Fairhope News Archives

In honor of Earth Month, students from schools in Fairhope and Anniston are working to beautify the grounds of the Capitol. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

This week, there's no shortage of below average health ratings on the Eastern Shore. via NBC 15 Online

“As mayor, I welcome all businesses that locate in our community”

Posted by RUSS HENDERSON April 25, 2008 7:13 AM Publix is coming to Fairhope, but not to the Triangle. via The Mobile Register Online

A member of the Alabama House was taken to a Montgomery hospital after he became ill on the House floor. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

Each best-of-3 series will start with a doubleheader Friday and end, if necessary, with a single game Saturday. via Montgomery Advertiser

Frank Edward "Pete" Wiggins, 82, a native of Tensaw, formerly of Deatsville and a resident of Fairhope, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008. via Sand Mountain Reporter

“It is a priority of the governor that we do everything we can to grow and expand our economy, to go into areas like aerospace and develop those jobs, so we want to be as helpful as we can from the state perspective”

When Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp finished touring L-3 Communications Crestview Aerospace on Wednesday, he said, "You're seeing the future of Florida right before your very eyes here in Northwest Florida." ... via Northwest Florida Daily News

ERA Platinum Properties agents of the month in March were MI CHELLE BECKHAM , Daphne; the STEPHENS TEAM, JIM and RHONDA STEVENS , Robertsdale; and MILLER/KLEMANN TEAM, PATTI MILLER and EVA KLEMANN , Fairhope. via The Birmingham News

In the past they've earned impressive marks. But, not this time. Inspector's April 4th report shows violations, including employees eating in the food prep area, workers without food handlers' permits, a dirty ... via NBC 15 Online

A Fairhope-area teacher was convicted today of interfering with the parental custody of a former student. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“One of the high school teams badly bent both rims on one side of their buggy in a leap over obstacle #3, then blew out the intertube with a bang on one of those wheels a few obstacles later”

Not one of the participants in NASA's 2008 Great Moonbuggy Race was old enough to have seen the 1969 movie, Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies. via RedOrbit

“Having been a small businessman for most of my life, I know that business begins with relationships. The global economy we are in today makes it imperative that we form these relationships with China”

Contributor: Ron Reams - Internet News Producer Email: rreams@nbc15online.com Last Update: 2:10 pm Slideshow Gov. via NBC 15 Online

“Most LEED items are invisible and integrated with the design of the building”

Why build using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, guidelines? "To avoid 'green washing,'" says architect Nick Coulson of Fairhope, president of the Gulf Coast branch of the U.S. Green ... via The Birmingham News

Posted by Ginger Swan April 02, 2008 2:36 PM www.fairhopefilmfest.com The Fairhope Film Festival features are centered around the theme of Romance, but it's not your typical lovey-dovey, mushy films. via Alabama Live

“Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead.”

RANT: Trenholm State Technical College once was the poster child for bad state audits, but in recent years the two-year college in Montgomery has come a long way toward cleaning up its act. via Montgomery Advertiser

Birmingham Business Journal - by Lauren B. Cooper Staff Alabama's Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area was ranked the No. via Construction News