Page 5 - Jack Burrell News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Officials on the Alabama coast have resurrected a plan to build a...

By Guy Busby FAIRHOPE – Part of the Fairhope City Hall parking lot will be covered by a canopy of solar panels in one of the first programs of its kind in the state, utility officials said. The Alabama Municipal Electric Authority will install a 24-kilowatt solar canopy in the northeast corner of the parking lot on Section Street. The canopy will at least 8 feet above the ground, allowing cars to park under the panels, Arthur Bishop of the AMEA said. Bishop said the AMEA is installing solar farms in each of its member cities around Alabama. Most solar farms are set up on property away from ...

Theatre performances returned to Boyertown High School’s stage for the production of “Mamma Mia!” June 29 to July 8. The cast featured 33 students in grades 9-12 and two alumni who returned to perform due to losing the show last year during the pandemic. An on-stage orchestra consisted of community members, teachers and students, led by Christopher Cinquini.  “Mamma Mia was chosen three years ago because we knew our audience would love the music of ABBA. We thought the music would get everyone up on their feet and singing along,” said directors John Hazel and Jeffr...

DAPHNE – With the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization approving a phased approach to expanding interstate access across Mobile Bay, the Eastern Shore MPO will now decide whether to go forward …

Coastal Alabama officials solidify plans to advance I-10 truck bridge project AL.com 1 hr ago John Sharp, al.com © John Sharp Fairhope City Councilman Jack Burrell (left) and Baldwin County Commissioner Joe Davis (right) listen to speakers during an Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Daphne City Hall in Daphne, Ala. More than 21 months after the original Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project was declared “dead,” a new bridge proposal is officially back in the plans. The Eastern Shore Metropolitan Plan...