In Baldwin County, the vulnerable have just one ‘Safer Place’

By: Catherine Dorrough

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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As a polar vortex dragged frigid, wet Arctic air across the U.S in the last week of January, overnight temperatures dipped to obscene lows and heaters cranked into overdrive. Then, instead of dissipating within a day or two, the cold settled in, seeping under coats and biting noses for a solid week.

Now that everything has thawed out and spring feels like it wants to be imminent, it’s tempting to look toward the sunshine and …

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