Week of December 19, 2024
Week of December 19, 2024
Escambia County (Ala.) District Attorney Steve Billy, who announced in late September that he was retiring Jan. 1, has now rescinded that retirement and will continue to serve as the county's district attorney. Also, a complaint was filed last week with the Alabama Bar Association seeking an investigation into Billy's actions that led to the arrest and dismissal of charges against four people. Billy, 67, said he contacted State Sen. Greg Albritton Friday to tell him that he had changed his mind...
One person was airlifted by helicopter near the Highway 4 bridge over Escambia River Saturday afternoon. Reports state a utility trailer hauled by an SUV became detached, causing the other vehicle to plow into the guardrail. The crash is being investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and no other information was...
Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery has announced he will be retiring at the end of the year and Flomaton Principal Mark Harbison said he hopes to have a new football coach named by mid-January. At the conclusion of last Wednesday’s football banquet at Hidden Falls in Flomaton, Coach Vickery announced he was retiring. There were hugs and some tears between the coach and his players. “This has been one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Vickery said. Vickery, 55, has...
Two Pensacola residents are each being held on $1.5 million bond following a traffic stop in Atmore that led to both being charged multiple charges including trafficking drugs. Clifford Alan Lewis, 59, 5705 Wickford Lane, and Lee Ann Mathis, 35, 6160 West Nine Mile Road, were both charged with a felony count of trafficking drugs, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Lewis was also charged with driving under the...
Santa Claus anchored Flomaton's 2024 Christmas parade full of floats the FHS band, cheerleaders and more. Santa will return for a 10 a.m. parade this Saturday in Barnett Crossroads and then travel to Century for an 11 a.m. parade. For more on Flomaton's parade, See Page...
Thanks to an anonymous donation to the Flomaton Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund, workers were on site this week cutting trees and low-hanging limbs and the donation will be enough to allow the road through the cemetery to be repaved. Flomaton Mayor Jim Johnson, who is currently the lone trustee of the cemetery trust fund, said the donation was given and designated or repaving and cutting trees. Johnson pointed out that the town of Flomaton does not own the cemetery property and no town money...
The Town of Century approved unanimously to hire Jennifer Tien from Michigan as its town clerk Tuesday night at a salary of $86,000 and three weeks vacation, a week more than the standard two weeks a new employee receives. Tien requested three weeks vacation per year during negotiations, although the town’s 1993 employee handbook policy allows for three weeks of vacation after five years of service. Tien said she was currently receiving five weeks of vacation in her current role in Michigan...
