Daphne News

The City Council voted Monday to donate $2,500 to the Baldwin County Humane Society's rescue of badly neglected animals in Summerdale and Robertsdale, and challenged other municipalities to match the pledge.

Walk into Bryant Whelan's office at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural and Arts Center, and you know she is an avid collector of art, especially folk arts.

Former television reporter James Gordon of Daphne has announced plans to run for Baldwin County probate judge in the Republican primary March 13.

The Rev. Richard Schmidt, former rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Daphne, likens knowing God to the experience of strolling by the sea.

Nah, college isn't that much different for the defensive lineman who left high school a semester early for Alabama's spring practice schedule.

As Heather Thomas picked up Scuba Steve, the long-haired yellow tabby curled up in her arms, then rubbed his head against her chin.

"Wanted, FOR THE HOSPITAL of the 22nd Regiment of Alabama, at Barlow's Mill, two COOKS, two WASHWOMEN, and four active, healthy men to act as NURSES.

A Daphne teen facing numerous charges relating to a series of break-ins last year applied for youthful offender status Friday morning, according to the Baldwin County District Attorney's Office.

The Rev. Jerry Henry, pastor of First Baptist Church of Fairhope, identifies in every way with being a Southern Baptist, but like some other pastors he considers that the "Southern" in Southern Baptist Convention might be a hindrance when it comes to reaching out in other parts of the country and world.

A Baldwin County circuit judge denied a motion on Tuesday to dismiss a claim against a University of Mobile coach in a lawsuit filed by a former Bayside Academy student-athlete. Ryan Owens, 18, and his parents sued Mobile assistant soccer coach Dan Whelan and Daphne-based Bayside for $150,000 over a series of events that led to the student's ... (more)

The most visible work is at the intersection of U.S. 98 and Baldwin County 64. When the orange barrels and heavy equipment are gone, drivers should be able to turn more easily and have better sight lines, said Public Works Director Richard Johnson.