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🌱 How to protect your Foley yard from invasive plants this month

Also, don't miss Couyons of Comedy on the Foley Patch calendar

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What's up Foley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to protect your Foley yard from invasive plants this month
  • Why Foley High's new recognition is raising questions about state DEI law

Also on today's calendar: Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW - Comedy, Magic & 60 Impressions! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 73.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Graham Creek Nature Preserve Experts To Speak At Foley Library This September (obawebsite.com) — Foley residents can sign up now for a free invasive-plant workshop at Foley Community Library on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon. Experts from Graham Creek Nature Preserve will explain how to spot and manage invasive plants in local yards, forests, and wetlands, with practical tips you can use at home.
   

• Baldwin County elementary school boasts certification from… (1819news.com) — Baldwin County schools, including Foley High School, are being recognized under a Professional Learning Communities framework tied to training from education company Solution Tree. The article questions whether this work, which includes diversity, equity, and anti-racism resources, conflicts with Alabama's 2024 law restricting certain DEI-related concepts in public schools and universities.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday September 5
  • Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW →
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA. Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Theater is located on your right just before Alvin's Isl
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Congressman Moore, Remote Office Hours & Location →
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce 19812 Underwood Rd, Foley, AL 36535
  • Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW →
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA. Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Theater is located on your right just before Alvin's Isl
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Wednesday Nights Service Industry Night
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce 19812 Underwood Rd, Foley, AL 36535
    9:00 am
  • Baldwin County Resources Networking Luncheon
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Waffles R Wild the Speakeasy
    11:30 am
    • Saturday September 12
  • Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW →
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA. Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Theater is located on your right just before Alvin's Isl
    7:00 pm
  • Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW - Comedy, Magic & 60 Impressions! →
    Brandon Styles Live Theater & Magic Shop at OWA, 101 S Owa Blvd suite H, Foley
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Foley.
    UPDATE. THE POLICE DID NOT FINE THE DOG. THEY DO NOT GO BACK AND LOOK UNLESS SOMEONE SEES IT AGAIN AND CALLS THEM. SO PLEASE ANYONE THAT CAN LOOK OR… (Nextdoor BellaV)
  • Good afternoon y'all.
    I'm looking for an honest and reputable vet that doesn't charge you an arm and a leg for neutering. Does anybody know of a good vet that isn't… (Nextdoor Park Place)
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Foley. Apply here.
  • Raytheon Technologies Corporation - RTX posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler I, 1st Shift (Onsite) in Foley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Elberta

Orange Beach

  • Orange Beach's Boggy Point boat launch to get updates with GoMESA funding (gulfcoastmedia.com)
  • Orange Beach Changes Rules on E-Bikes and Micro Mobility Transportation (obawebsite.com)
  • Orange Beach's Waterfront Park to benefit from low bids, enabling more living shoreline (gulfcoastmedia.com)

Ok Foley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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