connect their neighborhood to the nearby Walmart Super Center.

About two dozen officials from cities on both sides of Mobile Bay talked Thursday about how to make the entire area a nicer place to walk or bike through, and a safer place to raise children.

Dancina In The Street For School - Fairhope Alabama - WKRG.com : "FAIRHOPE, Alabama - They're dancing in the street in Fairhope.

The Baldwin County High School marching band has grown in the last year, from 95 to 112, but with fewer middle school students taking band, that trend may not continue.

The city of Fairhope paid $875,000 for 38.9 acres at the corner of Manley Road and Baldwin County 13 with plans to use it for sports and recreation fields, according to Ruffin Gra ham of RJG Real Estate & De velopment , one of the sellers.