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Donor County Or Big Beneficiary? Where Does Baldwin County Fall on Receiving State Gasoline Tax Funds Covering all of Baldwin County, AL every Friday. Indoor Art Market this weekend PAGE 12 Wrestling The Baldwin Times PAGE 17 FEBRUARY 8, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Donor county or big beneficiary? Where does Baldwin County fall on receiving state gasoline tax funds By CLIFF MCCOLLUM from the state of Alabama: “Baldwin County puts a good raising the gasoline tax this [email protected] “We’ve got a large number amount of revenue into the year, the question becomes of roads and other infrastruc- system, but it’s always ques- even more important to ture projects that we’re trying tionable what kind of return Baldwin County residents Editor’s Note: This story is the to get done in this county, we see on that revenue from and leaders alike: Is Bald- second in a three-part series. but it’s hard to do when we year to year. it’s certainly win County really a “donor JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTO aren’t always getting our fair something we’re looking at county” for other less pros- Julie Waters with the Jace Over the last few years, share of the funding from closely.” perous regions of the state or Waters Foundation is many in Baldwin County have the state,” Baldwin County With the state legislature partnering with Michael echoed a claim about funding Commissioner Joe Davis said. looking at possibly further SEE DONOR, PAGE 18 McKeogh of Oxford House to provide transitional liv- ing for recovering addicts in Alabama. Former pro football player brings Second Hub motivational message to Baldwin schools City Classic By JOHN UNDERWOOD set for [email protected] Saturday ROBERTSDALE — Keith Davis went from being in a Waters Foundation broken home to playing on expanding vision some of the biggest stages in for transitional the world as a college and pro- fessional football player. housing in Baldwin When he was 4-years-old, Davis says, his father com- “It’s game time!” Keith Davis and Jamar Reid pump up the crowd at By JOHN UNDERWOOD mitted suicide and his mother Robertsdale High School on Monday. [email protected] became an alcoholic, bouncing from one boyfriend to another, could answer was my name.” With that motivation, Davis ROBERTSDALE — while the young Davis went It was there that a teacher began to succeed. He would This Saturday, Feb. 9 from one school to another. sat him down and said some- win a state championship at the Second Annual Hub “By the time I was 15, I had thing to him that changed his Santa Monica (California) City Classic 5K/10K already been in 19 different life. High School and go on to earn and 1-mile fun run will schools,” he said, recalling a “He said, ‘You don’t have a scholarship at the University be held in Robertsdale time when he wanted to quit. to be great to get started, you of Southern California in Los to benefit the Jace JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTOS “I was taking a test and just have to start wherever you Angeles. Waters Foundation for I could hear the sound all are,’” said Davis. “The differ- At USC, he would earn two Transitional Living in Former college and professional football player Keith Davis is now around me,” he said, mimick- ence between winners and los- National Championship rings Alabama. a motivational speaker at schools ing the noise of other students ers is that winners see where as the team’s leading tackler, When she founded throughout the country. He also breezing through the answers they are going, while losers while earning a degree in the organization in 2017, speaks to corporations around and turning pages of their only see what they are going with the help of her the world. tests on their desks. “All I through.” SEE FORMER, PAGE 7 husband Jim and son Jacob, Julie Waters said she wasn’t prepared for what she would find. “I thought our orga- Can county vehicles be used by commissioners, staff on personal business? nization would be doing whatever we could to County commission and staff. County Commissioner owns and obtain a personal vehicle assist what was already County Attorney David Con- property where he runs his to tend to personal business.” out there,” said Waters, requests attorney ner prepared the letter and personal business, which is on Commission Chairman Skip who founded the orga- general’s opinion on laid out potential scenarios the general route between the Gruber and Commissioner nization to honor the where the commissioners or regular meeting place in Bay Billie Jo Underwood both cur- county vehicle usage other county officials could Minette, Alabama, and his res- rently drive county vehicles. In SEE CLASSIC, PAGE 2 need to make personal use of idence, which is some distance their professional lives, Gruber By CLIFF MCCOLLUM their county vehicle. away given the size of Baldwin is retired from working for the [email protected] “Due to time constraints County. Under the circum- county and Underwood is an BALDWIN FAST FACTS and the requirements of their stances in order to minimize accountant at a firm in Sum- Questions about county ve- official duties, it is sometimes travel time and lost productiv- merdale. hicle usage have been sent to necessary for commissioners ity, a Commissioner needs Commissioners Jeb Ball and Baldwin County ranks No. the Attorney General’s office to take care of personal busi- to be able to tend to personal Joe Davis drive their personal 4 in the state in highest per by the Baldwin County Com- ness while traveling on official business while in route on vehicles and are reimbursed capita net worth. mission, as the commissioners business as opposed to return- County business or traveling mileage by the county. look to see whether county ve- ing home to obtain a personal to and from home, as opposed In the letter to the Attorney Source: SmartAsset.com hicles can be used for personal vehicle,” Conner wrote. “For to taking the time and expense business for commissioners example, at least one Baldwin to drive to his/her residence SEE VEHICLES, PAGE 7 Deaths Page 6 Samuel Dale Barnwell Norman Lademan Gulf Coast William John Brennan Charles M. Link Jr. Media Yvonne J. Eberly Sandra Sue Logan James Ronald Edwards Leila Jeannette Lowry VOLUME 128 • ISSUE 39 James Gordon Robert McLeod 1 SECTION • 28 PAGES Karen V. Hansen John H. Thomas Ronald E. Kelley Nathan Keith VanHoozer 2 • The Baldwin Times • February 8, 2019 • Gulf Coast Media Sheriff’s Office and facility, but provides a recovering addicts need CLASSIC Baldwin County District sound environment for more than anything is CONTINUED FROM 1 Attorney’s office, to living, working and ac- someone they can talk to The Baldwin Times recently file a lawsuit countability,” Waters that understands what memory and wishes of against the industry. said. “The Foundation they’re going through. 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 her son Jace, who died of According to statistics is committed to helping Who better than a recov- PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 a heroin overdose in 2016 from the Centers for Dis- those in recovery get a ering addict to under- after years of battling ease Control and Preven- new start on life.” stand what an addict is [email protected] opioid addiction. tion, in 2016, there were The ultimate goal of going through?” Parks Rogers Tony Whitehead “The more we got into 42,249 deaths related the Foundation, Waters Another reason, the it, the more we discov- to opioid addiction in said, was to build, pur- program works, McKe- Publisher Sports Editor ered that we were it. the United States, a 500 chase or lease a house ogh said, is that it gives parks@gulfcoast tony@gulfcoast There wasn’t anyone else percent increase from and property for transi- recovering addicts a pur- media.com media.com out there doing what we opioid-related deaths in tional living in Baldwin pose for living. wanted to do.” 1999. County. The Foundation “Addicts are also Cliff McCollum Classified Advertising In an interview last Alabama has the high- is also working to pro- looking to feel like they Managing Editor Whisper Edwards year before the first est rate of prescribed vide scholarships into belong, that they can cliff@gulfcoastmedia. whisper@gulfcoast fundraiser, Waters said, opioids in the country, transitional living homes contribute to society,” com media.com before his death Jace Wa- according to CDC statis- and to raise awareness said McKeough, who is ters expressed an inter- tics. Baldwin County’s of the importance of also a recovering addict Allison Marlow Legal Advertising est in helping recovering rates are at or near the transitional living in our who went through the Senior Features Editor April Wallace addicts like himself stay state average, Waters communities. Oxford House program allisonm@gulfcoast legals@gulfcoast on the sober path. One said. “The more we got into in Mississippi. “By giv- media.com media.com of the biggest needs her “With the opioid it,” she said in a recent ing them this responsi- son saw was transitional epidemic reaching new interview, “the more we bility, we are saying, ‘We To subscribe, make an address change or vacation delivery housing, a place that heights, there are not decided that our mission believe in you. You’re life stop, you may call our office at (251) 943-2151, go online at recovering addicts could enough facilities avail- would be better served is worth something.’” www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com and click on the “e-edition” link in go to learn to break their able to help those seek- by partnering with es- The program has the black toolbar.
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