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Allie Odom reigned as the 2019 Jay Homecoming Queen and school passing records fell on the football field as the Royals defeated Freeport 47-40 in an offensive showdown Friday night in Jay. Jay quarterback Judd Smith threw six touchdown passes (five in the first half) and Brent Eister set records for receiving yards at 243 and also set the single-game touchdown receiving record with five. “It was a big night for the Royals,” said head coach Melvin Kersey. “A great homecoming win against the F...
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones was met by about 100 people last Thursday afternoon at Brewton City Hall during one of the many stops along his 'town hall meetings' stops across the state of Alabama and he did address the 'elephant in the room' over the current impeachment process of President Donald Trump. He was the one who actually brought the issue up. I was impressed with his answers. Jones has been pressed by multiple news organizations on how he feels about the impeachment and actually how he will...
An East Brewton man found asleep behind the wheel of his running pickup truck was arrested after an Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputy found methamphetamine and marijuana in his possession. Melton Wayne Mitchell, Jr., 29, 104 Hart St., was arrested Sept. 24 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (meth), unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to sheriff's office reports, Sgt. Claude Cosey was driving on Foshee Road...
At a young age Chance Thompson said he wanted to do something in his life to help other people. That journey has taken him from an emergency medical technician to volunteer fireman and police officer. Officially at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, Thompson became Flomaton's new police chief. The Flomaton Town Council voted Sept. 25 to name Thompson as the new chief following the resignation of Chief Bryan Davis, who accepted a new job. At the age of 25, Thompson is the youngest police chief ever...
When Bill Blair was a teenager growing up in East Brewton his father was a bee keeper. Blair said he wasn't interested in the hobby because he was too busy doing 'teenager things'. But the seed his father planted many years ago has grown with the 65-year old Blair now Escambia County, Alabama's only Master Beekeeper with not only a love of the trade, but a desire to get others involved. A 1972 graduate of W.S. Neal High School, Blair received his bachelor's and master's degree in criminal justic...
The voters in Santa Rosa County (I actually thought about putting residents instead of voters of Santa Rosa County until I realized that the majority of residents don't care), along with the voters in Jay sent a powerful message Tuesday by not only saying 'No' to a new 1-cent sales tax but a big 'Hell' no with 67 percent of those who voted casting a no vote. A whopping 18.83 percent of the registered voters in Santa Rosa County went to the polls. In Jay, the percentage was higher with 75...
After falling behind on the road at Lighthouse Christian Friday night, Jay put up 29 unanswered points and rolled to a 49-14 victory. After two weeks away from home, the Royals will return to Jay this Friday night for homecoming to take on Freeport. On the opening kickoff, Lighthouse returned the kick 85 yards for a touchdown. A two-point conversion failed, but Lighthouse took the very early lead at 6-0 and held that lead at the end of the first quarter. Jay got things rolling in the second...
Flomaton's reign as the top ranked team in Alabama's Class 3A ended Friday with a 30-26 loss at Bayside Academy but a return trip to the post season and a shot at repeating as state champions is still possible for the Hurricanes. That road will continue this Friday night when Flomaton hosts Mobile Christian in another key regional matchup. “It's disappointing,” said Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery. “Bayside is always a tough place to play. They have a great coaching staff and their offen...
Flomaton High School senior Daquan Johnson has been selected to play in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic football game set for Dec. 14 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery has also been selected as one of the coaches for the Alabama team. Johnson becomes the first Flomaton football player to be selected to play in the all-star classic and the seventh player from Escambia County to play. Johnson, the reigning Class 3A Back of the Year and a Troy...
A 23-year old Atmore man has been arrested and charged with murder for the Sept. 24 shooting death of Roderick Lynn Watkins outside a Jimbos Road residence in Atmore. Anthony Jerome English, 1106 North Main St., was arrested Monday in Monroeville. Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale set bond at $1 million Wednesday afternoon on the murder charge. Prior to the bond hearing, the district attorney's office filed motions that were approved by Circuit Judge Jeff White to revoke the bond English...
A Century woman is facing drug charges following a two-vehicle collision last Wednesday night after she apparently pulled out of the Pizza Hut parking lot in Flomaton and into the path of a vehicle that was headed south on Highway 31. Warrants have been signed for the arrest of Debra Sims, 62, 575 Fannie Road, charging her with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone) and unlawful possession of drug...
Flomaton resident Doyle 'Butch' Lee filed a complaint with the Alabama attorney generals office claiming the practice of the town of Flomaton charging sewer rates based on water consumption is illegal and the town filed a response saying it's a practice most municipalities use, noting metering sewer is not cost effective or accurate. In his letter to the attorney general's office Lee said “I have been charged for years for every gallon of water used from the water system back into the sewer s...
Firefighters battled 13 wildfires between Flomaton and Brewton Tuesday and they were back at work Wednesday trying to contain other fires before they get out of hand and engulf hundreds, if not thousands, of acres of land and possibly homes. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said the fires Tuesday were caused by an 18-wheeler heading south on U.S. Highway 31 with two flat tires. Sparks from the rims lit fires from Jernigan Road to VanHoosen Road. “We had a couple just about get away, but for t...
The Flomaton Town Council voted last Wednesday to seek an attorney general's opinion to clarify how the town can legally spend money collected through its municipal court system. The council passed a resolution noting the funds collected are deposited into a corrections fund. The resolution states the code section that governs the use of those funds contains some ambiguity as to what constitutes permissible expenditures. The resolution passed by the council asks the attorney general's office to...
An ordinance to impose a new $5 per month fee for access to curbside trash pick-up will require a second reading after the Flomaton Town Council voted last Wednesday afternoon to approve the ordinance on a 4-2 vote. If an ordinance does not receive a unanimous vote on the first reading, a second reading is required. At last week's meeting, council members Buster Crapps and Lillian Dean voted no. The council will vote on the ordinance again at its Oct. 14 meeting. The ordinance presented to the c...
If you have a computer and you have email you have more than likely been targeted for a scam. They come in all disguises, from telling you you have won a bunch of money but need to send some money to cover certain costs to friends who are either stranded somewhere and need some emergency cash. Over the past week or so I've received two emails that appeared to have been sent to me by friends. The emails, labeled 'URGENT', said they needed a favor from me. “I need to get a Gamestop Gift Card f... Full story
FAIRHOPE – In Flomaton's first true road game of the year the Hurricanes stormed St. Michael Catholic School 53-21 Friday night in Fairhope to move the No. 1 ranked 3A Hurricanes to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in region play. Flomaton will step out of region play this Friday night when the Hurricanes host 4-A Escambia County High School from Atmore for homecoming night. Pregame festivities begin at 6 p.m. followed by the kickoff at 7 p.m. This past Friday night, the Hurricanes jumped to a 29-0 l...
JAY – Escambia Academy took a 38-7 lead into the fourth quarter at Jay Friday night before the Royals rallied with 13 points but it wasn't enough as the Cougars captured the 38-20 win on the road. Jay will travel to Baker this Friday night while Escambia Academy will host Patrician Academy. The Cougars received the opening kickoff and began at their own 28. Chase Bell hit Ty Williams for a first down at the 48 and on third and 1, Shannon Wheat picked up another first down at the Jay 31. The C...
Homecoming festivities for Flomaton High School continue today (Thursday) leading up to Friday's parade, pre-game festivities, the football game between Flomaton and Escambia County High School and ending with a dance in the new gym. Judging for the Thursday tailgating in the high school parking lot will begin at 6 p.m. and the pep rally will be held at 6:30 p.m. Activities for the tailgating involve a class competition that will raise money for the school's Go Gold for the month of September...
An Atmore man was gunned down outside his vehicle early Tuesday morning and Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said they “have a person of interest” as a suspect, but as of press time Wednesday no arrest had been made. Atmore police received a 911 call about 2:30 a.m. Sept. 24 stating a person had been shot on Jimbos Road. When police and emergency medical personnel arrived they found the body of Roderick Watkins, Jr., 23, lying next to a car in the driveway at 76 Jimbos Road. Watkins was pro...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission voted 4-1 to send a letter to Atmore Mayor Jim Staff, the Atmore City Council and members of the county's legislative delegation opposed to Atmore annexing portions of Commission District 4 into the city limits despite Mayor Staff saying such an annexation is off the table. District 5 Commissioner Karean Reynolds told fellow commissioners Monday that the city of Atmore was intending to annex portions of the county that included businesses and farm land just...
Bryan Davis, who has served as Flomaton's police chief since Nov. 1, 2013, will be stepping down on Oct. 4 to take a law enforcement position with a new agency. Davis, 38, said he's enjoyed his years in Flomaton, but felt the new opportunity was a direction he needed to take. Davis joined the Flomaton Police Department as a patrolman in April, 2013, and took over as chief on Nov. 1, 2013. "It's not always been easy," Davis said. "I've learned a great amount of knowledge for the job, the people a...
More than 45 vendors, multiple antique cars and barbecue will be seen and smelled in downtown Flomaton this Saturday for the annual Railroad Junction Day that will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New to the festival will be a Corn Hole tournament sponsored by the Flomaton Lions Club and the Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee for the tournament is $20 for a two-person team and the tournament will be limited to 16 teams on a first come, first served basis. Teams can begin registering at 9 a.m....
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission passed its fiscal year 2019-20 budget Monday that gives all county employees a 25-cents per hour raise and a one-time $500 payment that will be given around Thanksgiving. The new budget also raises the starting pay for sheriff's deputies from $15.50 per hour to $17.50 per hour. The General Fund budget shows revenues of $12,715,825 and expenditures of $12,704,217. Of the General Fund expenditures, public safety is $5,938,785 and general government is...
Escambia County (Ala.) employees will gain four vacation days and lose one following a 4-1 split vote to approve the holiday schedule to be more in line with the holiday schedule of the state, which also has offices inside the courthouse. The new holiday schedule is in place for Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2020. The new holidays approved for the employees include Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019; George Washington/Thomas Jefferson's birthdays on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020; Confederate...
