Good Monday morning Fairhope, Last night major rain brought flooding to many parts of Baldwin & Mobile Counties and we hope you are all high and dry this morning! See a road under water or limb down? Let us know so we can all travel safely this morning! This week’s calendar is full of events you don’t want to miss. Whether you’re looking for weather, news, updates, or feel-goos stories, we’ve got the scoop.

Your Monday morning laugh: “What detergent do flood victims use to wash their clothes? Tide!”

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Here’s to blue skies, big laughs, and a brilliant week ahead!

– Anne Dorman & John Oldshue

Today’s Fairhope Now Newsletter

1. Local Flooding overnight

2. Library Board Volunteers Honored

3. Kingfisher Parking Lot Expansion

4. Adopt a Dispatcher

5. Farmer’s Market

6. Quick News & Events from Around Fairhope

Flood Waters in Baldwin County

Spinks Megginson reported that this home in Daphne, AL was submerged by the ongoing, major flash flood event in last night across parts of Baldwin and Mobile counties. Upwards of 10-12" of total rainfall happened in isolated last evening. Thankfully, the folks inside this home were able to evacuate to safety according to Tyler Smith (@TylerSmith_Wx on X) who sent in this photo.

Flash flooding will continued to be a major problem last night as this SLOW-moving complex of storms continues moved east. It had been quiet for much of the day in northwest Florida yesterday, but storms moved in to Pensacola and Milton also. Stay on top of local weather forecasts here.

Volunteer of the Year: Fairhope Library Board

AL.com reports that: Less than two weeks after having its funding temporarily cut by the state, the Fairhope Public Library is getting recognized by city leaders.

The City of Fairhope announced the Fairhope Library Board as its 2025 Volunteer of the Year. The recognition was made official on Monday, one week after a large crowd of library supporters showed up at a Fairhope City Council meeting to rally support for the local board and push back against attempts to cut the library’s funding.

The recognition is part of an annual honor by the City of Fairhope. The city selects a volunteer or volunteer group to recognize as part of National Volunteer Week. “I think it’s more about supporting our volunteers who often deal with controversy,” Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan said, citing other volunteer groups with the city as well such as the historic preservation and planning commission.

“It is about celebrating the people who started volunteering for their love of the library of the city and how their role sometimes takes a dramatic turn, but they continue to serve, and we appreciate them for being willing to serve through adversity,” Sullivan said. Sullivan, in a news release from the city, said that the Fairhope Public Library Board was selected for their dedication to the library. Read more here

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Limited Parking: Kingfisher

The Kingfisher Restaurant has been well accepted by locals since it’s grand opening - which can be seen by the full parking lot and guests parking and walking from nearby areas most days. After sitting vacant for years, the new seafood restaurant moved into the old Wintzell’s Restaurant space at 805 S. Section Street. They are now looking to expand their parking, but the surrounding areas are largely residential. Not all of the neighbors are excited about the prospect of paving over green spaces. The Fairhope Planning Commission meets today at 5:00. Some citizens are opposed to this new proposal that could turn the adjoining residential area into additional parking for the new restaurant on Scenic 98.

Adopt a Local Dispatcher

Let’s show our hardworking local Fairhope dispatchers some extra love next week! When a need to make an emergency call rises, the situation is likely anything but calm. Yet the men and women trained to receive those calls are working hard to keep it as calm and clear as possible, efficiently communicating the situation to officers to help usher in resolution.

For 12 hours at a time, Fairhope Police Department’s dispatchers are confined to a 20x12-foot room outfitted with three stations. With a private bathroom, a mini fridge and a microwave, they are equipped to not have to leave the screen-lined space for the entirety of their shift.

And shifts are brutal: with an average of 3,000 calls a month that result in an officer being dispatched, the 8 full-time and 2 part-time dispatchers, along with their supervisor, are the air traffic controllers for the men and women in blue. Learn more here

Farmer’s Market Thursday

This Thursday behind the Library you can enjoy the Fairhope Farmer’s Market 3-6:00. The market will be held every Thursday afternoon and you can discover a wide array of fresh produce, homemade breads, honey, locally-raised beef, and much more! There will also be face painting for the kids each week, along with exciting giveaways!

Support your local farmers and small businesses by shopping at the Fairhope Farmers Market this spring!

Parking: Farmers market visitors can park on Magnolia Avenue in designated spots marked “farmers market parking only.” Additional parking is available in Arts Alley! You can also call the Downtown shuttle for a ride directly to the farmers market!

Quick News from around Fairhope

1. Fairhope Weather: Rainy, Dreary Monday

2. Support a Graduating Senior with Neighborhood Bridges

3. Fairhope Utilities Internship Program

4. Check out Rouxster Catering Lunch today!

5. Fairhope Shred Day is almost here

6. WABF, Fairhope’s Local Radio Station, Live Streaming Here

7. WABF Recent Local Interviews

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