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By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama A group in Central Baldwin has taken the first steps toward getting a property tax that would be used to fund education opportunities for local students.
At their regular meetings on Monday, May 3, both the Robertsdale City Council and Silverhill Town Council passed resolutions allowing for a referendum vote on a special 3-mil ad valorem tax that will be earmarked for the Central Baldwin Feeder Pattern.
In Robertsdale, administrators and educators from Robertsdale High School and Robertsdale Elementary School joined members of the Central Baldwin Education Foundation making the request to the city council.
View fullscreen Silverhill Mayor Jared Lyles presents a proclamation honoring resident Ed Evans at the Silverhill Town Council meeting Monday, April 5. Evans will represent the state of Alabama at the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project which will be held in New York in September. JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTOS Ed Evans and family. Ed Evans with fellow Purple Heart recipients and members of the local Military Order of Purple Heart. Previous Next Posted
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
SILVERHILL, Alabama The Silverhill Town Council honored one of the town’s own presenting resident Edward P. “Ed” Evans with a proclamation at the Monday, April 5 council meeting, congratulating Evans for being Alabama’s honoree for the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project.
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
SILVERHILL, Alabama About 60 residents turned out to honor Vietnam veterans during a special service held Monday, March 29 at the Silverhill Veterans Memorial.
The event, hosted by the Silverhill Veterans Memorial Organization, was held as part of National Vietnam War Veterans Day, created to honor veterans and their families who had served during the Vietnam War.
Created by the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act that was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017, March 29 commemorates the day in 1973 when the last of the U.S. combat units withdrew from South Vietnam.
“That was a little before my time so I was not around back then,” said Silverhill Mayor Jared Lyles. “But I just want to say on behalf of the city something that was not said nearly enough back then. Thank you. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for your service.”
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
SILVERHILL, Alabama Oscar Johnson Park is now open after being closed for nearly six months following the devastation from Hurricane Sally in September.
Mayor Jared Lyles said the park reopened on March 1 and is now safe for visitors after city crews and outside contractors repaired significant damage to the park.
“I can’t say enough about our city crews that have been working overtime since the storm to get the park back in shape and make it safe for everyone who visits the park,” Lyles said.
Sally made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in the early morning hours of Sept. 16 causing extensive damage countywide, including damage to the pavilion at Oscar Johnson Park, which has stood in some capacity for around 80 years, Lyles said.