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"The transformation thats been going on here is really exciting for us," said (GRECS) Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services President Wendy McEarchern. "We are excited to be here in Brewton. Once we have a more clear date to open, we will have a grand opening to let the community know we are here." McEarchern is referring to Brewton's Head Start, which has been open under Community Action of Alabama 1207 Belleville Avenue for 10 years, but recently the five-year grant wound up in the...
A Monroeville man lost his life in a four-car crash last Thursday on Highway 21 near Ross Road in Atmore. Warren Demetrick Stallworth, 39, was traveling south at a high rate of speed Jan. 23 in a 2019 Acura when he collided head-on with a 2019 Ford F-150 driver by 36-year-old Spencer Rogers, of Atmore, according to an ALEA (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency) report. Also involved in the crash was a Chevrolet Impala, driven by Sherry Ann Dale, 60, of Frisco City and a 2008 Dodge ram driven by...
Concern for Century's Mayor Henry Hawkins mounted as rumors he was in failing health swirled after he was hospitalized last Wednesday, Jan. 22. Although town employees had no comment, Century Council President Ann Brooks said she received an email sent to council members last Friday stating he was in the ICU (intensive care unit) at West Florida Hospital as of Wednesday, Jan. 22. Brooks said she had been told Mayor Hawkins had elevated sugar, kidney problems and flu symptoms. Serving as mayor...
A Jay woman who was a passenger in a truck pulled over last Thursday in Milton for a missing tail light now faces a felony drug charge. Julie Marie Mertens, 27, was riding in a blue Ford pickup traveling northbound on Avalon Boulevard in Milton when a deputy observed a missing passenger side tail light, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office report. The deputy stopped the truck at the intersection of Kingry Road and Starwood Court and made contact with the driver, Robert Bankick. A...
Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore was the sight of a recent contraband arrest, reflecting the ADOC's (Alabama Department of Correction) zero-tolerance of contraband. Amelia Allen, 43, of Moundville, Ala., was on property around 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, to visit an inmate when a narcotic-detection canine alerted to her vehicle, according to an ADOC report. A search of the vehicle by an ADOC investigator revealed marijuana and a handgun in the vehicle. Allen was arrested and charged with...
A Century man who was a passenger in a vehicle crash was transported to the hospital in critical condition last Thursday. Gregory Matthews, 34, was the front seat passenger of a 2007 Toyota Sienna driven by 36-year-old Ava Stoudmire, of Pensacola, traveling northbound at a high rate of speed on North W Street in Pensacola. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Stoudmire attempted to make a left turn onto Marcus Pointe Boulevard, but failed to negotiate the turn. The Sienna collided with...
The Jay Council voted approval Tuesday, Jan. 21, to proceed on the Master Park Plan, a multi-phase project that will incorporate practice and playing fields for both football and soccer while enhancing the park to maintain the current sports of baseball, basketball and tennis. Discussion about the field held currently by the American Legion led to the possibility of a lease or sale to obtain the extra field space as well as the best places to put parking for convenience to guests. A public meeti...
A Walnut Hill man is facing a felony sexual assault charge after a juvenile female requesting a work schedule change told authorities because she felt uncomfortable around the suspect, claiming she was sexually involved and claimed to be pregnant by the suspect. William Isaiah Dunsford, 40, 6406 Rockaway Creek Road, is accused of and arrested for having sexual intercourse with and impregnating a female between the ages of 12 and 18 who was living in his home between April 2015 and June 2019,...
The Century Council Tuesday night approved the use of more than $219,000 from Local Option Sale Tax (LOST) funds to catch up on payments, one three years behind, after a recent meeting with the town auditors, to respond to the Escambia County (Fla.) grand jury's findings last summer. Century CPA Robert Hudson met with Warren Averitt Audit Services representatives and others regarding the audit for the town of Century last week to discuss the audit findings. Hudson said they discussed the best...
A fire in the early hours Tuesday left a mobile home destroyed on Martin Luther King Drive in Flomaton, although no one was injured. At 3:20 a.m., Jan. 21, Flomaton Fire Department responded to a 911 call that a mobile home at 820 Martin Luther King Dr. was on fire. Fire Chief Steve Stanton arrived on scene a minute later to find flames coming out of the front door. He said it took about an hour to get the blaze under control. One female occupant was able to escape the fire without injury. The...
The Century Town Council approved town CPA Robert Hudson's proposal to amend the budget for 2019-2020 Tuesday night and schedule a workshop to finalize it, as a corrective measure to the county's Grand Jury findings declaring the town is in financial emergency last summer. Hudson said some items cost more than the town budgeted for and suggested an operating transfer into water sewer for their debt payment coming up and an operating transfer into the gas fund for debt payments to be made. He...
In a 3-1 vote, the Century Council approved Interim City Manager Vernon Prather to become city manager for Century, with Councilman James Smith voting no. Prather had presented a contract to council members at the town's last council meeting. Prather will have a salary of $40 an hour, for 30 hours every week for a total of $1,200 weekly until Dec. 1, 2020. He will also receive $600 a month to use his own private vehicle to perform work related activities for the town. Prather's total salary will...
It's that time of year again for the Missoula Children's Theater to come to town and give local youngsters the chance to ham it up on stage. The Brewton Council of the Arts presents the Missoula Children's Theater in this year's performance of The Emperor's New Clothes, a play that offers about 50 roles for students of all ages, although auditioning does not guarantee a role. Auditions will be at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, at Coastal Alabama Community College's Woodfin Patterson Auditorium, loc...
A single vehicle crash on Highway 31 claimed the life of a Brewton man Monday Jan. 13. Rodney Blake Colvin, 31, was killed around 12:45 a.m. Monday morning when the 2002 Chevrolet Camaro he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree, according to an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency report. Colvin, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead on the scene. The crash took place at the 72.6 mile marker on Highway 31, four miles north of Brewton. ALEA Troopers continue to...
A Century man who wielded a baseball bat and threatened to kill everyone in an apartment where he was living Jan. 2 faces felony assault charges. Brian Oneil Madison, 32, was arrested and charged with one count felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when law enforcement officers dispatched to 21 Cottage Street in Century found a male, later identified as Madison, extremely irate and screaming, along with damage in several rooms of an apartment, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's...
A McDavid woman who was operating a Nissan with no front bumper and a suspended license was arrested for meth after a search of the vehicle Jan. 8. Britney Marie Brown, 33, was turning eastbound onto Berryhill Road from Glover Lane in a gold Nissan Altima with no front bumper when an officer got behind the vehicle and ran the license plate, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. Dispatch advised the registered owner, Brown, had a suspended Florida driver's license. The...
A Montgomery man serving a life sentence at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore died Dec. 31, 2019, following an assault the day before. Moses Robinson, 38, who was serving a life sentence at Holman for a murder in Montgomery County, sustained injuries during an inmate-on-inmate assault on Dec. 30, according to Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Samantha Banks. Banks wrote in an email that 'the fatal actions taken against Robinson by another inmate will thoroughly be investigated and...
A Flomaton man was involved in an accident in Milton Jan. 13 which left a bicyclist dead when another driver tried to pass in a no passing zone. Clayton Fischer, 23, of Flomaton, was traveling north on in a 2014 Kia Forte on Woodbine Road in Milton about 6:30 p.m. Monday. Bicyclist Anthony Hill, 63, of Pace, was riding in the center turn lane attempting to cross over Woodbine Road from west to east, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. A 2001 Nissan Frontier driven by 62-year-old Debra...
Flomaton sixth grader and flautist Kylie Wiggins can now add an honor band member feather to her cap after being the only student and sixth-grader from Escambia County (Ala.) to audition and be accepted as a member of two state honor bands last month. Students interested in trying out for Middle School Honor Bands must submit an application and be recommended by the school's band director. A committee at the school decides who will be accepted and sands out notices once the final decisions are m...
A Jay man who was a pas- senger in a car pulled over for an expired tag and arrested Dec. 29 for drug possession was arrested on Jan. 4 and faces a new drug possession charge following a traffic stop. Anthony Harold Hopkins, 39, was a passenger in a white Toyota sedan traveling east- bound on Highway 90 near Avalon Boulevard in Milton when an officer observed the driver's failure to dim the high beams as he drove past, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office report. The officer...
The town of Century could receive as much as $90,000 from the Capital Trust Agency (CTA) following an approval to issue bonds for three projects at Monday's council meeting. The first of three projects is to refinance for acquisition and expansion of the Lutz Preparatory School in Hillsborough County, Florida for $23 million. If the $23 million is issued, the town of Century would receive the fee of $9,200. The second project is for WFCS Holdings, to acquire nine out of 34 charter schools in...
In an effort to provide assistance and support as well as an opportunity for young women and men and their families dealing with pregnancy, the First Baptist Church of Century has sched- uled a Sanctity of Life Rally for 5 p.m., this Sunday, Jan. 12, at the First Baptist Church, located at 550 Church St. in Century. The event's special guest will be registered nurse Sandra White from the Life Options Clinic, the pregnancy Resource Center of Milton, a non-profit volunteer organi- zation which...
The Century Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its second Annual cross-coun- try Classic 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. The run will begin at 9 a.m. at Anthony Pleasant Park with a one-mile Fun Run scheduled for 10:15 a.m. Early registration is $20 until Jan. 17 or $25 to sign up the day of the race and the first 50 who register will receive a T-shirt with the names of race sponsors. Registrations can be mailed by Jan. 11 to Century Chamber of Commerce, 7811 N. Century...
The Escambia (Ala.) Board of Education dis- cussed possible funding to address mental health in pub- lic schools and local student success before going into exec- utive session at its Thursday, Dec. 18 meeting. School Superintendent John Knott told board mem- bers that the Alabama State Board of Education approved the math course of study, and plans have begun to formulate committees to do the reviews for text book adoption. Knott said now they will start work- ing on the English Language Arts...
The Jay council approved a food vending truck in Jay starting the second week in January where the old livestock market is at its Monday, Dec. 16 meeting. The owner of a Mexican restaurant had requested to place his food truck to sell Mexican food, with hours of operation from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the newly renovated livestock market, for lunch mainly, with possibly some breakfast. Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said the town is working on the regulation, licensing,...
