July 17, 1890: The Comet reported information about recent census findings regarding the growth of Johnson City. âJohnson City is no longer a village even in the minds of those who are so glad that they will not see.â
âThe census is completed, and four thousand, one hundred and sixty-nine people are now living where, ten years ago, only six hundred and eighty-five lived.â
âIt is indeed a wonderful growth, and the most conservative citizens were surprised at the figures, as they had claimed only about three thousand and five hundred. Properly speaking, the increase of Johnson Cityâs population in the last two years has been more than doubled and nearly trebled, as the census which was taken by the city in 1888 will show, when there were to be found within the corporate limits only sixteen hundred people.â
By Melanie LeCroy / melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com
High schools across the area, including Gulf Shores High, were damaged by a group vandals last week.
On Wednesday, July 7, officials discovered that high schools in Foley, Fairhope, Daphne, Bayside Academy and Gulf Shores had been broken into and vandalized. Authorities suspect the vandalism occurred sometime between the morning of Friday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 6.
According to Gulf Shores City Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Akin, the break-in at Gulf Shores High School occurred at 2 a.m., Tuesday, July 6. The vandals spray painted walls and doors and stole an undetermined number of items. They also ransacked classrooms, the lunchroom and kitchen. Akin estimates the damages alone at over $3,000. The incident is under investigation by the Gulf Shores Police Department.
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