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Byrne introduces bill to protect underwater forest

This is the only known site where a coastal ice age forest this old has been preserved in place, with thousands of trees still rooted in the dirt they were growing millennia ago before being reclaimed by the Gulf of Mexico.

October 28, 2020

Baldwin County EMA urges people to stay put as Hurricane Sally rolls through

In the hours after Hurricane Sally made landfall along the Alabama coastline Wednesday, crews in Baldwin County weren’t able to enter into impacted areas to provide aid due to weather conditions, local officials said, and a portion of Three Mile Bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, was missing, damaged during the hurricane. Zach Hood, … Continued

September 16, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey moves forward Gulf Coast projects totaling $26 million

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her approval to move forward with 16 projects on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. The projects, which total more than $26 million, are being funded through the federal Gulf of Mexico Energy and Security Act Program, or GOMESA, which disburses revenue from oil and gas production to Gulf states for conservation … Continued

August 18, 2020

Ivey: “There is no pathway forward” for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway replacement

On Wednesday, local Baldwin County elected officials voted “effectively” to kill the Mobile River Bridge project. The Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met to vote on its Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), which establishes the area’s transportation priorities from 2020 to 2023. For a decade, Mobile and Baldwin County officials have been asking federal and … Continued

August 29, 2019

I-10 bridge turns into unprincipled political theater

The I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project began as an economic growth issue but has turned into unprincipled political theater. Just a few months ago, the Alabama State Legislature overwhelmingly approved legislation that allowed for the tolling of the proposed bridge to connect Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Two bills enabled the toll bridge — … Continued

August 19, 2019

Navy Shipbuilding Gulf Coast changes command

The Navy announced on Monday that Capt. Nathan A. Schneider has relieved Capt. Brian D. Lawrence as the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Gulf Coast. Schneider came to the Navy command a year ago as the executive officer for SSGC. His new position supervises private shipyards in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. “SUPSHIP Gulf Coast, … Continued

August 15, 2019

Ivey announces initial approval of GOMESA projects

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday she has given initial approval to move forward with development and implementation of 15 projects from the Gulf of Mexico Energy and Security Act Program distribution. The combined total of all projects, when implemented, will be $28,722,000. “I am proud to be from Alabama the beautiful. When the oil … Continued

May 21, 2019

Gov. Kay Ivey celebrates inauguration with event in Gulf Shores

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey celebrated her inauguration Saturday with a beachside celebration at the new Gulf State Park Lodge and convention center. “It just means the world to me that folks throughout Alabama would come to celebrate with me this night,” said Governor Kay Ivey. Ivey said that she held the Gulf Coast inaugural event … Continued

January 14, 2019

Byrne applauds funding that benefits Dauphin Island

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, celebrated news that the Army Corps of Engineers is dedicating $4 million to place dredge material in the expanded Sand Island Beneficial Use Area (SIBUA). The Army Corps also obtained environmental clearances to expand the SIBUA. “We received good news that the Army Corps will dedicate $4 million to benefit … Continued

December 19, 2018