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Like many residents of Century the congregation at Century United Methodist Church saw their lives turned upside down in February, 2015, when a tornado roared through the town and literally knocked the 113-year old church off its foundation. While the physical foundation of the church was destroyed, the foundation of its members stayed strong. The original church was built in 1902 and has had to endure a fire, two hurricanes and a tornado. At 2 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 24, the community is...
Paws Crossed Dog and Rescue in Brewton is calling all runners – those with two legs and those with four – for its 5K 'Racing for Rescues' run scheduled for March 2 at Obannon Park in Brewton. Entry fees for the run are $20 for ages 14 and up; $10 for ages 5 to 13 and free for ages 1 to 4 and any dog that wants to walk or run with their owner. Renee Johnson said dogs are welcome to participate in the run/walk as long as they are on a leash. Registration forms can be picked up at Brewton Ani...
“We didn't play well all around,” is how Flomaton High School head baseball coach Wes Sessions explained the Hurricanes' 13-1 loss to T.R. Miller Tuesday night in the season opener at the county tournament. “I've got higher expectations than what we did last night,” Sessions said Wednesday. “We've got seven seniors and we're still looking forward to a great year. This one game won't define us.” Sessions said the Canes didn't put the ball into play but five times, committed five errors and...
It seems that just about every week we have a story about a municipality holding public meetings to get citizens' input on how tax dollars should be spent in their respective cities or towns. Most such meetings center around 'grants' certain towns receive to address issues in those municipalities. Grant sounds good, but it's still tax money you are sending to the grant provider. Whether it comes from Washington, D.C., Montgomery or Tallahassee it's still tax money we have sent to them. In a...
This past Saturday officers with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and the Brewton Police Department conducted a shakedown at the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton that led to the seizure of multiple contraband items and the investigation continues into the inmates who possessed the items and how the items made it inside the county jail. Sheriff Heath Jackson reported officers found 13 cell phones, six cell phone chargers, four homemade knives, a quantity of pills, three bags of...
The Flomaton Town Council balked at a request from Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., to give raises to town employees and also rejected a proposal from Councilman Buster Crapps to put up signs in front of town all to limit parking to customers only. Mayor Bondurant proposed giving raises effective March 1 that would cost the town $17,479 or about $2,500 per month. He said the raises were for all employees but one, but noted that one employee said if she accepted the raise she'd have to quit. He also...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved the property tax and alcohol taxes for the current year with no increases from previous years. During Monday's commission meeting, County Clerk-Administrator Tony Sanks told the commission the Alcohol Beverage Control Board taxes collected in the county are at the maximum allowed by state law. He also said the ad valorem tax rate is the same that it's been for about 20 years, noting the commission must approve the levies each year. The board voted...
East Brewton continues its crackdown on drugs with the arrest of three people following traffic stops with two involving 'spice' which East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille said is becoming an epidemic. "Spice is a major issue," Brazille said. "It's the drug of choice. The problem is people ingesting spice don't know what they are putting into their bodies." Although spice, or synthetic marijuana, has been banned for sale in stores, Brazille said it's still showing up on the streets. "People...
Want to buy a cow or a pig or want to know how to grow that perfect tomato? Or if you are a farmer and you are searching for that right pasture grass or are wanting to get certified to qualify for the Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, the Escambia County Extension office in Brewton has several programs on the horizon. Anthony Wiggins, county extension agent, appeared before the Escambia County Commission Monday to give them an update on upcoming activities at the extension office. Wiggins...
At the January Flomaton Town Council meeting Nancy Cottrell asked the council to either sell her the old Jackson Theater downtown or donate it to her and allow her to turn it into some type of youth center to give children in Flomaton something to do. However, there is a problem. During Monday night's town council meeting, Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., said by law the town can't sell the building below appraised value unless the council voted to deem it as surplus property. Escambia County Bank...
The Atmore Police Department identified the man who was struck and killed by a train last Wednesday as Eric Edwards Smith, 40, of Atmore. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 6, Atmore police responded to a call in reference to a pedestrian being struck by a train at the railroad crossing at Martin Luther King Avenue. According to reports, when police arrived they observed Smith lying face down on the grass next to the railroad track. The body was immediately checked for vital signs, of which there...
When James Eddings was 4-years old and started playing football in Myrtle Grove he knew it was a game he loved and something he wanted to continue playing. The Jay High School senior will see that dream continue next fall after signing a scholarship with Warner College, a Christian college in Lake Wells, Fla., near Lakeland. Eddings said he fell in love with Warner College the first time he went down there, especially the multiple lakes in the area that will allow him to continue his second...
An Atmore woman already in jail on $50,000 bond from five charges filed by the Atmore Police Department saw her bond jump another $150,000 after being served Tuesday with a grand jury indictment charging her with trafficking Kratom. Nadia Coker, 42, 619 Trammel St., Atmore, was already out on bond for an assault III charge when she was arrested Jan. 31 by Atmore police. According to Atmore police reports, officers were dispatched to Acapulco's Restaurant at 300 East Church St., at 8:48 p.m. on...
A Jay woman who was responsible for a three-vehicle crash Monday morning in Flomaton was arrested on drug charges and may face additional charges in the collision that sent one person to the hospital by ambulance. Starla Ann Patterson, 29, 5268 Magnolia St., Jay, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance that included the prescription drugs Xanax and Suboxone. She was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center and jailed on $10,000 bond. Flomaton Polic...
Escambia County is one of four recipients of grant funds to support programs that assist domestic violence victims and prosecute offenders in south Alabama. The county was awarded $60,698 of the $199,192 allocated by Gov. Kay Ivey. “Domestic violence victims and their families deserve professional support to assist them in overcoming the trauma, as well as advocates to help them pursue justice in the legal system,” Ivey said. “I commend the work of these organizations for helping those who n...
An East Brewton cop witnessing a potential drug deal and a traffic stop led to two people being arrested on drug charges that included methamphetamine and spice. Edward Eugene Lowery, 40, 1406 Dailey St., East Brewton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (spice) and Nichole Elizabeth Miller, 38, 2119 Karlburg St., Pensacola, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (meth) in arrests made Feb. 4. According to reports released by the East Brewton Po...
To be honest, I didn't watch much of President Trump's State of the Union address, but I did watch some. I opted to go to the Flomaton High School gym Tuesday night because I thought I would get more entertainment there than watching the president talk, which I assume was followed by a Democratic response saying he was an idiot. By time the Democrats made their response I was either watching a re-run of the Andy Griffith Show or possibly asleep. If you are a Flomaton Hurricane fan, there was a...
Flomaton High School's football team reached goals never achieved in the history of FHS and now the Hurricane basketball team is rewriting the record book following Tuesday night's 113-33 victory over T.R. Miller in the opening round of the area basketball tournament. Flomaton set the regular season win record with 20 wins, topping the old record of 19. It has now tied the record of 21 wins in a season with its victory over T.R. Miller. The Hurricanes, now 21-7, will host Thomasville in a 7...
A Brewton man who has been behind bars for about two years accused of sexually molesting four young boys was out on bond for two days before being arrested after a fifth victim came forward claiming he was abused while he was 12 to 14 years old. William Douglas Smith, 57, was ordered last week to be held without bond on the new charges. Following a bond reduction hearing, Smith was released on $125,000 bond on Jan. 22, but was rearrested on Jan. 24 on sexual abuse I charges on a warrant signed b...
The 1976 graduating class of Flomaton High School came together to show their support, appreciation and congratulations to the 2018 Hurricanes on the Class 3A state football championship by raising $3,000 to go toward the championship rings for the players. Flomaton defeated Piedmont 23-12 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn to bring the state title to Flomaton for the first time in its history after playing football for 94 years. "We were just so excited for them," said Cathy Green a 1976 FHS...
A traffic stop last Thursday for an improper lane change on Highway 31 in Flomaton ended with the three occupants behind bars and two being charged with possession of methamphetamine. Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis initiated the traffic stop at 7:53 a.m. on a vehicle driven by Jimmy Jett Moore. Moore, 53, 3711 Highway 4A, Century, pulled into the Chevron station after Davis initiated the stop. Davis reported seeing an open can of beer in a front seat cup holder. Inv. Chance Thompson arrived...
Remember the first Godfather movie that was released in 1972 that featured the cross or T with all the puppet strings? Depending on who wrote about that symbolism, most came to the conclusion that Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) played other mob families like puppets. Some say it had some type of religious meaning. I remember a friend of mine and I wanted to go see the Godfather. The problem was we were 14 years old and it had an R-rating which meant we had to be accompanied by an...
The father of one of the two men who escaped from the Escambia County (Ala.) Detention Center's work release barracks on Jan. 11 was arrested Friday on a felony count of hindering prosecution I and Sheriff Heath Jackson said his office is continuing its investigation to determine if other individuals aided the escapees. Robert Ladale Pugh, 57, 1066 McGougin Road, Brewton, was jailed on $10,000 bond for rendering aid to his son, Christopher Ladale Pugh, 27, 1066 McGougin Road. According to the...
Teddy Roosevelt is famously quoted as saying "Walk softly and carry and big stick" as he described the art of diplomacy with the threat of something worse if those negotiations didn't work. Those who attended Flomaton High School from 1957 to 1975 while John Lewis Folsom served as principal say the quote fits Folsom as well. Folsom, 92, died Monday at a Daphne, Ala., healthcare facility following an extended illness. A native of Georgiana, Folsom was a member of the Flomaton community for 60 yea...
An East Brewton woman and a Brewton man sitting in a parked car with smoke coming out of the windows were arrested after East Brewton police discovered marijuana, methamphetamine and other paraphernalia inside their vehicle. Alyssa Lynn Fuqua, 18, 87 Lucille Lane, East Brewton, and William Samuel Baker, 20, 640 Horseshoe Road, Brewton, were both arrested by East Brewton police on Jan. 12. Fuqua was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (meth), unlawful possession of...
