Foley News

Nov. 3 - A scam cost two Gulf Coast families nearly a million dollars, Foley Police said.

Families Hit By International Scam - Foley Alabama - WKRG.com : "FOLEY, Alabama - Two Baldwin County families have been wiped out financially by an international lottery scam.

Heritage Harbor Days kicks off Friday in Foley with the celebration of local history and culture, said Kathy Danielson, director of the Foley Convention and Visitors Bureau, which sponsors the event.

A Jamaican lottery scam that swindled two Foley residents out of more than $1 million in cash and credit card charges brought local authorities into a national investigation that led to the arrest of one suspect in Florida, police and victims said today.

Work on Airport Road set to begin - al.com : "FOLEY a ' After three years of waiting and planning, work has begun on a $1.6 million project to connect the industrial area near the city airport with Baldwin County 24, area officials said.

Oct. 30 - Foley Police say they'll go ahead with proposing a new alcohol ordinance, despite outcries from one bar owner who claims he's being wrongly singled out.

Fire Destroys Firefightera s Home - Foley Alabama - WKRG.com : "FOLEY, Alabama - As a firefighter with Gulf Shores Fire Rescue, Cory Parker knows the value of having smoke detectors in your home.

FOLEY - Consultant and trainer Bruce Miles will be the keynote speaker for 8th Biannual Foley High School's Career Day on Wednesday.

'Foley girl' makes church, service to others, her life - al.com : "A self-described Foley girl, Zola Knight has lived her entire life in south Baldwin, and these days, she devotes her life to service in her community and in her small church in Robertsdale.

October 27 - Lights, music, a dance floor cage and now controversy after the owner of a gay bar claims Foley Police are discriminating against him.

The homecoming football game for Foley High School was held Sept. 26. The homecoming court included Alaina Hageman and Brock Mumm, Justin Bowland, Ashley Kershaw, Tyler Lewandowski, Jordan Bialke, Jessica Bishop, Kelli Nadeau, Kyle Thell, Alyssa Brenny, Abbie Knapek, Brandon Seppelt, Amber Larson and Keith Thell.

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.

Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com : "FOLEY, Ala. -- Federal authorities are on the lookout for a convicted murderer whom witnesses claim to have spotted recently in coastal Alabama.

An Alabama man accused of killing a commercial fishing captain in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month has been charged with murder in federal court.

Name: Jason Niemann. Age: 17. School: Foley High School. Hometown: Foley. Family: Dad, Al; mom, Janet; siblings, Justin, 20, Amanda, 21.

Money saved through recycling programs could be lost if upcoming legislation requires cities to send materials to the Baldwin County landfill, Foley officials said.

We all did it as kids, racing our little rubber ducks in the bathtub. Well, this weekend, the Orange Beach Lion's Club will bring out the rubber duckies for the 2nd annual Rubber Duck Race at The Oasis Lazy River at The Wharf in Orange Beach at 9 a.m. Oct.

Ralph Walter McMillian, 30, of Foley has been charged with selling crack cocaine to undercover police on four occasions during a month-long investigation, Baldwin County sheriff's Ralph Walter McMillian is charged with distribution of a controlled substance.

Elected officials are mulling a partnership with a Birmingham-based utility that could net the city about $1.2 million up front and generate millions more for the city over the 30-year life of the deal.

For the past seven years, Fran's on 59 has been making the yards of Foley, Ala., and Pleasure Island more beautiful - one house at a time.