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🌱 What happens to Foley riders if the city sells its horse arena?
Happening soon: Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW - Comedy, Magic & 60 Impressions! on the Foley Patch calendar
Good morning Foley! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What happens to Foley riders if the city sells its horse arena?
- How could Foley's proposed tech moratorium affect power, water, and growth?
- How Foley's Baldwin Health earned a rare zero MRSA infection rate
Also on today's calendar: Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW - Comedy, Magic & 60 Impressions! and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 95 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 74.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Riders pack Foley horse arena as city weighs selling property, threatening future events (weartv.com) — Foley's longtime horse arena is at risk as the city considers selling the property to a medical provider, leaving riders worried about losing their main competition venue. Club leaders say events there draw families who spend money in Foley, and fear a long gap before any promised replacement arena at the sports complex is built. 
• Foley Considers Temporary Moratorium on High-Demand Data Centers and Crypto Facilities (obawebsite.com) — Foley officials are weighing a temporary moratorium on new data centers and crypto-mining facilities to protect local water and power capacity, with the first vote set for today's council meeting. The agenda also covers speed limit changes, new fees at the Activity Center gym, weed abatements, donations to public safety, and support for local events and nonprofits.
• 3 north Alabama hospitals recognized for 0 MRSA infection rate (whnt.com) — Foley's Baldwin Health is among just six Alabama hospitals reporting zero MRSA infections, according to a new Becker's Hospital Review analysis. The recognition, based on federal data from mid-2024 to mid-2025, highlights strong infection-prevention practices and puts Foley alongside top-performing facilities in Huntsville, Athens, Sheffield, Dothan, and Fairhope.
📸 Around Foley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foley
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- 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 Nights Service Industry Night
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce 19812 Underwood Rd, Foley, AL 36535
9:00 am - 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 - 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 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
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Indoor Cycling →
Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4847 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach
7:20 am - Wednesday Nights Service Industry Night
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce 19812 Underwood Rd, Foley, AL 36535
9:00 am - Zoning Board of Adjustment →
Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4099 Orange Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach
4:00 pm - Elberta Warriors vs Pensacola Tigers →
Elberta High School, 13355 Main St, Elberta
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I lost my dog Golden retriever named Sugar.
Please call 251 942 6570 or come to 503 w begonia ave foley Reward (Nextdoor Hickory Bend / Cedar St) - Recommendations needed for a groomer.
I have 2 large dogs. I need someone who doesn't charge 300 to 350 per dog. (Nextdoor N Cedar St)
- Raytheon posted a job opening for Material Handler in Foley. Apply here.
- Community Health Management, Inc. posted a job opening for Resident Care Assistant_Day Shift in Gulf Shores. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elberta
- Week-by-week prep football schedule (lagniappemobile.com)
Orange Beach
- 4th Annual Coastal Tailgate Cook-Off Challenge (fox10tv.com)
- Orange Beach may extend building moratoriums as comp plan development continues (gulfcoastmedia.com)
- Orange Beach City Council To Focus On Recreation Campus Updates And Local Ordinances (obawebsite.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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