The Orange Beach Community Website (OBA)
     Serving the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast
Orange Beach, AL
February 5, 2009
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WOW! The response to the first email broadcast from The Orange Beach Community Website (OBA) was GREAT!  

Thanks to everyone who forwarded our first email to your friends. We are fast approaching 1,000 subscribers to this news service and we appreciate your interest!

As promised, this second edition of The OBA Email Broadcast includes tips on how to easily find the information available on The OBA Website.
The Orange Beach Community Website (OBA)
Home PageOrange Beach Community Website
The Home Page of The OBA Website is constantly updated with new information. Here you will find links to the latest news, weather, events, and other items of interest related to the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast.
Custom Area Maps
Condos, Restaurants, Shopping, City Services and much more...Orange Beach Maps
On our Map Index Page you will find a list of links to useful maps for finding points-of-interest.
We have maps that show the location of all condo buildings in Orange Beach, golf courses on the Gulf Coast, beaches, boat launches, the Orange Beach Kayak Trail, the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail, as well as maps to the finest restaurants and shopping.

We are constantly adding new maps to the Map Index Page.  If you have an idea for a map please email us with a description. 
OBA News
News from OBA & BeyondOrange Beach News
In addition to publishing our own unique stories, The OBA Website also publishes a Blog, where we aggregate news items related to our area.
The OBA Website maintains a group of News Feeds from a number of sources, both local and national.  While our primary focus is on news that effects the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast, you will find news feeds that cover the world.

Click here for The OBA News Index.
Upcoming Events
Alabama/Florida Gulf CoastUpcoming Events
The OBA Website hosts the most popular Upcoming Events Page AND Upcoming Events Calendar on the Gulf Coast.  When you want to know what's going on along the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast, visit our Upcoming Events Page or Upcoming Events Calendar

Know of an upcoming event that should be listed on The OBA Website?
Please email the details to: Services@OrangeBeach.ws.
OBA Update/Alert Archives
Archive of previous email alertsOBA Email Archives
We have created an archive of the Email Updates & News Alerts that are broadcast.  In this archive you will find all emails sent to subscribers by The OBA Website.

Click here to visit the Email Archive. A permanent link to the Email Archive can be found on the top of The OBA Website home page and in The Orange Pages index under Email Alerts/Updates Archives.
Search Us!
Site Search for The OBA Website
OBA Search Us Icon
If you are looking for specific information on The OBA Website, the fastest way to find it is with our Search Us function.  You will find this search feature at the top of almost every page on The OBA Website.
Simply type the keyword(s) describing what you are looking for and click the Search Us button.  You will find all of the pages on The OBA Website that contain your keyword(s).
The Orange Pages DirectoryThe Orange Pages Directory
Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast Information Directory
The Orange Pages Directory is a list of businesses and other information about the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast.

You can view The Orange Pages Directory by category, or by using the custom search engine on The OBA Website (as described in the above block).

Companies with the larger listings in The Orange Pages Directory are the businesses who support The OBA Website and make the services we offer possible.
OBA Weather
Latest Weather Tools
Gulf Coast Weather Radar
We've pulled together the latest weather tools available on the internet and focused them on the South Alabama/North Florida Gulf Coast.  From current area temperatures to long-range forecasts to real-time tide gauges, you will find all the weather information you need in one place.

Click on the links below to view The OBA Weather Pages:

Weather Index
Large Radar
Large Area Temperature Map
Live Tide Gauge at Perdido Pass
Tide Forecast Calendar (pdf)
Weather Video Forecasts
Yearly Average Temps & Rain Fall
Orange Beach City Council
Video of Meetings & Agendas
Orange Beach City Council Video
The OBA Website is a privately-owned media website.
The OBA Website IS NOT part of the City of Orange Beach.  Like other local media, we publish the agendas for the City of Orange Beach Public Meetings. 

The OBA Website also produces and publishes online video of the Orange Beach City Council Meetings.

OB State of the City Address:
We recently published the Orange Beach State of the City Address that took place on January 27th. You will find the link to the State of the City Address on the City Council Meeting Index Page.

The permanent link to this index is on the top of The OBA Website's Home Page: www.OrangeBeach.ws.
Thank you once again for taking the time to read The OBA Email Update.  Future updates will be much shorter and include:
  • Breaking News from our area
  • New Website Features
  • Upcoming Events, etc.
You can click on the "Update Profile/Email Address" link below to let us know what sort of information you are interested in receiving.  And, as always, you can click the "SafeUnsubscribe" link below to remove your email address from our list.

Sincerely,

The Orange Beach Community Website (OBA)