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The Flomaton Police Department's increased presence in the Holt Subdivision due to complaints of illegal drug activity led to the arrest of two men Monday for possessing methamphetamine. Capt. Chance Thompson reported David Lane Mullally, 41, 91 Evelyn St., and Michael Leroy Stansberry, 34, 1704 College St., were both charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Capt. Thompson said additional patrols have been working the Holt Subdivision area due to complaints of drug activity....
East Brewton police arrested three people on drug charges and have active felony warrants on a fourth who was found earlier with 10 bags of marijuana. Winston Eric Burch, 20, 41574 Highway 31, Brewton, was issued a citation for unlawful possession of marijuana II after police responded to a suspicious person complaint Dec. 16. An officer responded to Curran Circle in East Brewton and made contact with Burch inside his vehicle. The officer reported smelling marijuana and Burch admitted he had...
People with small children love this time of year for many reasons as we inch closer and closer to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. One of the things they love about this time of year is that it's a time those children tend to be on their best behavior. All it takes is saying 'Santa Claus of watching you' and for some reason those children's attitudes change quickly. They don't want to get moved to Santa's naughty list right before Christmas Eve. Well Santa Claus doesn't just watch small...
Flomaton High School brought home the school's first football state championship Thursday afternoon from Jordan-Hare Stadium on the campus of Auburn University in a game Hurricane head coach Doug Vickery said "For the next 100 years people will talk about the 2018 Hurricanes". Flomaton defeated Piedmont 23-12 to claim the Alabama Class 3A championship in Auburn. It marked the first time in 94 years of football being played in Flomaton that the Hurricanes took home the championship trophy. "I'm...
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office had not released the identity of a female body found dead Sunday morning in the Conecuh River half-way between the Pollard Landing and Fischer Landing in Century. In a press release issued by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, it stated the body of an adult female was found about 11 a.m. Sunday along the bank of the Conecuh River about 1 mile south of Terrell Landing. The identity of the body or the cause of death is being...
For the first time in 94 years of playing football, Flomaton High School won a state championship Dec. 6 at Jordan-Hare Stadium when the Hurricanes defeated Piedmont 23-12....
It might not be Pearl Harbor Day, but Dec. 6, 2018 will be a day that will be remembered for eternity for the Flomaton community and the Hurricane faithful. On that day, the Flomaton Hurricanes captured the school's first football state championship after 94 years of playing football when they defeated Piedmont to capture the Class 3A title. While it's a very special moment for the players and coaches, it's just as special for members of the community who have followed Flomaton football for deca...
“Tickled to death” is how Flomaton's two representatives on the Escambia County Health Care Authority expressed their feelings following an agreement to keep seven day, 24 hour ambulance service in Flomaton. The health care authority voted Monday to enter into a three-year agreement with LifeGuard to continue the service, which is stationed at the Flomaton Fire Station. Chris Griffin, administrator at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, said LifeGuard is currently working in Flomaton on a 90-...
I remember years ago when T.R. Miller was either winning state championships, losing in championship games or being just so close to making the big game. Then Coach Jamie Riggs said while winning a state title is always great, it was the path the team took to get there that is the most rewarding. He told me that for some reason the pressure was off once you got to championship game. If I remember those conversations correctly, Riggs pointed out that during the regular season there are those...
Following multiple searches in wooded areas and bodies of water near Eva Lisenby McBride's Pollard home, law enforcement agencies are looking at other avenues to locate the 74-year old woman who was reported missing Saturday, Nov. 24. "We're pretty convinced she's not in the woods," said Escambia County Sheriff's Office Capt. Bill Blair. "We are looking at other possibilities and are interviewing her friends and family members." Blair said since the word got out that McBride was missing the...
Hurricane season officially ended at midnight Friday, but hours earlier Flomaton High School defeated Providence Christian 34-33 to advance to today's (Thursday) Class 3A state championship game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on the campus of Auburn University. That prompted the Flomaton Town Council to hold a special meeting Monday morning to pass a resolution to extend Hurricane season through today in Flomaton. "This is a big moment for not only Flomaton High School, but the entire community," said...
Heath Jackson won't officially become Escambia County's sheriff until Jan. 15, 2019, but the sheriff-elect joined the Alabama sheriff's office on Dec. 1, in a move out-going Sheriff Grover Smith said was in the best interest of Jackson and the residents of the county. "When I first took the oath of office to be sheriff I took an oath to provide the best safety I could for the citizens of Escambia County," Sheriff Smith said. "I think part of that responsibility is to prepare him to be a success...
East Brewton police continue its crackdown on illegal drugs with the arrest of three people in separate incidents with two involving the possession of methamphetamine. Sgt. Paige Howell said he was heading home about 11 p.m. Tuesday when he observed some vehicles lights under the bridge near Riverview and went to see what was going on. Howell said police have had problems in the past of illegal drug activity under the bridge. When he approached the vehicle he encountered two females who told...
Flomaton High School is headed to Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn for the Class 3A state championship game following a thrilling 34-33 victory over Providence Christian Friday night that wasn't settled until the Hurricanes blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt as time ran off the clock. The 2018 Hurricanes continue to rewrite the history book. It took Flomaton to the next chapter last week by defeating Pike County 12-10 to advance to the state semi-finals for the first time in the school's 94-year...
The search continued Wednesday for a missing 74-year old Pollard woman who last seen by family members about 6:30 p.m. Friday and reported missing about noon Saturday. Multiple agencies have been searching for Eva Lisenby McBride who was reported missing from her 670 McBride Circle residence in Pollard. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Capt. Bill Blair said when officers arrived at her home Saturday, her car was there and her purse and telephone were inside the unlocked home, which did not...
Brewton resident Austin Collins is remembered as someone who made the most out of everything he tried but he lost the one battle he couldn't win when he died Saturday from complications associated with rejection from a heart transplant he received more than eight years ago. Collins, 26, was a native of Milton and life-long resident of Brewton. He was a 2010 graduate of T.R. Miller High School and a member of Brewton First Baptist Church. Former T.R. Miller head football coach Jamie Riggs said...
Classic games usually have a name attached. Whether it's 'The Catch', 'The Pick' or the 'The Kick', the 2018 Flomaton Hurricanes moved into the record books Friday night in Pike County with what will be remembered as 'The Drive'. Flomaton defeated Pike County 12-10 to advance to the semi-finals in football for the first time in school history which dates back 94 seasons. The Hurricanes will host Providence Christian this Friday night in Flomaton with a shot at the Class 3A state title Dec. 6,...
History was made this past Friday night in Brundidge, Ala., when Flomaton High School defeated Pike County in the Class 3A quarterfinals of the state playoffs. It was a classic. History was made because Flomaton will play in the semi-finals for the first time in history. I guess I didn't realize that until head coach Doug Vickery spoke to the team after Friday night's 12-10 victory. I was also shocked to learn that Flomaton has played 94 seasons of football and has never advanced beyond the...
A Facebook post Tuesday morning of a Century man who appeared to be high on drugs sent Flomaton police to a Martin Luther King Drive residence that ended with three people in jail on multiple drug charges that included methamphetamine, crack cocaine, marijuana, synthetic marijuana and Ecstasy. Flomaton police reported seeing the Facebook page that showed Jermaine Smith appearing very disoriented with a voice saying he was on 'Dotchie'. Police noted Smith was wanted on a failure to appear...
People who knew Scotty Byrne said he was a man of his word and spent his life trying to help others. The former Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff died Sunday at the age of 92. A native of Atmore, Byrne moved to Brewton at a young age and attended T.R. Miller High School. He left after his junior year to enlist in the Army. He served in North Africa and Italy during World War II with the 5th Army, 88th Division, Anti-Tank Company 351st Infantry known as the 'Fighting Blue Devils'. Byrne was awarded...
The Atmore City Council revoked the business license of The Assembly Hall just days after three people were shot and one person was arrested. Anji Lynn Baker, 34, of Bay Minette was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle or dwelling in the early hours of Nov. 11. Police reported three people had been shot. On the recommendation of Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, the city council voted Nov. 13 to revoke the business license of the...
Unless you've had your head buried in the sand you've read a lot about the opioid epidemic. I read a story this weekend that Blue Cross/Blue Shield will no longer pay for the pain killer OxyContin, who some say is the beast of addiction to opioids. I read most of the article, but quickly came to the conclusion that it was nothing more than a policitally-correct dog-and-pony show. Not only Blue Cross/Blue Shield but the Drug Enforcement Agency and everybody else wants you to think they are...
Flomaton raced to a 19-0 halftime lead Friday night in Winfield in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs and left with a 32-7 victory that sends the Hurricanes to the third round of the playoffs this Friday night at Pike County. Tensions rose at the end of the game with the previously undefeated Pirates losing their first game of the season, but Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery said “everything's good.” “I don't think they had really been tested before,” Vickery said. “They hadn't pl...
Escambia Academy's Patrick McGhee rushed 40 times for 408 yards and scored six touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 39-31 victory over Edgewood Academy to send EA to Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Troy University Friday afternoon to defend its AISA Class 2A state title. Escambia Academy will take on Autauga Academy at 3:30 p.m. in sort of a 'rubber' game between to two AISA powers. EA defeated Autauga in the title game 30-20 last year to win the title and Generals defeated the...
Last year Jay High School ended a 10-year drought by making the playoffs. This past Friday night the Royals won their first playoff game since 2002 when they defeated Bozeman of Panama City 49-0. The Royals (6-4) will look to continue their post-season run this Friday night when they travel to Vernon (8-2). Coach Melvin Kersey called Friday night's 49-0 victory the most complete game the Royals have played this year and came at a good time with the playoffs under way. “We played a complete f...
