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🌱 Daphne lands $8.1 million for County Road 13 safety upgrades

Daphne, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Daphne lands $8.1 million for County Road 13 safety upgrades
  • Daphne-led operation results in 12 solicitation arrests
  • Live blues in Daphne joins a busy Gulf Coast weekend

Also on today's calendar: [OPENING] The Lightning Thief at Bay Area Performing Arts and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Daphne receives $8.1 million Safe Streets and Roads for All federal grant (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Daphne has secured $8.1 million in federal funding to make a 2.5-mile stretch of County Road 13 safer, including areas near three schools. Paired with $2 million in local funding, the project will add roundabouts, lighting, crosswalks and eight-foot sidewalks between County Road 64/Daphne Avenue and Champions Way/Lawson Road.
   

2. Pensacola Man Among 12 Arrested in Daphne Police Operation (newsradio923.com) — A Daphne Police-led operation along Baldwin County's Interstate 10 corridor resulted in 12 men being arrested Friday on solicitation-of-prostitution charges, according to the report. Police described the effort as targeting demand that can contribute to exploitation, but the available report identifies no trafficking charges or victims.
   

3. 12 things to do around the Gulf Coast this weekend, Nov. 12-15 (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Blues guitarist Davey Jones plays Pour Nelson's Pub in Daphne on Saturday, Nov. 14, with no cover charge. The 8 p.m.-midnight show is one option in a busy Gulf Coast weekend that also includes independent films in Fairhope and holiday shopping in Foley and Robertsdale.
   

4. Daphne apartment murder: Killer gets life without parole (wkrg.com) — Joseph Kaynen Gurley has been sentenced to life without parole for the Easter Sunday 2024 shooting at Daphne’s Audubon Park Apartments that killed Matt Bonnell and wounded a homeowner. The sentence follows his August convictions for murder and attempted murder.
   

5. Battle of the Bay #1 2027 (milesplit.com) — Bayside Academy is hosting Battle of the Bay #1 for 2027, a track and field meet limited to nine AHSAA school teams. Returning participants get first invitations, and each school must supply field-event volunteers. Adult admission is listed at $10 cash or $11 through GoFan.
   

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  • Is anyone missing a kitty on Montclair Loop in Lake Forest?
    She has been coming to my daughters door wanting food for the past couple of days. She has not seen her before, now she’s been there for 2 days. (Nextdoor Heart of Lake Forest)
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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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