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Foley, Alabama Patch AM: a 5 min read

Cheers Foley! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Foley’s Class of 2026 will walk the graduation stage
  • How investigators tied a Foley felon to a 2024 shooting
  • How a new Foley safe room will protect first responders in hurricanes

Also on today's calendar: Music and a Movie and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 52.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Baldwin County Public Schools releases Class of 2026 graduation dates, times, and venues (mynbc15.com) — Foley families can mark their calendars now: Baldwin Preparatory Academy graduates May 18 and Foley High School graduates May 20, both at the Foley Event Center at OWA. The full Baldwin County schedule includes multiple schools, times, and venues, with most ceremonies also available via livestream for relatives who can’t attend in person.
   

2. Foley man and convicted felon sentenced for having a gun that was used in a shooting (wkrg.com) — A Foley resident with a prior felony conviction has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after investigators tied him to a gun used in a 2024 shooting in Foley. Police linked the weapon to videos on his phone and evidence recovered near a ditched car, and he’ll also serve supervised release after prison.
   

3. Foley And Baldwin County Partner On Emergency Safe Room (obawebsite.com) — Foley is building a hardened emergency safe room at East Berry Avenue and North Poplar Street to shelter more than 200 first responders during major storms. The city and Baldwin County are sharing easements so Riviera Utilities can power the facility, which will include a generator, kitchen, and new street lighting to keep operations running during hurricanes.
   

4. Mike Ebert takes new athletics role at Snook Christian following retirement from BCBE schools (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Longtime Foley coach and teacher Mike Ebert is stepping from Foley High School into a new role at nearby Snook Christian Academy, where he’ll serve as associate athletic director and head baseball coach. After nearly three decades in Baldwin County schools, he’s staying close to Foley, bringing his record-setting baseball experience and community ties to help grow Snook’s athletics programs.
   

5. Mullet Wrapper: First announced in 2018, Waterway Bridge is finally open to traffic in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach (mulletwrapper.net) — Drivers from Foley heading to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach will see big changes as the new southbound Waterway Bridge opens and the Foley Beach Express Bridge shifts to northbound-only traffic. Alabama’s purchase of the Foley Beach Express and new roundabouts aim to ease congestion well before Memorial Day and improve access across the Intracoastal Waterway.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday May 13
  • Wednesday Nights Service Industry Night
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, 19812 Underwood Rd, Foley
    9:00 am
  • Indoor Cycling →
    Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4847 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach
    9:00 am
  • Baldwin County Resources Networking Luncheon
    Waffles R Wild the Speakeasy
    11:30 am
    • Thursday May 14
  • Orange Beach Board of Education meeting →
    Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4099 Orange Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach
    4:30 pm
    • Saturday May 16
  • Yoga →
    Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4847 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lost white cat plantation homes magnolia River.
    She was rescued along with three kittens from being tossed off a bridge or disposed of in a similar manner by someone 3 hours north of here. They… (Nextdoor Plantation Magnolia River)
  • Anyone looking for a JOB?!
    Crico’s Pizza in GS is hiring kitchen staff! Message me or come by to apply! 309 gulf shores parkway (Nextdoor N Cedar St)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance/Janitorial in Foley. Apply here.
  • Community Health Systems posted a job opening for Food Services Worker - Days in Foley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foley here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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