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A Brewton man now faces 20 years to life in prison instead of a possible death sentence after he entered a blind guilty plea to murder Wednesday morning just before opening statements were going to be made to the jury. James Larry Johnson, 32, was scheduled to stand trial on capital murder charges for the May 25, 2014 killing of Christopher Adam Salter. Johnson was originally charged with murder but an Escambia County grand jury upgraded the charges to capital murder, attempted murder and...
As residents along the shore near the Carolinas brace for what forecasters say may be the worst hurricane to ever strike the east coast, curious eyes are also focused on the Gulf of Mexico with two named storms churning across the Atlantic near the 14th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan which slammed into the gulf coast on Sept. 16, 2004. More than a million people have been evacuated from North and South Carolina as Hurricane Florence roars toward the coast as a large Category 4 hurricane and could...
Karla Ptomey told members of the Flomaton Town Council that recent rains once again flooded her property and put about 12 inches of rain in her shed, blaming the problem was caused by a faulty drainage pipe. The council had earlier worked to correct the drainage in that area. “The water is not flowing and most of it comes out at my house,” Ptomey said. “With the work that was done I was told it would take care of the problem, but it didn't take care of the problem.” She told the council the stor...
Johnson Ford in Atmore and Peach Chevrolet in Brewton were awarded bids Monday for the purchase of two new vehicles for the sheriff's office. Johnson Ford submitted the low bid of $30,000 for a truck and Peach submitted the low bid of $35,876.52 on a Tahoe. In other business Monday, the commission: - Passed a resolution agreeing to keep its workers' compensation insurance with the Association of County Commissions of Alabama' workers compensation fund for an additional three years. County...
Final preparations are being made for Railroad Junction Day, which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 in downtown Flomaton offering a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, entertainment and food. The First Baptist Flomaton Student Ministry will kickoff the day at 7 a.m. with a 5-K run that will start and end at Flomaton First Baptist Church. The entry fee for the run is $30 and registration forms are available at the church. Registration will be accepted on the day of the race. Race packets can be...
Floyd the barber told Andy Taylor that Calvin Coolidge was the one who said 'everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it'. If my memory is right Andy responded that Calvin didn't say everything. Weather has become a not item in the news over the years. I can remember watching the evening news and weather would be the last thing we heard about; kind of like an after thought. Now you see a lot of television news coverage lead off with the weather. Over the past few wee...
Escambia Academy raced to a 27-0 lead at home Friday night over the visitors from Clarke Prep and the Cougars cruised to a 41-7 win. Escambia Academy will travel to Patrician Academy this Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be a battle of two defending state champions with EA claiming the AISA Class 2A last year and Patrician winning the 1A title. But this year, the two teams are in the same region. Escambia Academy received the opening kickoff Friday night but Clarke Prep intercepted a...
After dropping its season opener Aug. 24 to Flomaton 27-0, the Jay Royals have outscored their next two opponents 92-0 following Friday night's 52-0 win at Rocky Bayou Christian. Jay head coach Melvin Kersey said focus now turns to a road game this Friday night at Wewahitchka. “We've played good the last two weeks, but this is a new week and another long road trip,” Kersey said. “Wewaw runs the triple option and they have a lot of confidence in their fullback. They have a good offensive line, so...
Flomaton's Cruz Odom, 17, played a lot of baseball growing up but probably made his most important catch on Aug. 28, in Atlanta when he hauled in Tampa Bay's Brandon Lowe's first career homerun in the big leagues. Seated in the front row in dead center field, Lowe cracked the first homerun of his major league career and ended up landing in Odom's glove. As soon as Cruz secured the ball a security crew came and took him and the ball to the visitor club. He was greeted by a representative from...
Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said seatbelts and a child restraint seat possibly saved the lives of an Atmore couple and their 8-month old daughter when their vehicle collided into the side of an 18-wheeler Monday night in Flomaton. "Somebody would have been dead, possibly the baby," Stanton said. "They were all wearing seatbelts and the baby was properly restrained in a safety seat in the backseat." The mother of the child, Ashley McBride, did suffer non-life threatening injuries and was...
Tropical Storm Gordon hit the Gulf Coast near the Mississippi-Alabama line Tuesday night and dumped as much as 6 inches of rain in portions of Escambia County, Ala., as eyes now get focused on Hurricane Florence and two possible tropical depressions coming off of the African coast. The heavy rains in the area forced the closure of a portion of Upper Creekk Road and at least one school bus to be delayed in Flomaton. Escambia County Emergency Management Director David Adams said radar images from...
After concerns were aired by one contractor on the bids for emergency repairs at the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton, the county commission withdrew the original bids and have now issued new bids on the project. During an administrative workshop Tuesday, County Clerk-Administrator Tony Sanks said the new bids will be mailed next week and will be opened on Sept. 19. Commission Chairman Raymond Wiggins did note that repairs to the leaking roof at the courthouse have been completed. Road...
Traffic stops Friday in East Brewton led to the arrest of five people on drug charges as police continue its crackdown on illegal drugs in the city. Christopher Michael Speruill, 22, 8726 Eight Mile Creek Road, Pensacola, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana II, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and giving false information to a law enforcement officer. Sgt. Paige Howell initiated a traffic stop for an expired tag on Earl Street. Speruill was a passenger in the vehicle....
When I arrived on the scene shortly after 9 p.m. Monday I saw a crashed up car and a man holding a baby. I was at the intersection of Highway 113 and Highway 31 in Flomaton where a vehicle had plowed into the side of an 18-wheeler. First glance at the car told me this was a bad wreck. It was bad, but it could have been worse. The man I saw holding the baby turned out to be the driver of the car and the baby was his 8-month old daughter who was properly secured in a child restraint seat in the...
Flomaton and Northview renewed their football rivalry Friday night in a game fans from both sides would like to see continue as the Hurricanes traveled to Bratt and left with a 41-20 win over the Chiefs in a game that saw 16 penalties for a total of 178 yards against both teams. Flomaton (2-0) will be off this week while Northview (1-1) will play host to South Walton in a 7 p.m. kickoff. "It was a big win for our team," said Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery. "We've played rivalry games back to...
COTTONDALE – Jay scored early and often in the first half here Friday night and the Royals' defense pitched a shutout as Jay rolled to a 40-0 win at Cottondale. Jay (1-1) will be back on the road this Friday night with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Rocky Bayou, will travel to Wewahitchka on Sept. 14 and will return home on Sept. 21 to host Escambia Academy. "We played really well," said Jay head coach Melvin Kersey. "There's still room for improvement, but the kids played hard and I'm real proud of how t...
TUSCALOOSA – It was a game of the Alabama Independent School Association's No. 1 ranked Tuscaloosa Academy and No. 3 ranked Escambia Academy here Friday night and the Knights from Tuscaloosa showed why they are number one with a 31-7 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, Tuscaloosa Academy cracked the scoreboard on a 1-yard touchdown run, followed by a successful PAT to give the Knight's a 7-0 lead. TA would add another first-quarter touchdown on a 24-yard run and following the PAT the s...
Century voters will have to return to the polls Nov. 6 to select the person to fill Gary Riley's seat on the Century Town Council with James Smith and Mary Hudson Bourseois set to face each other in a runoff following Tuesday's municipal election. Unofficial returns showed Smith with 160 votes to Bourseosis' 146. John Brian Johnston finished third with 19 votes. It takes 50 percent plus one vote to win an election without a runoff. "I feel fine," Smith said after the vote totals were posted....
An attempt to out run Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis ended with the arrest of three people on drug charges following a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon on the Highway 29 overpass in Flomaton. Chief Davis said he observed a white Toyota Corolla in the area of Ringold Street that turned onto College, headed toward Jackson. Davis said the vehicle was driving in the middle of the road and as it approached the speed bump at Abernethy Park it sped up and ran the stop sign at the intersection of Jacks...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of two Monroeville men on drug charges stemming from the original investigation that led to the arrest of Conecuh County Commissioner John William Andrews, Jr. In a statement released Tuesday, Marshall said Jack Lamar Jordan, 57, and Jimmy Coy Salter, 64 are each charged with one count of conspiracy to manufacture controlled substance I, one count of unlawful possession of marijuana II and one count of unlawful possession of drug...
Traffic stops in East Brewton have led to the arrest of four people on marijuana drug charges, with two seeing those charges elevated to felonies due to previous marijuana possession charges. Renaldo Leron Bradley, 46, 5125 Brooklyn Road, Brewton, was arrested Aug. 23 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana I; Marciana Issac Russell, 36, 3672 Highway 29, Lot 9, East Brewton, was arrested Aug. 24 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana II; and Roddrick Montell Lee, 42, 2122...
When Flomaton police arrived at a Roosevelt Street residence Aug. 23 to issue a criminal trespassing order they ended up arresting a Century man on multiple drug charges. Police were dispatched to 2127 Roosevelt St., at 8:47 on Aug. 23 after the residents said they did not want Auston Michael Trump at their residence. Trump, 21, 2131 South Century Boulevard, was in front of the house holding a box when officers arrived. Offers reported seeing a prescription bottle in the box containing two...
A father and his son were both charged with misdemeanor drug possession and transported to the Escambia County Detention Center after Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis determined neither had the ability to drive their vehicle safely. John Anthony Majors, 39, 1987 Rockhill Road, Wing, and Hunter Austin Majors, 18, 140 Bigsley Road, Brewton, were both arrested following a traffic stop Sunday night. Chief Davis said he observed a Nissan Altima near Fannie Church Road and Twin Bridges Road at 9:27...
It appears now that we are asking death row inmates whether they want to die from lethal injection or nitrogen gas. I don't know whether they still have the option of the electric chair, gas chamber or by firing squads. I did read somewhere, but it was on social media so I don't trust it, that other states give inmates multiple options. I didn't see hanging on the options list but I could have missed it. Whether you agree or disagree with capital punishment, the U.S. Constitution protects inmate...
A stiff defense and an effective offense that capitalized on a few Jay mistakes on special teams helped lead the way for Flomaton to defeat the Jay Royals 27-0 Friday night in Jay for the season opener for both teams. "You never know what's going to happen when you open the season with a rivalry game," said Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery. "We didn't have a lot of time to scrimmage in the preseason due to the rain." "I thought we were a little sloppy on offense, but give the Jay defense...
