Coastal Alabama

August 22, 2026

Baldwin County Man Sentenced to Prison For Armed Robbery

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A man convicted of a robbery in Baldwin County has been sentenced to prison this week.

On December 19, 2023, Baldwin County deputies responded to an armed robbery at a Magnolia Springs convenience store.

According to law enforcement, told officers a man wearing a disguise walked up to the clerk, pointed a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine at the clerk and demanded money.

After watching the surveillance video of the robbery, investigators identified the car used in the burglary and traced it to a place in Foley.
Deputies located a man identified as 39-year-old Cornell Bodiford Jr. with the vehicle, stolen cash and the firearm used in the robbery and he was arrested.

A Baldwin County man has been sentenced for armed robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Alabama.

Bodiford Jr., was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the armed robbery.

Bodiford already had several prior convictions, including second-degree robbery, third-degree burglary and domestic violence-strangulation.

After serving his sentence, Bodiford will serve five years of supervised release under the United States Probation Office.

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August 22, 2026

Police Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle Ends in Crash at Greer’s Grocery Store

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

MOBILE, AL. A Mobile police officer patrolling the area of Moffet Road spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen earlier.

The officer activated their blue lights and sirens, but the driver fled, leading police on a pursuit, on Tuesday, August 18^th, 2026.

Police said the vehicle, which was first noticed near Moffet Road and Interstate 65, sped off onto Moffet Road striking a Police Tahoe near the intersection of Springhill and Moffet roads as the driver continued driving down Springhill Road before crashing into a vehicle in the side parking lot of Greers Grocery Store, located at 2980 Springhill Avenue.

After striking a parked vehicle in the parking lot, resulting in disabling damage to the stolen vehicle the juvenile was taken into custody.

Detectives responded to the scene. No officer was injured during this incident.
A juvenile was arrested and charged with Theft of Property 1st, Receiving Stolen Property 1st, Felony Eluding Police and transported to Strickland Youth Center without further incident.

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August 22, 2026

State Holding Online Auction This Weekend

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

MONTGOMERY Ala. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs have announced an upcoming auction that will have things available for just about anyone.

A wide variety of items including recreational vehicles, automobiles, boats, tools, computers, restaurant and office equipment, furniture and more will be up for bid this Saturday in the latest online state surplus property auction.

The auction will held from 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, until the last bidding closes on Sunday, Aug. 30.

To find out how to become a qualified bidder, visit https://adeca.alabama.gov/publicauctions/. Starting on Saturday morning, all auction items will be listed here: https://www.govdeals.com/alabamasurplus.

In addition to property no longer needed by state and federal agencies, ADECA acquires items abandoned voluntarily at several airports in the Southeast.

Public viewing and inspections of the auction inventory will be available at the Surplus Property Division’s Distribution Center in Montgomery at 4590 Mobile Highway from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Wednesday, Aug. 26, to Friday, Aug. 28. Photos of some of the items being listed are available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/adeca/albums/72177720335111943/

ADECA holds online public auctions periodically each year, but surplus items are available at any time to municipal and county governments, state agencies and qualified nonprofit organizations. All items are sold as is without guarantees. All sales are final upon pickup and removal of the property.

In addition to the surplus property auctions, ADECA administers a variety of grant programs for law enforcement, victim services, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management, broadband expansion and recreation development.

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August 22, 2026

Man Convicted in Daphne Apartment Murder, Attempted Murder of Second Man

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

DAPHNE, Ala. A person charged with homicide and attempted murder at a Daphne apartment complex in 2024 has been found guilty by a jury.

After a four-day trial, Joseph Kaynen Gurley has been found Guilty of Murder and Attempted Murder in the March 31, 2204, shootings.

The Defendant shot and killed J. Matthews Bonnell and then attempted to kill Michael Rohe immediately after at the Audubon Apartments off County Road 64 in Daphne

Guley then fled the scene and was on the run for over 48 hours. He was ultimately apprehended hiding in the woods in Washington County.

Patrick Doggett with the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case to the jury with help from Jodee Crites, certified victim service officer and trial coordinator.

The Daphne Police Department thoroughly investigated this incident with the leadership of Lt. Jason Lazzari. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Unites States Marshall’s also aided in the investigation and apprehension of the Defendant.

Sentencing is set for October 13, 2026, at 11am in front of the Honorable Judge Ashley Siebert. The Defendant, due to his prior history, will be sentenced to Life in Prison or Life in Prison without the possibility of parole.

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August 22, 2026

Chickasaw Woman Arrested For Doxing Mobile County Deputy

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

CHICKASAW, AL. A woman has been arrested after she was accused of doxing a Mobile County sheriff’s deputy in a Facebook post on August 10^th, 2026.A Chickasaw woman is facing two doxing charges after investigators say she posted personal identifying information about a woman and a Mobile County sheriff’s deputy in a Facebook post on August 10th.

Lisa Marie Roddy, 42 was arrested on two misdemeanor counts and was booked into Mobile Metro Jail on Thursday and released about two hours later.

According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, the criminal complaint states the woman posted information about her ex-husband Chester Cochran, a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

“Lisa’s intent is to slander Chester Cochran’s name, discredit him in court, and get him fired from his job,” the complaint states.

A second complaint states she published Tiffany Cochran’s full name and where she works with the intent to get her fired from her job.

Roddy’s arraignment is scheduled for August 25 at 8:30 a.m. During this time Roddy is prohibited from contacting the victims unless permitted by a prior court order involving the parties’ children.

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August 22, 2026

Person Charged With Possessing Drugs During Daphne Court Session

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 22, 2026

DAPHNE, Ala. Officers working court security on August 18, 2026, observed a man in the parking lot sitting in a vehicle smoking marijuana at around 5:20 p.m.

Officers approached the person identified as 30-year-old Cody Cordell Hicks, of Bay Minette and during a subsequent probable cause search of the vehicle, officers found marijuana and drug paraphernalia beside a car seat.

Meanwhile, the vehicle owner, 25-year-old Autumn Rose Barker, was inside attending court with her 3-year-old child.

When police questioned Barker, she smelled strongly of marijuana. She was also found to have methamphetamine in her purse and acknowledged that she also transported the drugs in the car near her child.

Hicks was arrested for felony Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Barker was arrested for felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, felony Chemical Endangerment of a Child, Possession of Marijuana 2nd degree, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Both were transferred to the custody of Baldwin County Corrections.

According to police the child was released to an uninvolved family member, and a report has been forwarded to the Alabama Department of Human Services.

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August 20, 2026

Gulf Shores Trash Truck Wreck Injures 2 People

By: Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 20, 2026

GULF SHORES, Ala. A near-head-on collision on Tuesday, August 18^th, 2026, injured several people.

According to a Gulf Shores police spokesperson, a city trash truck and a passenger vehicle collided near West Fort Morgan Road and West Second Street.

Gulf Shores police, EMS and the fire department responded to the scene.

Two of the occupants of the SUV were transported to Gulf Shores Freestanding by MedStar.

It is unknown if the driver of the trash truck sustained any injuries.

The SUV was towed from scene due to disabling damage.

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August 20, 2026

Grand Bay Man Fatally Injured in Single Vehicle Wreck

By: Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 20, 2026

MOBILE COUNTY, AL. ALEA responded to a single vehicle crash which occurred on McClinton Road near Porter Tract Road, approximately 13 miles west of Mobile, in Mobile County.

Troopers, local firefighters and EMS were dispatched to the traffic collision on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at approximately 8:05 p.m.

First responders found that the driver who was later identified as James K. Raustler, 78, was fatally injured when the 2017 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. Raustler was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

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August 20, 2026

New Federal Process Could Allow Some Convicted Felons to Own Firearms

By: J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 20, 2026

WASHINGTON After years of debate, the Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.

This process is not an automatic sure thing and not everyone will qualify but the process launched by newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is a victory for Second Amendment advocates who have long pushed for nonviolent people with felony convictions to be given a pathway to regain their legal right to own firearms.

Although many could have their firearm rights restored, others who have violent pasts involving high level felonies will more than likely not be considered.

“The Second Amendment is not a second-class right, and the federal government should not permanently deprive Americans of a constitutional right without regard to whether they pose a danger to public safety,” Blanche said in a statement. The attorney general said the new process will protect “public safety while giving deserving Americans a real path to restoration.”

But some people, including law enforcement, say that this could lead to more crime and allow felons to go back to their old ways though there’s no evidence of that.

It’s the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to ease firearms restrictions. The Justice Department moved earlier this year to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations. Separately, the department recently decided against challenging a court ruling that struck down regulations on firearm suppressors and certain guns.

Federal law has long allowed people who’ve had their gun rights stripped because of felony convictions to petition the government for the ability to own firearms again, but Congress since 1992 has effectively barred the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from processing applications.

The Trump administration’s rule aims to circumvent that by establishing a new application system using an online portal.

The Justice Department says restoration will be granted on a case-by-case basis, weighing a person’s record and reputation to determine whether they pose a likely threat to public safety. Officials say people who have been convicted of violent crimes, registered sex offenders, people living in the country illegally and others whom officials believe pose a danger to society will be denied “absent extraordinary circumstances.”
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August 20, 2026

Police Make Felony Arrest of Woman Threatening School

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 20, 2026

ROANOKE, Ala. In a rural area of Alabama with a population of barely 5,000, a crime against a school did not go as planned by its perpetrator.

Handley High School principal Tena Musick reported on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, that a threat had been made against the school and law enforcement was immediately called in and a school lockdown was put into place.

Musick sent out a message to parents that read- “Please be advised that Handley High School is currently under a soft lockdown as a precautionary measure following a threat made toward our school,” the message stated. “We are working closely with local law enforcement and have been assured that there is no immediate threat to our students or staff.”

Police responded and ensured the school stayed on code yellow lockdown until the situation was resolved

It wasn’t long afterwards that the Roanoke Police Department arrested an 18-year-old female in connection with that threat.

The suspect was quickly tracked down and police arrested Meghan Chandler. Chandler was charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat. She was booked into jail on a $15,000 cash bond.

Investigators accused Chandler of forwarding an email stating she was going to the high school with a rifle to shoot another female with whom she had an ongoing dispute.

Chandler faces a Class C felony charge. She is currently being held at the Randolph County Jail.

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August 20, 2026

Manatee Struck and Killed by Boat in Orange Beach

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 20, 2026

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. A Manatee has been found dead in Orange Beach and authorities suspect that it was hit by a boat.

The animal was transported over the weekend to the The Dauphin Island Sea Lab and a necropsy was performed at the Marine Mammal Research Center.

According to a press release, an Orange Beach resident reported they saw the dead animal on Sunday, Aug. 16, on the southern shore of Wolf Bay, south of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Members of the sea lab said the manatee had deep lacerations on its back and right side that were consistent with a boat propeller. They said internal injuries and significant blood loss led to its death.

Dr. Ruth Carmichael, director of the DISL, said the manatee’s death is similar to an incident that happened in the same area on Saturday, Aug. 15. In this incident, another manatee was injured in a boat strike.

“When mating, manatees form herds that have difficulty evading fast-moving vessels, Carmichael said. “Each manatee death is significant to the population, and the loss of an otherwise healthy reproductive animal is truly unfortunate.”

This incident marks the sixth confirmed boat-strike manatee killing that has occurred in Alabama waters since 2015. There were no boat strike-related deaths reported in the state before 2015.

Report all manatee sightings to DISL/MSN by phone at 1-866-493-5803 or online at manatee.disl.edu.

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August 19, 2026

Bomb Threat Made Against Baker High School

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

MOBILE, AL. Tuesday morning a bomb threat was made over the phone sending emergency services to Baker High School.

Mobile police, fire department and EMS responded, and officers evacuated the building Tuesday morning.

After a search was conducted, law enforcement officers found no credible threat.

According to Mobile County Public School System officials, employees followed protocol and thankfully, it was a hoax.

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August 19, 2026

Foley Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Structure Fire

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

FOLEY, Ala. Firefighters in Foley rushed to a report of a house fire on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at around 10:30 a.m.

Firefighters were dispatched to single-family residential structure on Bitternut Rd.

When firefighters arrived, they found a kitchen fire and immediately began an interior attack and quickly extinguished the fire.

There was fire damage to the kitchen area and smoke damage throughout the house.

Chief Joey Darby said the fire was contained to the kitchen and there were no injuries.

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August 19, 2026

Smoke Blowing in From Mississippi Wildfire Had Local Firefighters Hunting the Source

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

DAPHNE, Ala. Over the weekend, especially on Sunday, fire departments in two states and at least five fire departments in Mobile and Baldwin Counties all received the same calls…. smoke in the area.

First firefighters in Mobile began looking for the source of smoke drifting across their area and then came the calls to Daphne, Fairhope and other Baldwin County fire departments reporting the same strong smoke odor and the fear that something was burning close by.

After a dedicated effort to search out the source, firefighters determined that it wasn’t in our area.

However, a Mobile County fire commander said they determined that the smoke was believed to be associated with the Bayou Cumbest wildfire in Jackson County, Mississippi which as burned more than fourteen hundred acres of land.

August 19, 2026

Fairhope Building $1.9M Hurricane Safe Room For First Responders

By: Isabella Gomez
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

FAIRHOPE, Ala. A new storm shelter has been designed and is being built specifically for first responders and city personnel to be used in times of hurricanes and tornadoes.

The 4,000-square-foot room being built on Pecan Avenue is designed to protect against wind speeds up to 200 miles per hour. It will accommodate over 70 local police, fire, public works and utility first responders, along with first responders from neighboring agencies when needed according to the city’s announcement.

“We have no certified housing to keep our people in, in the city, to ride out a high-wind event such as a hurricane,” Fairhope’s City Engineer Richard Johnson said in a council meeting.

That’s why the city of Fairhope is building its first hurricane safe room, designed specifically to give those workers a safe space to take cover.

“This would also give us the ability, in the event that we knew we were going to have a catastrophic event to go ahead and stage utility crews and then have them ready to go in the event of a storm,” Fairhope’s Mayor Sherry Sullivan said in the council meeting.

Thanks to a hazard mitigation grant from FEMA, construction on the $1.9 million safe room is underway. Officials expect the safe room to be ready before next hurricane season.

The City of Foley and Orange Beach have similar safe rooms under construction and other cities in Alabama are considering building their own similar shelter.
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August 19, 2026

Husband-Wife Duo Employees of ADOC Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband

By: J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. A husband-and-wife duo who were both employees of the Alabama Department of Corrections have now both been sentenced to prison after they both got caught and arrested in a conspiracy involving contraband at the Kilby Correctional Facility.

On Monday, former correctional officer Mario Grant was sentenced to a 10-year split sentence. He will serve two years in prison followed by three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to using his position for personal gain. The state dropped a secondary charge of promoting contraband as part of his plea deal.

Grant’s wife, Carol Grant, was also sentenced earlier this month, agreeing to a 48-month suspended sentence and 36 months of supervised probation for her involvement in the case.

Court records state the crime occurred over several months in 2023, ultimately leading to an investigation in August that same year. When ADOC K-9 officers conducted a contraband search at Kilby, inmate Jeffery Frank was found in possession of approximately 27.4 grams of methamphetamine, 10.7 grams of marijuana and a cell phone.

Court records indicate that Frank paid Mario Grant to introduce contraband at Kilby. His wife initially received the money through Cash App payments and transferred it to her husband. The investigation ultimately resulted in the arrest of Mario and Carol Grant on February 26, 2024.

During the past three years at least a dozen of employees of the state corrections department have been arrested for smuggling contraband including drugs and phones into the prison system.

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August 19, 2026

At Least 6 Threats Made Against Schools in First Week

By: J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

MOBILE, Ala. Authorities in Alabama have reported that at least a half a dozen threats have been made against area schools and at least one arrest has been made.

While most schools in Alabama have been in session for less than a week, police say that a surprising number of threats have been made by both social media and by phone.

Authorities in Chilton County have made an arrest of a student charging them with making a terroristic threat.

The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office sent a strong message to anyone making a threat to a school after an incident at Verbena High School.

Just seven days into the new school year, school officials reported a student made statements about possible violence toward students and faculty at the school. After removing the student from the school and passing the information onto law enforcement, an investigation revealed enough evidence for deputies to make an arrest.

The student was taken into custody Monday and charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat. Due to the student’s age, the individual will not be identified. However, Sheriff John Shearon said the incident proves that effective communication can keep schools safe.

“Building strong relationships between our school employees and School Resource Officers is one of the most important tools we have in keeping our communities safe,” Shearon said. “When teachers, administrators, staff and SROs communicate and trust one another, information gets shared quickly, concerns are identified early and investigations can move forward more effectively. That partnership doesn’t just help protect our schools—it can provide valuable information that helps law enforcement solve crimes and hold offenders accountable.”

The sheriff’s office encouraged the public to come forward when hearing of any potential threats or concerning behavior.

Police in Mobile reported that a bomb threat was called into Baker High School and after a search of the school, no bomb was found.
Police said that it is an active investigation.

According to the FBI, during the 2024-2025, several hundred students were arrested after making threats against schools.
Nashville Tennessee reported 44 arrests of students during that time period.
In 2024, more than 700 children and teenagers, including at least one fourth grader, were arrested and accused of making violent threats against schools in at least 45 states, according to a New York Times review of news reports, law enforcement statements and court records. Almost 10% were 12 or younger.

Nationwide, police have taken a hard stance on school threats, treating the crimes as very serious offenses and making arrests of even the youngest of offenders.

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August 19, 2026

Magnolia Springs FD Responds Twice to Vessel Leaking Fuel Into Fish River

08.17.26 Boat Fuel Spill on Fish River/MSVFD

By: Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. Firefighters from the Magnolia Springs Volunteer Fire Department have been called out twice in recent days to help prevent fuel from leaking into the Fish River from an older vessel called The Cap’n Dirt.

A boat which was not properly docked has been listing and sits up against the shore of the owner’s property just north of the U.S. Highway 98 Fish River Bridge.

The boat, which has been tied up for several weeks while the owner decides how to recover the vessel, is attracting attention from area residents and has been visited by the Coast Guard and Emergency Management officials who have spoken with the owner.

According to a Magnolia Springs Fire Department Facebook post, volunteer firefighters have placed a boom around the vessel near Fish River Acres Circle to try to prevent any fuel from leaking into the area water.
The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department returned to the boat Monday evening after reports of an oil sheen and placed more boom around the vessel. Crews returned Tuesday and removed around 55 gallons of residual fuel and oil from the boat and the waterway.

This scenario plays out often every year in our area and there’s no single agency that has oversight to remove abandoned vessels, so they sometimes sit for months and years where their owners have left them.

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August 19, 2026

Fairhope Police Charge Man With Multiple Offenses in Domestic Violence Incident

By: Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 19, 2026

FAIRHOPE, Ala. A man Fairhope police say has been repeatedly harassing a person who he had a relationship with has been arrested by police on multiple charges.

Fairhope Police say they made four reports involving Christopher Reed over a three-week period about an ongoing domestic violence complaint.

Police also said that Reed even bribed the victim if she dropped all criminal charges against him.

Reed’s charges include aggravated assault and bribing a witness as well as obstruction.

Police say Reed repeatedly violated court orders, prompting a felony warrant for aggravated stalking.

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August 18, 2026

Orange Beach Continues Adding to Veterans Memorial

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 18, 2026

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. A special place sits on a street where many driving though Orange Beach have passed but may not have stopped to pay their respects and maybe they didn’t even know what it was.

But this place, is dedicated to the men and women who have given their lives in service.

Some did so while serving in the Armed Forces including the US Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, while others died while serving in public safety professions.

The Orange Beach Veterans Memorial initially opened in late 2025 at the municipal complex on Orange Beach Boulevard. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony followed on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026.

Recently, the Orange Beach Public Works completed placing a second batch of commemorative bricks at the Orange Beach Veterans Memorial. The bricks honor local veterans and first responders.

Those honored include veterans who served in Vietnam and World War II, current and former service members, and Orange Beach firefighters who have died.

The memorial continues to grow as more families participate in the brick program. The project is open to all veterans, not only those who have passed away and includes first responders.

Jane Faulkner recently stopped by and said that is was a beautiful memorial honoring our local community members who have served and died protecting others.

Gail Cole of Gulf Shores purchased a brick to honor her father, Robert Estes, for his U.S. Army service. She and her husband visited the memorial on Saturday, August 8, to see the brick in place. Cole shared her thoughts after the visit.

The Orange Beach Veterans Memorial sits in front of the Municipal Complex at 4101 Orange Beach Boulevard. A limited number of engravable bricks remain available for purchase. Each engraved brick measures four inches by eight inches and costs $200.

Residents can submit a brick request via an online form on the city’s website or pick up a paper form at Orange Beach City Hall. Completed forms can also be delivered to the Finance Department. Once a request is submitted, approved, and paid, it can take up to three months for the brick to be installed.

The third order of bricks is scheduled for placement on August 20, 2026, with installation expected in late September. For more information, residents can visit https://www.orangebeachal.gov/1656/Orange-Beach-Veterans-Memorial

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