Foley Man Facing Sexual Abuse Charges Veterans on BCSO REPORT Victims Contacted Investigators Tions Center in Bay Minette Count of Sexual Misconduct
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Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Beyond the Garden Gate PAGE 5 Top lady golfers head to Shoal Creek The Onlooker PAGE 13 MAY 23, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Events to honor Foley man facing sexual abuse charges veterans on BCSO REPORT victims contacted investigators tions Center in Bay Minette count of sexual misconduct. He over a decade after the abuse and booked on charges of two is being held without bond. Memorial FOLEY — A was said to have taken place. counts of second degree rape, According to a report issued Foley man was Baldwin County Sheriff in- one county second degree sod- Wednesday by the Sheriff’s Day arrested Wednes- vestigators arrested 57-year-old omy, one county of sex abuse Department Investigations day on sexual Greg Fountain at his residence under 12, two counts of second Command, the alleged victims abuse charges on Wednesday. He was taken degree sex abuse (one felony By JOHN UNDERWOOD Fountain after two alleged directly to the BCSO Correc- and one misdemeanor), and one SEE ABUSE, PAGE 2 [email protected] ROBERTSDALE — Sev- eral events will be held in central and north Baldwin Congratulations graduates beginning Saturday to honor Elberta veterans for Memorial Day. Originated as Decoration names new Day after the Civil War in 1868, the term Memorial police chief Day was first used in 1882. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presiden- By CLIFF MCCOLLUM tial proclamation naming [email protected] Waterloo, New York, as the birthplace of Memorial Day In a vote during last and was declared the official week’s Elberta Town name by Federal law in 1967. Council meeting, retired In 1968, Congress passed Orange Beach Police the Uniform Monday Holi- Lieutenant Cliff Roberts day Act, which moved four PHOTO BY CHERRIE WIGGINS was named Elberta’s new holidays, including Memo- police chief. rial Day, from their tradi- Baldwin County High School held its graduation ceremony Monday night at Lyle Underwood Stadium. The keynote Councilman Steve Kirk- speaker was Jon Rik Doggett, a retired Navy Seal and a 1995 graduate of Baldwin County High School. tional dates to a specified patrick told the council Monday, moving Memorial the town had nine people day from its traditional May apply for the police chief 30 date to the last Monday in position and that the May. The law took effect at personnel committee had the federal level in 1971. interviewed several of the applicants. Silverhill “The committee’s After taking a year off unanimous recommenda- the Gear Jammers Car Club tion is for Cliff Roberts to SUBMITTED PHOTO will host its annual Silver- be appointed police chief,” hill Car Show on Saturday, JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTO Robertsdale High School handed out 252 diplomas to Kirkpatrick said. May 26. Cars will be set up The 2018 senior class from Foley High School graduated the Class of 2018 Tuesday, May 15 at J.D. Sellars Sta- Roberts’ term will last at town hall, Gazebo Park on Monday, May 14, at Ivan Jones Stadium. The class dium on the campus of Robertsdale Elementary School. until the end of the term and in front of United Bank consisted of more than 300 seniors, with 53 graduating RHS Principal Joseph Roh, assistant principals Steven of office for the current (historic Peoples Supply), with top honors. Senior Class President Jack DeTombe Grant, Teddy Mitchell and Janie Gravely welcomed council, about 2.5 years. students, family and friends, along with speeches by corner of Alabama 104 and (pictured at the podium) welcomed family, friends, Every council member county and city officials, and of course, the graduates. senior class president Reinnel Magtanong and SGA County Road 55, downtown. except Councilwoman For a full gallery of the event, check our website at Gulf- president Lauren Terrell. The RHS Class of 2018 was Show-day registration, CoastNewsToday.com. awarded more than $4.3 million in scholarships. Vicky Norris voted to costing $25 for the first ve- confirm Roberts’ appoint- hicle, $15 for each additional ment, with Norris abstain- vehicle, begins at 8 a.m. ing. Judging starts at 11 a.m. Norris said she looked A total of 75 awards will Burton Property Group breaks ground on Foley/Riviera Square forward to getting to be handed out including know the new chief and two Best of Show awards, By JESSICA VAUGHN expressed her thanks to Peoples Choice, GM, Ford, [email protected] Interim Police Chief Ryan Mopar, Independent, Im- Pelfrey for his assistance FOLEY — Looking for some to the town. SEE VETERANS, PAGE 2 new places to shop in Foley? Roberts will actually be You may not have to wait past a part-time chief for the Spring/Summer of 2019, which town, due to his participa- DEATHS PAGE 20 is the speculated opening of the tion in the state retire- new Foley/Riviera Square shop- ment system. Maybelle Dennis Daves ping center additions. Roberts will make Jeffrey Joseph Harbuck On May 17, the Burton Prop- $30,000 per year and re- Dr. Thomas LeRoy Johnson erty Group broke ground on ceive no benefits from the Jack D. Marino Phases IV & V of the Foley/ town, and town leaders Gerald Leigh Morris Riviera Square project, which said they would look at will expand the shopping center ways to use the money Dorothy Ann Schermer that currently includes retail- JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTO saved to try to help the Phyllis Leone Wallace Philip Burton, president and CEO of Burton Property Group, said a few words SEE BURTON, PAGE 3 before the groundbreaking. SEE CHIEF, PAGE 3 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 5 OUT & ABOUT, 11 Coast CLASSIFIED, 8 PUZZLES, 10 Media HEALTH, 22 SPORTS, 13 VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 19 LEGALS, 24 TV LISTINGS, 16 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES OPINION, 12 2 • The Onlooker • May 23, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media NBCEE offering summer enrichment camps BAY MINETTE — The 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. OR 1 – 4 Space” Camp Camp” North Baldwin Coalition p.m. at North Baldwin Center 1 – 3 p.m. at Bay Minette El- 1 – 3 p.m. at Bay Minette El- for Excellence in Educa- for Technology. (Rising fifth ementary School. (Rising fifth ementary: (Rising fifth and tion has lined up numer- through eighth grades.) Through and sixth grades) Over the week, sixth grades) Ahoy mates! Are the week students will learn the ous Summer Enrichment student astronauts will plan out you fascinated with the watery ins and outs of several beauty Camps for youth. Regis- and execute a mission to Mars. challenges lurking in the depths techniques including shampoo Along the way they will learn of the sea? Do lost treasures tration is open and spaces and conditioning, braiding, will be filled on a first- about spacecraft technology, intrigue you? If so, join this manicures, pedicures, facials perform experiments, face life in mission to locate a mysterious come, first-paid basis. and make-up application. On Fri- outer space and report back to sunken treasure. Team mem- The registration form is day, students can invite a friend Planet Earth. 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