South Baldwin Regional Medical Center Breaks Ground on Significant Expansion Project
Submitted by South Baldwin Regional Medical Center FOLEY, AL – South Baldwin Regional Medical Center broke ground today on construction to expand and modernize the hospital, enhance services and increase overall capacity to care for patients in Alabama’s fastest-growing city. The construction project is the largest ever undertaken at the hospital. Honorary guests joining hospital CEO Margaret Roley included Foley mayor Ralph Hellmich, who lifted shovels marking the kick-off for the expansion and renovation. “We want to make it easy for our community to get quality medical services close to home,” said Steve [...]
Foley to host 42nd Annual Arbor Day Celebration
Foley, Alabama – Foley’s Revitalization and Beautification Advisory Board invites the community to the city’s 42nd Annual Celebration of Arbor Day. The event will be held at the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market, located at 20733 Miflin Road, at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, Feb. 25. Foley is recognized as a Tree City and proudly promotes the planting of trees. Trees reduce erosion, cut heating and cooling costs, produce oxygen, provide habitat for wildlife and add beauty to our environment. The Alabama Forestry Commission, Baldwin County Master Gardeners and Certified Arborists will be [...]
Celebrate Arbor Day, read a book!
Books about trees are given to Foley school libraries each year to celebrate Arbor Day and highlight the importance of trees. Foley Mayor Hellmich and members of the Beautification Committee award the books to school representatives at the Feb. 6 City Council meeting. Pictured are Jessica Webb (FHS), Chandler Dunaway (FHS), Sue Norman (FMS), Ashley McNair (FMS), Michelle Davis (Magnolia), Kelly Garrett (Swift), Kelly McCrady (Mathis), Michelle Monk (FES), John Jackson, Mayor Ralph Hellmich, Brenda Shambo, Pat Davis, and Pam Engel.
City of Foley Council Meeting Agenda Feb. 6, 2023
The Foley City Council will meet in a joint regular/work session on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. at city hall. During the meeting, the council will: Have a public hearing to considering an ordinance to rezone property owned by Kaymac and Chris and Phil Johnson from single-family to planned unit development. The 1.08-acre lot is located on the north side of East Azalea in between South Bay Street and South Juniper Street. There will also be a second reading of the ordinance change. Read two proclamations, one declaring Feb. 25 as [...]
Foley Planning Commission February agendas
The Foley Planning Commission plans two upcoming meetings for February, a work session on Feb. 8 and a regular session on Feb. 15. During the meeting, the commission will discuss: A request for Terracore Development Services for a one-year extension of a preliminary approval for Primland Phase 3 for a 50-lot subdivision on 23 acres at the southeast intersection of County Road 12 and Wolf Bay Drive. It was first approved in March of 2019 and received extensions in 2021 and 2022 according to the meeting agenda. City staffers are recommending approval of [...]
Tiltrotor aircraft conducts practice at Foley Municipal Airport
There was a lot of interest from the public about the unique Navy Aircraft that practiced at the Foley Airport last Sunday. It was a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, known as a tiltrotor aircraft. This is a combination helicoptor/airplane which combines the best characteristics of both. It is capable of vertical take-off and landing. Mayor Ralph Hellmich said, "our City was treated last weekend to a visit by a unique navy aircraft. A V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor aircraft conducted practice at the airport. It is a combination helicopter/fixed wing aircraft that gives the military [...]
Foley Police Officers complete Command and Staff Leadership College
Congratulations to Sgt. Robert Fennell, Sgt. Jarrett Holcombe, Sgt. Daniel Hudson, Sgt. Mitch Nelson, and Sgt. Randy Stallworth. All five successfully completed the Command and Staff Leadership College during the 18th session. Sgt. Hudson received the Presidential Award, Sgt. Holcombe received the Distinguished Writer Award, and Sgt. Stallworth was part of a three-man team that was awarded the Capstone Research Project Award. Thank you, officers, for your commitment to excellence.
City of Foley Council Meeting Agenda Jan. 17, 2023
The Foley City Council will meet in a joint work/regular session on Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at city hall. The council normally meets on Mondays but moved this meeting because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Jan. 16. During the meeting, the council will: Conduct a public hearing on nuisance weeds at 510 E. Myrtle Ave. and consider ordering its abatement. The council will also consider a resolution allowing city employees to enter the property to do the work. Consider final approval for expenses for December in the amount of $13.8 [...]
City Offices closed on Jan. 16 in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
City offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All departments except emergency personnel will be closed, reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The garbage/recycle routes normally collected on Monday will be picked up on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Limbs/yard debris and bulk pickups will resume on Tuesday. All pickup routes start at 6 a.m. The city council work session/meeting normally held on the third Monday of the month will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. in the council chambers at city [...]
Foley Planning Commission January agendas
The Foley Planning Commission will meet in a work session on Jan. 11 and a regular session Jan. 18 with both meetings at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at city hall. During the meetings, the panel will discuss: A requested change in a planned unit development (PUD) for a side setback variance for a lot in Lakeview Gardens to drop the required distance by three and a half feet. Regulations call for a 30-foot setback and the applicant is requesting a 26.5-foot setback. City staffers in engineering, environmental, fire and building departments [...]