Week of January 16, 2025
Week of January 16, 2025
Effective immediately, the possession or use of any portable electronic device is prohibited in all courtrooms in the Escambia County (Ala.) Courthouse in Brewton. Presiding Circuit Judge Todd Stearns signed the order on Jan. 10. Stearns noted his order "Is the direct result of repeated and increasingly frequent acts that have interfered with the operations of the court. His order identifies portable electronic devices as cell phones; any device capable of taking a digital or actual photograph;...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved resolutions Monday re-electing Raymond Wiggins as its chairman and Larry White as its vice chairman for the next year. The five-member commission is elected by districts but each year the board selects its full-time chairman and part-time vice chairman. Also Monday, retired Brewton physician Dr. Jimmy Adkisson addressed the commission asking if the board had made any decisions on filling two vacancies on the Escambia County Healthcare Authority....
"I love this town, this is my home," is how Century Interim Mayor Alicia Johnson described her recent appointment as interim mayor following last week's council meeting where Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. announced he was resigning due to health reasons. Johnson vacated council seat 4 to become interim mayor. "Everybody here has lifted me up, especially when I was sick, they did the fundraiser, they really lifted me up, so it's my turn to pay back for that," said Johnson. "It's exciting. It's a great...
The town of Century opened a time capsule Jan. 3 that has been buried at Century Town Hall since Jan. 2000. Newspapers, pictures, flyers and much more were collected. Above left, Century residents and town personnel gather to await the opening. Below, a Tribute to the Town of Century from the Florida House of...
The Brewton Council of the Arts is bringing the Missoula Children's Theater to Flomaton with rehearsals beginning Monday, Jan. 20, and the performance on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Flomaton High School auditorium. The children's theater will present Hercules, which is adapted by Michael McGill and Joseph Martinez with music and lyrics by McGill. Auditions for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the FHS auditorium and those wanting to addition...
