Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival Announces Special Shapes
Foley, AL (March 10, 2022): The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce proudly welcomes three special shape balloons to the 18th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival presented by Wolf Bay Restaurants. Keep your eyes on the skyline over OWA Parks & Resort on May 12th through 14th for a rare and unique sight. You may just see Laska the Unicorn, Sunny Boy, or Humpty gracing the festival grounds! If you attended the event in 2021, you probably got to see Laska and Sunny Boy in action. We loved them so much we had to invite them [...]
42nd annual Mustang & Mega Car Show returns to OWA Parks & Resort
(Foley, Alabama) – The 42nd annual Gulf Coast Regional Mustang & Mega Car Show returns to picturesque Downtown OWA on Saturday, March 19. Join us for a day-long adventure as we journey through different types of vehicles —from classic mustangs to (you guessed it!) MEGA cars. Presented by the Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club, this event is free for guests to attend and sure to delight all ages. Day of registration for those interested in presenting their cars will begin at 6:30am in the Main Entrance parking lot and will remain open until 11am. [...]
Foley expands use of golf carts
As the city continues to look at expanding the use of golf carts around Foley a major north-south artery for carts is being planned for connectivity to OWA from the north. The city passed an ordinance amendment on Feb. 7 allowing golf carts to use a north-south path from following Pecan Street and Pride Drive from Michigan Avenue on the north down to OWA Boulevard. “The idea for this route is twofold,” City Administrator Michael Thompson said. “The tribe plans to build an RV park along this route so we want the RV'ers [...]
5th annual St Pawtty’s Day celebration returns to OWA Parks & Resort
Costume contest, pet adoptions, and pet parade among many offerings Everyone loves their furry friends, so OWA Parks & Resort invites you to bring them along to enjoy the fun at our 5th annual St. Pawtty’s Day celebration! This event is perfect for pet lovers, pet parents, and St. Patrick’s Day party goers. The festivities are sure to delight guests of all ages featuring a DJ, dog adoptions, a pet kissing booth, pet parade, and more! The fun begins with pet adoptions on OWA Island from 1-4pm provided by Mobile County Animal Shelter. OWA [...]
Foley City Council Meeting Agenda March 7, 2022
The Foley City Council will have a combined work/regular session at 4 p.m. on March 7 at city hall. During the meeting, the council will: Have a public hearing and second reading on the rezoning of property owned by Chen Realty located near the intersection of State Route 59 and County Road 20 South from business to residential multi-family. The parcel is just more than 23 acres according to Baldwin County tax records. Have a public hearing and second reading on the rezoning of property owned by Terry Grant also near the intersection [...]
Foley Main Street continues to improve the downtown area
Foley Main Street is entering its fourth year and hopes to focus on strengthening nightlife in an already active downtown area. “We’re working on it,” Executive Director Darrelyn Dunmore said. “It is one of our main focuses as a Main Street organization to get our downtown ready to have an active nightlife. We are also beginning an economic development project called “Envision Downtown Foley’ which will engage the community in a series of activities to envision and to plot the course for Downtown Foley.” Foley was first accepted into the revitalization effort through [...]
Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
Join the Foley Public Library in celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday and Read Across America on Wed, March 2, 2022. Come from 9 am – 12 Noon for cupcakes, photo ops & games. The first 50 children and first 25 adults wearing crazy socks, crazy hair or a costume will earn a special prize bag. Come throughout the day for free books, bookmarks, tattoos and buttons. Mitchell Lee, Executive Director of the South Baldwin County Literacy Council, will be doing a unique guest read for our pre-school story time on this date at 10 [...]
5oth Annual Art in the Park Artist is Presented Awards by the Foley Art Center
Two awards were presented to the Foley High School student whose artwork was chosen for the 50th Art in the Park T-shirt. Tori Blackmon, currently a senior at Foley High School, was honored at a reception recently at the Foley Art Center. In attendance were Tori, her family members, Russ Moore, FHS Principal, Tracy Wilhelm, FHS Art Teacher, Joseph Chubb, Foley Art Center Director, Vickie Moore, Foley Art Center Board of Directors, along with Art in the Park committee members: Darrelyn Dunmore, Chloe Salinas and Kelly Crosby. The first award was the establishment of the first annual Linda [...]
Construction slated to begin at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
The new facility is projected to be 208,000 square feet, and will include surgical suites, a Women’s and Children’s Center of Excellence on the second floor, and additional inpatient beds. The third floor will be divided into a surgical ICU and an inpatient ward, while the fourth floor will be for patients with infectious or contagious illnesses. The project is estimated at $186 million. It will be the largest expansion at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center. “I’ve been with the hospital for 17 years, and this is truly the most exciting time that [...]
City hires Executive Director of Infrastructure and Development
With the hiring of Wayne Dyess to the new position of Executive Director of Infrastructure and Development the city of Foley has finished a redo of the it’s organizational chart in an effort to streamline services and interaction within departments. “We started looking at our organizational structure early last year in an effort to reorganize based upon the continued rapid growth of the city,” City Administrator Michael Thompson said. “Historically, all of the 22 city departments reported directly to me for day-to-day operations. We believed that we needed to enhance the senior management [...]