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The Summer Youth Demonstration Project, provided by the Urban Development Center, held its first graduation in Century on June 29 with six students receiving their diplomas and $200. The Urban Development Center (UDC) is a training and community development tax exempt organization with the trilateral focus of developing workforce, business and organizational capacities within urban communities. The UDC is currently offering pre-employment transition services to students, ages 14 to 21, with...
Friends and family members of Scott Newton braved the storming rain Saturday to help raise $4,600 to help with Newton's medical expenses following a May 11, 2018 experimental plane crash that left him hospitalized until June 29. Held at the Flomaton Fire Station and sponsored in part by MedStar Ambulance, barbecue plates and raffle items helped raise the money. Newton said he had hoped to show up for Saturday's event, but simply couldn't find the strength; however he issued his thanks. "It...
A Range man who claimed he was speeding to get home to his pregnant wife was jailed on felony drug charges after an Escambia County Sheriff's Office Deputy observed a bag that contained seven small bags of marijuana in his vehicle. Michael Dalton Kaufman, 19, 4225 Brushy Creek Road, Range, Ala., was charged with attempting to elude and unlawful possession of marijuana I following the eventual traffic stop about 10 p.m. Sunday. According to reports released by the Escambia County Sheriff's...
An Atmore man who ran out of gas on Highway 31 in Flomaton was arrested later on felony charges after being accused of throwing big 'slag' rocks at passing 18-wheelers on Sardine Road, striking at least three in the windshield. Thomas Joseph 'J.T.' Ashcraft, 31, 905 Wayside Road, Atmore, was charged with throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle. According to reports filed by the Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office, Ashcraft ran out of gas about 3 a.m. Monday in Flomaton on Highway...
The East Brewton Police Department continues its crackdown on illegal narcotics with three more arrests in the past few weeks. Those arrested were: Elisha Michelle Jordan, 47, 1210 Forest Ave., Lot 10, East Brewton, was arrested June 19, and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). She was released from the Escambia County Detention Center on $10,000 bond. Heather Dawn Cofield, 44, 9306 North Century Boulevard, Century, was arrested June 29, and charged with...
It makes me cringe every time I hear or read about the 'left' or 'right' of the U.S. Supreme Court. They want to talk about 'conservative' judges vs. 'liberal' judges. Judges should be judges. I'm writing this on July 4, the day the United States celebrates its independence from England. Through that independence we created three branches of government: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. They are supposed to operate as separate branches of government to bring...
Brewton attorney Jonathan Neal Cook has now been charged with arson II for allegedly starting the fire that severely damaged his father's law office in downtown Brewton on Father's Day. Cook, 54, 705 Garrett St., was also charged with attempted arson I after being accused of trying to burn down his parents' home on Garrett Street the day after the fire damaged Billy Earl Cook's law office located on the downtown boardwalk on St. Joseph Avenue. Jonathan Cook was issued arrest warrants for the...
A Brewton man arrested in early May for two counts of rape II for having sex with a 14-year old girl, has been charged again on rape II charges by the Brewton Police Department. Davely Austin Miller, 20, 119 East Rankin St., was charged with rape II involving the same 14-year old girl that led to the original charge by the East Brewton Police Department. Davely appeared before District Judge Jeff White Tuesday and was issued a $100,000 bond on the new charges. Brewton police stated the charge...
The Flomaton Town Council agreed to combine its two lines of credit into one payment, freeing up the credit lines should the town need cash to finish out the year. During a special meeting last Thursday the council voted to combine about $287,000 in line of credit debt at Escambia County Bank and United Bank with a single payment to Escambia County Bank. Mayor Dewey Bondurant said the move would allow the town to keep both lines of credit open with a $200,000 line at both banks. Bondurant told...
The East Brewton Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing about $300 from an East Brewton business in a 'quick change' scam. Police Chief Kenny Brazille said the two men entered the business last Friday. He described them as two black males, one in his 50s and a second in his 60s. He said they left in a silver Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows. He said the scam involves going into a store asking for change for a $100 bill over and over to...
I took a week off of politics to talk about baseball and Mississippi State got eliminated from the College World Series so I've swapped my Bulldog hat for a Hog hat as Arkansas tries to bring the SEC another national championship. I watched the Hogs beat Oregon State Tuesday night and hopefully I watched them clinch the crown last night. If not, I'll be back Thursday for the rubber game. But, back to politics. Escambia County Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain finally got the absentee ballot...
Absentee ballots for the July 17 Republican runoff have arrived at the Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Clerk's office and Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he's already sent out about 15 ballots. Applications for a runoff absentee ballot are available at the clerk's office at the courthouse in Brewton and the courthouse annex in Atmore. Applications can also be obtained through the secretary of state's website. Completed ballots can be delivered to the clerk's office in Brewton or mailed....
Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis said officers will begin cracking down on four-wheelers, golf carts and other ATV's being driven on public roads. Davis said his office has received numerous complaints about non street-legal vehicles on public roads. He said to be driven on a public road a vehicle must be tagged, carry insurance and have all proper lights. Lambert noted that law does not apply to non-motorized vehicles like bicycles, but did note state law requires anyone under the age of 16...
An Atmore man and his girlfriend have been arrested on three counts of attempted murder with the male suspect accused of firing a gun into an occupied vehicle that contained two adults and a 7-year old child. Labrandon Miquile Sharp, 33, 1620 Woods Road, Atmore, and Kendra Monick Williams, 37, 102 Perdido Road, Atmore, were both arrested following the June 14 shooting. Williams was arrested the day of the shooting and was released on $50,000 bond on June 19. Sharp turned himself in at the...
Billy Earl Cook sat in a chair outside his Brewton law office Monday morning with a legal pad in his lap and a pen in his hand waiting on clients he had scheduled to meet. Cook was outside because a fire at his 123 St. Joseph Ave., office Sunday afternoon had destroyed most of what he had inside. Brewton Fire Chief Jeff Salter said firemen were first dispatched to Cook's office, which is located on the boardwalk in downtown Brewton, at 3:02 p.m. Sunday. Firemen remained on the scene until 6:45...
In the past four and a half years, Diane Holmes said she has fallen in love with the students, staff and community of Flomaton Elementary School. However, for health reasons she will be retiring as the FES principal, effective June 30. Holmes, 62, came to Flomaton after serving as assistant principal at Robertsdale Elementary School. “I love this school,” she said of FES. “It was a hard decision to make.” She said the past school year was tough on her due to some health issues. “I've got some...
The East Brewton Police Department continues its crack down on illegal narcotics with three more arrests of persons possessing methamphetamine. Terryl Jerome Jordan, 52, 1207 Dailey St., East Brewton, was arrested June 11 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (meth). He was released from the Escambia County Detention Center on June 16 on $5,000 bond. Jeffery Wayne Warrick, 32, 162 Griceland Drive, Brewton, was arrested for possessing meth on June 17. He remained in the...
A $200 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for destroying multiple concrete benches at Oaks Common Park on Martin Luther King Drive in Flomaton. At the June 11 Flomaton Town Council meeting, Councilwoman Lillian Dean reported eight of 12 concrete benches purchased by citizens in the community had been destroyed. “All have been broken up,” Dean told the council at the June 11 meeting. Dean said she will put up $100 and...
Former Flomaton Fire Department Chief Jimmy Brantley, who still remains a volunteer fireman, told members of the Flomaton Town Council Monday night that a fire truck had been sabotaged and an investigation needed to be launched. Brantley prefaced his comments by saying he was not looking for a job. “I'm here to report a wrong, a gross wrong,” Brantley told the council. “The old fire truck was vandalized.” Brantley was referring to a 1984 fire truck still being used by the Flomaton Fire Departm...
An Atmore man is dead and his 32-year old son is in jail on $1 million bond after being arrested and charged with murder. The body of Alvin Donald Nall, 72, was discovered outside his 12527 Highway 21 North residence in the Huxford community Friday night. Thomas Matthew Nall, 32, same address, was arrested and charged with murder. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said officers responded to a 911 call about 9 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found Alvin Nall's body...
If you have the aptitude, attitude and work ethic, Provalus in Brewton has a job for you. Scott Sullivan, senior vice president of Provalus, and Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace appeared before the Escambia County Commission for a meet and greet and an update on the new Information Technology center. “Scott and I were talking last week at Rotary and he had not met many of the commissioners,” Lovelace said Monday. “Provalus is growing at a very rapid rate.” Lovelace also told the commission that Pr...
By JOE THOMAS Ledger Editor Although ballots have not been released, applications for absentee ballots for the July 17 runoff elections in Escambia County (Ala.) are now available and ballots will be sent as soon as they arrive at the circuit clerk's office. Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he expects the runoff ballots to arrive this week. Fountain also noted if a person voted absentee in the June 5 primary and checked the box on the application to request an absentee ballot for the...
Two East Brewton men were arrested on drug charges following routine traffic stops after the police department's K-9 detected illegal narcotics. Terryl Jerome Jordan, 52, 1207 Dailey St., and Ryan Joseph Hammac, 34, 821 Dailey St., were both arrested on drug charges. Jordan was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence and failure to obey law enforcement. According to police reports, Jordan was...
A Flomaton woman already in jail on theft of services, failure to pay and drug charges now faces theft of property IV and fraudulent use of a credit card after being accused of using the numbers off of someone else's debit card to order items online from Walmart. Shanna Nelson, 32, 2328 Cary St., was served with the new arrest warrants while sitting in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on the new credit card fraud charges. Flomaton police were first dispatched to Nelson's...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant laid off two part-time firemen and the town council voted to limit take-home vehicles to only those employees who are on call in an effort to cut expenses for the town. Bondurant made the announcement during Monday night's town council meeting. “This week I felt like we needed to cut back,” Bondurant said. “I cut back two firemen.” Bondurant noted it still leaves Jeremy Lee as the full-time paid fireman at the fire department. He said Lee will be paid for 40 hours...
