Bill Campbell
Jan. 14, 1924 - Apr 1, 2021
William B. (Bill) Campbell, 97, a longtime resident of Orange Beach and Fairhope, died Thursday, April 1, 2021 in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Bill was born in Natchez, Ms. After graduating high school, he worked as a machinist in the Mobile shipyards. In 1943, he joined the Army Air Force, where he completed training to become a B-24 pilot. During a brief stay in a military hospital in New Orleans, he received particularly attentive care from a registered nurse by the name of Vergie Sandy Sanderson. They began their 71 year marriage in 1946. Upon completion of his military service, he received his Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State and his Master s degree from Georgia Tech in 1951. The family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where Bill worked at General Electric s Aircraft Engine division, helping to push the limits of jet engine design to power military fighter planes as well as the C-5 Military Transport. Afte
Friends of the Arts will host The Grand Event, a fundraiser for local arts programs and scholarships, on Thursday, April 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach. It will be a night of music and dancing with Platinum Premier, delicious food from Cosmos, and an amazing silent auction. Dress is black and white cocktail attire. Covid guidelines will be followed. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased online or by cash or check at the Coastal Arts Center. For more information, visit www.friendsoftheartsinc.org.
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The Coastal Arts Center’s Brandy Thomley named Island Spirit Award winner Brandy Thomley of the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach is the Island Spirit Award winner for December 2020. Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach Posted Tuesday, December 22, 2020 12:01 pm Brandy Thomley of the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach is the Island Spirit Award winner for December 2020. Melanie LeCroy/Staff Photo
By Melanie LeCroy
The Coastal Alabama Business Chamber is a sneaky bunch when it comes to surprising the Island Spirit Award winners. A group of chamber members and staff, Orange Beach City employees and community members snuck in through a side door at the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach Dec. 15 to surprise Brandy Thomley the Island Spirit Award winner for Decem