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Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich and council, as well as all city employees, wish each of you a very Happy Holiday! Christmas Holiday Closures: City of Foley administrative offices will close on Wednesday, Dec. 22 at noon. City offices other than emergency personnel will remain closed on Thursday, Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec. 24 for the Christmas holiday. Regular operations will resume on Monday, Dec. 27. City offices will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 31 for the New Year’s holiday. Garbage and recycling schedule for the week of Christmas:  Tuesday and Thursday garbage and recycling [...]

By Robin O'Neal Smith Foley is an adorable Gulf Coast town teeming with festive cheer and feels like something straight out of a Hallmark movie. From the magnificent live trees draped in Christmas lights to the quaint park, community activities, and a hometown parade, Foley is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. You’ll feel like you’ve stepped into your favorite Hallmark movie — only this time it will be real! Christmas In The Park Heritage Park is in the center of downtown Foley, and just like in Hallmark movies, it is [...]

A new pocket park is in the works for downtown Foley. The City of Foley, Foley Main Street, and the Baldwin County Board of Education are collaborating to bring a new, music-filled pocket park to the area. The park will be located beside Foley Middle School, at the northwest corner of Pine Street and Highway 98, which is being leased long-term to the City of Foley by the Board of Education. Designs for the park include an amphitheater to sit approximately 100 people, a tree buffer along Highway 98, and permanent musical instruments [...]

During the Monday, Dec. 6 meeting, the Foley City Council approved two major drainage improvement projects to move forward. The two projects will cost a combined total of approximately $91,588. Both were projects listed to be funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies. Both projects were awarded to Greenco. The first concerned the area from South Chestnut Street to Pilgrim Street and is the largest of the two projects, coming in at $76,767. According to Darrell Russell, public works director, the project has been a long time in the making in [...]

Not only will the Foley Public Library have new hours beginning in January 2022 (Mon-Thurs, 9 am – 7 pm; Fri & Sat, 9 am – 5 pm,) but they will have some new programs as well.  Along with our regular monthly programs such as Makersaurus Time, the Doki Doki Anime Club, a Saturday movie, and Coffee & Donuts With an Author, the library has a new monthly program and a few stand alone programs, too. On Fri, Jan 14, @ 6 pm, the library will host its Family BINGO Night which is [...]

The Foley City Council recently finalized approval on the donation of the city’s previous engineering department building to the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. The South Baldwin Chamber is a non-profit organization and “an advocate for businesses in the region.” It is currently located on Underwood Road in Foley. The new South Baldwin Chamber location will be 200 N. Alston St. “We’re really excited to get back downtown and be here and stay here for a very, very long time,” said CEO/President of the South Baldwin Chamber Donna Watts. The ordinance states that [...]

Foley Public Library has several holiday programs coming up during the month of December.  For more information on any of the listed events, please contact the library at 251-943-7665 or check out our website at www.foleylibrary.org. The library will start the month with a “Name That Librarian” program on Mon, Dec 6, 2021.  Come to the library and see if you can pick out the caricature of each library employee.  Patrons will be given a list of employee names and they will need to write the corresponding number by the name to match it [...]

The Foley City Council voted to approve a resolution authorizing a cost of living adjustment (COLA) effective January 2022. The council approved an increase of 3.5 percent, the highest increase recommended by the city’s HR Department. The COLA is for all permanent part-time and full-time employees. The HR Department’s recommendation was brought forward after an analysis was conducted across the state, said Suzanne Kellam, payroll clerk with the city. “This will be a salary plus benefits cost,” she said. “This will also adjust the pay ranges for our pay classification plan, therefore making [...]

Foley Public Library will host its monthly Coffee & Donuts With an Author on Wed, Dec 29 @ 10 am in its upstairs meeting room.  Local author, Paula L. Webb, will be speaking on her latest publication, Such a Woman:  The Life of Octavia Walton LaVert.  She will end her presentation with a brief Q&A session. Webb, has a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Alabama. She is currently a tenured Librarian at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Ms. Webb has always enjoyed research and documented her local [...]