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🌱 How Baldwin County’s award-winning 911 center directly serves Elberta emergencies

Elberta, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Elberta! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Baldwin County’s award-winning 911 center directly serves Elberta emergencies

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Baldwin County 911 awarded top in state for public safety answering (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Elberta residents rely on Baldwin County 911, which just earned Alabama’s 2026 Public Safety Answering Point of the Year award for its top-tier emergency communications. The Robertsdale-based center directly dispatches police for Elberta, plus all county fire and medical calls, with a 24/7 staff handling growing call volumes driven by population and tourism. Leaders say the honor raises the bar for future service.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Salvation Army posted a job opening for Lead Store Clerk in Foley. Apply here.
  • Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Team Member - Late Night in Foley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elberta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Foley

  • Foley advances nature park upgrades with restrooms, pavilion and trail improvements (gulfcoastmedia.com)
  • Downtown Foley Launches New Passport Program With Summer Celebration And Patriotic Festivities (obawebsite.com)
  • Baldwin County researchers develop historic tiny transmitter to track hummingbirds' migration (gulfcoastmedia.com)

Orange Beach

  • Watch: ALEA, Gulf Shores And Orange Beach Rescue Teams Training Mission (gulfshoresnews.com)
  • Gulf Coast Cities Plan Full Independence Day Weekend for America's 250th (obawebsite.com)

Ok Elberta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Elberta

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Elberta

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.