On Saturday, February 11 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Faulkner State Community College, the City of Fairhope will celebrate Arbor Day. In celebration, fifth grade students from Fairhope Intermediate School and J. Larry Newton School participated in the 2017 National Arbor Day Poster Contest sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The contest theme was “Trees are Terrific…And Forests are Too!!”
01/27/2017 12:22 PM
Get ready to “Party for Preservation” by marking your calendars for the 8th Annual Bald Eagle Bash, Saturday, April 22, to benefit the Weeks Bay Foundation’s mission of preserving and protecting coastal wetlands.
01/24/2017 3:33 PM
The City of Fairhope Municipal Pool will offer group children swim lessons beginning in March. A variety of classes will be offered including Parent and Child Aquatics focusing on infants and children ages 18 month to 3 year becoming comfortable with the water so they are willing and ready to learn to swim.
01/23/2017 8:54 AM
In 1997, musicians Regina Bush and Tom Robinson, local band directors Steve Sims and Joe Riemer, and Bordon Morrow, then director of Continuing Education at Faulkner State College in Fairhope, had an idea for a new band in Baldwin County. Riemer was a founder and longtime member of the Mobile Pops Band, and he thought there might be interest for a similar band on this side of the Bay.
01/19/2017 2:34 PM
Fairhope’s Mardi Gras season kicks off on Saturday, February 18, with not one but two parades.
01/19/2017 10:31 AM
For 2017, the same officers were re-elected to serve the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department that have served for the past three years. Fire Chief Chris Ellis says this is the first time that’s ever occurred in the department’s 80-plus years. “As far as we can tell, we’ve never had the same people elected to serve for three years running. That’s significant, and I guess it means that the members like the way things are going.”
01/17/2017 10:00 AM
Fairhope’s Arbor Day comes a little early this year. “The actual date coincides with Mardi Gras, so we moved our celebration to Saturday, February 11, to make it easier for people to do everything in Fairhope this busy month,” said Jennifer Fidler, Director of Public Works for the City of Fairhope. The event takes place starting at 10am on the Fairhope Faulkner campus.
01/17/2017 8:46 AM
Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2017? Do you receive your electricity
from a public power utility in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could
be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and
its 11 Member cities/utilities.
01/13/2017 10:13 AM
01/13/2017 8:50 AM
FAIRHOPE -- Do you know Fairhope’s unique history? There is quite a story behind our city’s founding in 1894, and the best place to learn more about it is at the Fairhope Museum of History where Museum Director Donnie Barrett and staff showcase exhibits that highlight interesting people and fascinating artifacts from the past 120 years and beyond.
01/06/2017 7:38 AM
The Fairhope Public Library is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in the current building located at 501 Fairhope Avenue. Join us as we 'party" on the birthday of the 'new' library on Saturday, January 21st, 2017, from 10am until 2 pm.
01/03/2017 9:34 AM
Scale Back Alabama (SBA) is a free statewide weight-loss program designed to encourage Alabamians to get healthy
12/29/2016 8:25 AM
The Moratorium approved by the Fairhope City Council on December 22, 2016 applies to the following development applications for six months:
12/28/2016 9:08 AM
The City of Fairhope will once again be collecting Christmas Trees from residents to turn into mulch. The City will be picking up the Christmas Trees during residents’ regular schedule trash day through February 3, 2017. Please make sure that all lights, ornaments and tree stands are removed prior to being placed out for pick up.
12/15/2016 4:01 PM
The James P. Nix Center will host its 5th Annual Volunteer Fair on Monday, January 30, 2017 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The fair will feature organizations in the Baldwin County area or who service Baldwin County, who are looking for volunteers.
12/14/2016 3:34 PM
Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation (FEEF) will host Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of Two Gentlemen of Verona for a one-night performance only on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in FEEF’s Black Box Theatre at Fairhope High School.
12/06/2016 11:32 AM
12/06/2016 11:29 AM
In the 36th annual comprehensive ranking from Pipeline and Gas Journal, Fairhope Natural Gas ranked 167th in the nation for number of customers. Robert Rohm, natural gas superintendent, says he expects that ranking to rise when the next list comes out.
12/06/2016 7:14 AM
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