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The Escambia County Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a community event March 21 at T.R. Miller High School in Brewton with author and speaker Kari Kampakis presenting 'Love Her Well'. Kampakis is an author, podcaster and national speaker from Birmingham and her books for moms and teen girls have been used across the country for small group studies. The event will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with an 'eat and mingle' and light dinner in the cafeteria. From 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. there will be a group...
Raymond Wiggins defeated Lew Najor 760 to 381 for the District 2 seat on the Escambia County Commission Commission and Jerry Wilson defeated incumbent District 3 county school board member Mike Edwards 515 to 223 to win Tuesday's Republican Primary. Escambia County had a 19.54 percent voter turnout Tuesday with 22,209 registered voters not casting a ballot. Wiggins, nor Wilson, face Democratic opposition in the November General Election. "I feel great," Wiggins said. "It's a good feeling. I...
Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Judges Todd Stearns and Jeff White want to warn residents of a potential scam concerning jury duty, but also want to warn residents that ignoring jury service summons does have legal consequences. Judge White said there apparently is a scam where people receive telephone calls threatening criminal prosecution for not showing up for jury duty. Judge White said the scam normally starts with threatening the person of being jailed for not showing up for jury duty, but...
Saying he had a legal and personal conflict with continuing to prosecute cases involved with the Escambia County School Board and school system, District Attorney Steve Billy filed motions to recuse himself from prosecuting the cases. Due to the recusal, Billy also requested and received a continuance on status hearings that were scheduled for Monday. The cases involve school system bookkeeper Veronica Ashley Fore, School Board Member Cindy Jackson, School Board Member Sherry Ann Digmon and...
The Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce honored its top citizen, student and business of the year during Tuesday's annual banquet held at Hidden Falls in Flomaton. Beverly Simpson was named the chamber's Citizen of the Year for 2023-24. Flomaton High School senior Michael Morgan was honored as the Student of the Year and Flomaton Medical Center Pharmacy was honored as Flomaton's Business of the Year. The entire pharmacy staff of Danny Cottrell, Jim Justice, Laura Bryan, Rachel Hollington, Andrea...
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 70-32 last Thursday to approve a proposed change to the constitution to allow lottery, casino and sports betting gambling in the state with the two members of the Escambia County House delegation splitting their vote with State Rep. Alan Baker voting yes and State Rep. Matthew Hammett voting no. The House bill is now in a Senate committee. Should the bill pass, it will be placed on the November General Election ballot to allow the voters in Alabama to...
A second Atmore man has been charged with murder for the Jan. 13, 2024, shooting death of Okeema McCants, 39, also of Atmore. Cleo Frye III, 30, 310 East Sunset Drive, was arrested Feb. 15 and is currently being held in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton without bond. Frye joins Charles DeWayne Walker, 25, 1214 North Main St., for the murder of McCants. District Judge Eric Coale has scheduled an Aniah's Law hearing Friday to determine whether or not Frye is entitled to a bond. Atmor...
A Brewton man was arrested on multiple charges of trying steal money from his 86-year old mother and striking her over the head and on the chest with a pool stick. Kwame L. Crewell, 38, 317 Lewis Lane, was charged with two counts of attempted theft of property I, domestic violence assault II, financial exploitation of the elderly, two counts of false imprisonment I and two counts of interfering with a domestic violence emergency call. Crewell was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Board Member Sherry Digmon was jailed and released for a third time on the same charges that accuse her of revealing secret grand jury information and of an ethics violation. Digmon went to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton Monday afternoon to drop off paper work and was taken into custody, quickly processed and released. Digmon's original bond was $100,000 on the ethics charge and $10,000 for releasing the grand jury information. Under the new...
An Atmore man pulled over driving a stolen vehicle saw charges mount after officers found drugs and three fake identifications. John Kenneth Hovance, 52, 600 Freemanville Drive, was charged with receiving stolen property I, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of possession of a forged instrument. According to information provided by the Atmore Police Department, about 6:25 p.m. on Feb. 8, officers were alerted...
A request by Flomaton Councilwoman Lillian Dean for the town to pave or repair the road at Pleasant Hill Cemetery failed to advance after Mayor Jim Johnson noted it was private property and that the town couldn't do anything on private property. Dean told the council that the road into the cemetery was in terrible shape and limbs needed to be trimmed back. Dean also said the property owners were willing to give the town the right-of-way for a new road. Mayor Johnson again said the town cannot...
One Brewton man was arrested and a second was transported to a Pensacola hospital suffering from a gunshot wound following an incident Monday near Crosby Street in Brewton. Derrick Lavar Barton, 46, 771 Dixon Nursery Road, was charged with attempted murder, driving under the influence and unlawful possession of marijuana II. Brewton Police Chief Matt Jordan said the victim, identified as Jermaine Kartell Spears, was transported to the hospital in stable condition. An update on his injuries was n...
An Atmore woman was arrested on multiple charges, including drugs and assaulting a police officer by spitting on him and biting him. Mandy Renee Lassitter, 44, 326 Jack Springs Road, was arrested Feb. 1 and charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, assault II, assault with bodily fluids, resisting arrest and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and later given a $25,000 bond. According...
One of three people charged with capital murder for the Aug. 12, 2017, murder of a Flomaton couple has pleaded guilty to felony murder and her sentencing date was deferred to Aug. 21, 2024. Jacqueline Bernice Rolin, who had an Atmore address at the time of her arrest, pleaded guilty last Tuesday in front of Circuit Judge Todd Stearns. Rolin was then released on a $25,000 signature bond. Jermaine Lavelle Smith, whose address was listed as the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton, and Kenne...
A traffic stop for an expired tag Tuesday on old Old Atmore Road in Flomaton sent two people to jail; one for drugs and one who fled the scene with an illegal firearm. Treniece Shuntell Wimes, 35, 115 Swift St., Atmore was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (spice), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence. She was also issued traffic citations for having an expired tag and no proof of insurance. Gregory Davis, 30, 271 Dixon Road, Flomaton,...
A Detroit, Mich., man traveling down Interstate 65 heading to Mississippi to visit relatives was diverted to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on multiple drug charges, that included trafficking. Reginald Phillip Shorter, 48, from Detroit, was charged with two counts of trafficking marijuana, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. During an appearance before...
The Escambia County School System landed four schools in the top 25 of the most academic improved schools across the state of Alabama, landing the most schools on that list than any other school system in the state. The rankings were based on the state’s school report cards for the 2022-23 school year. Escambia County Middle/High Schools improved from a 56 score in 2022 to a 70 in 2023, earning a C. Pollard-McCall Jr. High School went from a 72 to an 84, earning a B; W.S. Neal Elementary School...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission tabled two late additions to Monday’s agenda involving a possible grant application and adopting a hazard mitigation plan after commissioners questioned exactly what they were voting on. County Clerk-Administrator Ron Cink said he received the information late and added to the agenda. He added that it was not time sensitive and felt the commission did the right thing by tabling the issue until the next meeting when more information would be available. One o...
Representatives with Jordan's Way, a national non-profit animal rescue organization, will be in Brewton from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, as part of its 300 Shelter Tour across the nation to help raise money and awareness to the need of finding dogs new homes. The event, which will be carried live on Facebook, will be held at the Brewton Paws Crossed Animal Rescue shelter, located at 27330 U.S. Highway 31 – the big blue building next to to the scrap yard. Jordan's Way was named after a...
An Atmore man remains in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton without bond after being charged with murder in the shooting death of another Atmore resident Saturday morning. Charles DeWayne Walker, 25, 1214 North Main St., Lot 13, was arrested about two hours after the reported shooting death of Okeema Renard McCants. During a bond hearing Tuesday before District Judge Eric Coale, the judge ordered Walker to be held without bond, but ordered an Aniah's Law hearing for 11 a.m. Friday...
With temperatures expected to remain near or below freezing through the weekend, area fire chiefs are urging residents to be safe, especially if they use space heaters to warm their homes. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said he's witnessed multiple fires over the years that started with space heaters. Brewton Fire Chief Jeff Salter agreed, saying about 30 percent of house fires are due to space heaters. "I don't like them," Stanton said of space heaters. "I've seen too many houses burned...
On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2024, history will be made at Brewton Iron Works, LLC., as the last Wilson to run the company since 1903 will retire. Rick Wilson is the fourth generation to be president of Brewton Iron Works, Inc., a foundry and machine shop located here in Brewton. Brewton Iron Works was established in 1898 by the Lovelace Lumber Co., forebears of the current Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace, for overhauling and maintaining steam locomotives at the various sawmills in Brewton and Century, as...
One person scheduled for trial last week in Escambia County (Ala.) on capital murder charges was set free and a second was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after plea agreements were reached with the district attorney's office. Yeldon Devonta Rothchild, 29, of Atmore was charged with capital murder for the 2017 murder of Donta Demorris Russell, 20, and has spent the past six years in jail awaiting a trial that could have led to the death penalty. Last Wednesday,...
Federal and state law enforcement agencies searched for almost two days trying to take Ladarius Fantroy into custody after he was involved in a two-car wreck last Wednesday in Conecuh County. Fantroy has been hiding from law enforcement as he is wanted for two counts of murder. The double homicide occurred in the Johnsonville Community last summer and 10-year-old "Joe Joe" Rankin and Jatonio Williams were shot when the arrived at the home that night. Warrants were issued for Fantroy's arrest,...
The former head of a drug addiction recovery group in Escambia County (Ala.) was arrested last week on drug and theft charges. Meagan Malone White, 34, 1040 Jordan Road, Flomaton, was arrested Jan. 2 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of prescription medication, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and theft of property I. Flomaton police were dispatched to 623 Upper Creek Road on Jan. 2 in reference to a white male and a white female, later...
