CANAL ROAD UPDATE - APRIL 21, 2021 - PARDON OUR PROGRESS

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) announces that Alabama state waters and federal waters will open to private vessel anglers for red snapper fishing on Friday, May 28, 2021.

The Orange Beach Wildlife Center is holding its annual Wildlife Calendar Photo Contest.  

The contest is open to amateur photographers only, and photographs must be of local and native wildlife. All entries must be in .JPEG format and in their original state - no editing. No more than five entries per person will be accepted. 

Central Church | Flora-Bama has partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast to distribute free food to families and individuals in need this Saturday, April 17th, from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot behind Orange Beach City Hall, 4099 Orange Beach Boulevard.  

This Hope for the Coast event and assistance is for all of our Gulf Coast residents and communities.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Ono Island Fire Station No. 4 on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. 

City and fire rescue officials joined the Ono Island Fire Protection Authority for the ceremony. The new 6,085-square-foot station will be built across the street from the existing station. 

April 8, 2021

By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Last week’s meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (Gulf Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) yielded mixed results for red snapper anglers.

April 2021 Orange Beach Senior Center newsletter, April 7, 2021

Dear Friends,

The Orange Beach Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Monday, April 12th for a work session followed by 4 p.m. regular meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall. 

PARDON OUR PROGRESS: The ALDOT Canal Road project contractor is wrapping up paving the last section on the expanded south side of Canal Road between William Silvers Parkway and Oak Street. Fortunately, the work has not required the extended closure of the right lane with most work handled on the shoulder. Motorists, please remember to slow down in the work zone.  

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders.