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Several Pollard and McCall residents continued their complaints about the noise being generated by the new race track on Highway 31 saying the loud noise during the first two races kept them and their children awake after midnight. Dennis Fuqua, John Robert Fountain and Bill Harris appeared before the county commission Monday seeking relief but were told there wasn't much the county could do. Fuqua, who lives near Pollard-McCall Jr. High School, said it was like having a race track in his back...
An Atmore teenager arrested and later bonded out on attempted murder charges for shooting and paralyzing a fellow classmate is back in jail following a bond revocation hearing Friday accusing him of not complying with his bond conditions; specifically keeping his GPS ankle monitor charged and working. De'Andre Lamar Mitchell, 17, 1440 Tumbling Lane, Atmore, was arrested in April and charged with attempted murder in the shooting of fellow Escambia County High School student Trenton Atchinson....
The Ridge Road Water Authority will soon become part of the city of Brewton's Water Works Board following action taken Monday by the Escambia County Commission. Commission Chairman Raymond Wiggins said a series of public hearings were held in Boykin-Damascus and at the Ridge Road Fire Station and there was overwhelming support to transfer the water system to the city of Brewton. He said there was unanimous support at a meeting in Boykin-Damascus and of the 20 people who attended the meeting at t...
Poll workers in Escambia County (Ala.) have not had a pay increase in 12 years and are asking the county commission to help by giving across-the-board raises to the nearly 160 poll workers who work on election days. Roger Williamson represented the poll workers during Monday's commission meeting asking for “a substantial raise” for the workers. Currently, poll workers in the county are paid the state minimum of $100 per day with the inspector receiving $125. The county is responsible for hal...
Representatives from the Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance told members of the Flomaton Town Council that a study performed by the University of Alabama revealed potential market opportunities for a hotel in Flomaton. Will Ruzic and Jess Nicholas with Coastal Gateway addressed the council Monday night. The council had previously approved the economic development study by the University of Alabama that was done at no cost to the town. “We're trying to help development o...
Faced with rising monthly bills, the Flomaton Town Council stated Monday night it will no longer pay bills unless the item was bought with a previously obtained purchase order. Earlier in the meeting the council agreed to transfer $28,224.65 from the municipal court fund to the General Fund. Town Attorney Chuck Johns said that while those funds are restricted to be used by the court, the town's General Fund spent the $28,224.65 on the magistrate's salary before the court began generating enough...
In an effort to develop a paper trail and be more efficient, members of the Flomaton Town Council will begin filling out work order requests to be turned in at town hall. Councilman Buster Crapps said when a citizen comes to a councilman complaining about pot holes, grass or anything else, there needs to be a citizen complaint form. “Instead of running to town hall we can turn it in at the front office,” Crapps said. He noted the mayor is the one who can hire and fire, but it's the citizens who...
I've written several columns over the years telling people they need to drive by their own homes to see what enticing items may be in plain view for a thief to steal. Most thieves are lazy and like to take what is easily visible. They drive by and see your weedeater or lawnmower under the carport and those items could become quick picking. I've had law enforcement officers tell me thieves will simply drive through neighborhoods to check out the landscape. They don't want to be caught climbing...
Since a 16-year old Flomaton High School student was basically brought back to life on April 19 with firemen using an aging Automated External Defibrillator the Flomaton Fire Department has received donations to purchase eight new AEDs and possibly a ninth. Daverick Williams collapsed while playing basketball at the high school and was shocked back to life by a 13-year old AED that malfunctioned after the second shock. The town of Century and the town of Flomaton have both voted to purchase...
Escambia County School Superintendent John Knott said his goal is to name the valedictorian, salutatorian and Top 10 at W.S. Neal High School before the May 22 graduation as multiple agencies continue to investigate how and which grades were apparently changed. Knott said the original plan was to announce the Top 10 on the Friday before spring break, but discrepancies found in grades on report cards that didn't match transcripts put the process on hold. Knott said the discrepancies were...
A reception will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 14, at the Flomaton Fire Station to officially welcome the arrival of LifeGuard Ambulance Service to the area. The Escambia County Healthcare Authority recently reached an agreement with LifeGuard to house an ambulance in Flomaton to serve the central part of the county. Special guests expected to attend include Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., Century Mayor Henry Hawkins, the Rev. Jonathan Hill, pastor of Little Escambia Baptist Church,...
Property owners in Escambia County (Ala.) who have not paid their property taxes have until May 16 to pay the taxes, fees and penalties before that property will be put up for sale at public auction beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 17. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said as of Tuesday there were still more than 300 parcels still on the books to be sold. “Hopefully people will come in a pay the taxes,” Pettis said. “If not, they will be auctioned off beginning May 17.” The tax sale will be held...
A Pensacola man who accused customers at the Texaco Station in Flomaton of being police officers and being tired of them following him around was arrested outside the convenience store on disorderly conduct charges. Witnesses said Nathaniel M. Pollitte, 30, pulled into the parking lot of the store on Sidney Manning Boulevard, exited his vehicle with a small camera in his hand to record tag numbers of customers he said had been following him. A clerk in the store dialed 911 about 5:30 p.m....
While a picture of the valedictorian, salutatorian and Top 10 walking across the stage at W.S. Neal High School on graduation night would be great, I'm more hoping to take the picture of those responsible for changing grades being paraded out in handcuffs. As news started breaking last week that some grades had been changed at W.S. Neal that put a halt to naming the valedictorian and salutatorian and the Top 10 there have been a lot of rumors floating around on social media. To be perfectly...
We applaud Flomaton Elementary School Principal Diane Holmes for at least temporarily solving the parking issue behind the school. Last week we showed you cars packed in there tight as sardines, by Thursday afternoon cones and tape had been placed to restrict parking next to the elementary school. Our issue was a safety issue. We felt there was no way a fire truck could get to the elementary school the way the cars were parked. As we stated, the best case scenario would be some teachers' cars...
An Escambia County (Ala.) School bus driver and 18 students escaped injury Friday morning when a vehicle traveled through a stop sign on Upper Creek Road in Flomaton and plowed into the bus heading south on Highway 31. Police reports state Brad Ledale Harris, 34, 211 Leggett Road, Flomaton, ran through the stop sign on Upper Creek Road and struck the school bus near the right rear tire. The school bus driver, Gail Miller, told officers she saw the vehicle coming but did not have time to stop....
An East Brewton woman is currently facing six counts of rape II and more charges are expected after being accused of allowing adult males to have sexual intercourse with her two daughters, ages 12 and 14. Kimberly Kelley, 210 Ball Lane, Lot No. 32, appeared before Escambia County District Judge Jeff White on her 46th birthday Tuesday where she received a $500,000 bond. Two Brewton men accused of having sex with the underage girls received bonds of $250,000 each. Davely Miller, 20, 119 East...
Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 14 an ambulance will be stationed at the Flomaton Fire Department following an agreement between the Escambia County Healthcare Authority and LifeGuard Ambulance Service to provide Emergency Medical Services 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the center of the county. Previously, the Flomaton area was served by Escambia County (Fla.) EMS, which announced several months ago it was pulling out as the primary responder. “We are very happy to be able to announce o...
While investigating a Brewton man on a sexual notification act violation investigators discovered he had possibly committed another sexual abuse crime that resulted his is arrest. Shawn Michael Evanuk, 45, was charged with sexual abuse I. During a bond hearing Tuesday afternoon, District Judge Jeff White set bond at $500,000. Evanuk apparently moved from Covington County to Escambia County and began living at 3994 Old Castleberry Road, Lot 7. Sheriff's Inv. Bruce Shue said registered sex...
An East Brewton woman was arrested on drug charges after receiving an envelope that contained 30 lortab pills in the mail. Lisa King Pritchett, 47, 210 Ball Lane, Lot No. 3, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille said his office received information that someone living in the trailer park on Ball Lane was receiving drugs through the mail. An investigation was launched and Sgt. Paige Howell was watching her mailbox when Pritchett...
Property owners in Escambia County (Ala.) who have not paid their property taxes have until May 16 to pay the taxes, fees and penalties before that property will be put up for sale at public auction beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 17. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said as of Tuesday there were still more than 300 parcels still on the books to be sold. “Hopefully people will come in a pay the taxes,” Pettis said. “If not, they will be auctioned off beginning May 17.” The tax sale will be held...
A Jay man who was found sleeping behind the steering wheel of his car at a stop sign in Flomaton was arrested on drug charges after officers discovered methamphetamine in his possession. Jimmy L. Johnson, 48, 14392 Highway 87 North, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to police reports, Flomaton Officer William Mosely was on patrol about 2:30 a.m. on April 21 when he pulled up to the intersection of College and R...
We are about a month away from the June 5 Democratic and Republican primaries in Alabama and things seem awfully quite on the local level because there is only one local race on the ballot in the Democratic Primary between incumbent District 5 Commissioner David Quarker and challenger Karean Reynolds. Things will be different in the November General Election when we have Republican nominees and Democratic nominees for county commissioner, sheriff and state representative. So, I'll go ahead and...
Saying it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when, area firemen gathered Saturday for a training exercise on how to extricate passengers in the event of a bus wreck. Freddie Wayne McCall Sr., and Flomaton Speedway, allowed the fire departments to use the old school buses that were part of the recent school bus races at the racetrack. Flomaton Fire Capt. Jeremy Lee and Barnett Crossroads Chief Ben Roe said the drill was a success but said more training is necessary. Escambia County (Fla.)...
Minutes before a storm roared through the Bethel-Roberts community Sunday afternoon in Escambia County, Ala., the two residents mostly impacted received their initial warning through their cell phones. Television weather reports confirmed the news and both families took cover as the storm ripped off roofs and destroyed a pole barn. Gene and Marissa Whitt and their children were inside their home at 606 Yellow Creek Road. Tiffany Day and her children were inside a mobile home across the road. The...
