🌱 Bay Minette airport lands funding for hangar access improvements

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In today's newsletter:

• Bay Minette airport lands funding for hangar access improvements
• Bay Minette’s Kendrick Johnson earns Bassmaster honorable mention

Also on today's calendar: Carol Hodgson Arena Board Meeting and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 41.
• Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 31 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bay Minette airport among Alabama projects receiving state grants (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Bay Minette Municipal Airport has secured funding to build a hangar taxilane and extend an existing one. The $157,895 project will rely mostly on federal money, with roughly $3,950 each from the state and airport, as part of a broader round of Alabama airport improvements.
   

• Top student athletes named to the 2026 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team (thebasscast.com) — Bay Minette’s Kendrick Johnson earned an honorable mention in the 2026 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team selections. Johnson was among 44 honorable mentions nationwide, recognized through a program that considers tournament success, academic achievement and community service alongside its selection of 45 All-State team members.
   

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📸 Around Bay Minette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bay Minette

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Planning Commission →
  Bay Minette
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Carol Hodgson Arena Board Meeting →
  Bay Minette AL
  4:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Once Upon a Musical: Three Little Pigs & Other Fairy Tales →
  L.D. Owen Performing Arts Center, 1900 U.S. 31, Bay Minette
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 3

• Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Bay Minette AL
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Library CLOSED
  Spanish Fort Public Library, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard, Spanish Fort
  9:00 am

Friday November 13

• Food Truck Fridays →
  Loxley Municipal Park, N Hickory St, Loxley
  5:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Pavilion →
  Live Oak Landing, 8700 Live Oak Road, Stockton
• Cars & Coffee of Mobile Bay →
  Spanish Fort AL
  8:00 am

Sunday November 15

• Keesler Federal Battleship 12K →
  Spanish Fort AL

Friday November 27

• Winter Series - Tournaments →
  Live Oak Landing, 8700 Live Oak Road, Stockton

Monday November 30

• Christmas at Bicentennial Park →
  Bicentennial Park, 51233 State Highway 225, Stockton

Friday December 11

• Loxley Christmas Parade →
  Loxley AL
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone had experience going to Prodisee pantry?
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• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Bay Minette. Apply here.
• Novelis posted a job opening for Maintenance Scheduler - Hot Mill in Bay Minette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bay Minette here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spanish Fort

• Gulf Coast Media's Local Legends: Soccer players gearing up for postseason, Partin leads Wake Forest in tackles (gulfcoastmedia.com)

Loxley

• Aldi grocery hauler setting up in Westside (jaxdailyrecord.com)

Daphne

• City of Daphne receives $8.1 million Safe Streets and Roads for All federal grant (gulfcoastmedia.com)
• Daphne apartment murder: Killer gets life without parole (wkrg.com)
• Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre hosts final performance of High School Musical JR in Daphne (baldwintimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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