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On the recommendation of Flomaton Mayor Jim Johnson, the Flomaton Town Council voted unanimously to appoint Susan Fountain to fill the unexpired term of Charlie Reardon's unexpired District 1 council seat, which runs until 2025. Reardon, 81, resigned his position on the council about two weeks ago. During Monday morning's town council meeting, Mayor Johnson recommended naming Fountain to fill the seat. After the council voted to declare the seat vacant, Councilman Roger Adkinson made the motion...
Through different funding programs, the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission spent about $1.7 million on roads in fiscal year 2022-2023 through the Alabama Rebuild program. Assistant County Engineer Brad Solomon presented the annual report to the commission Monday morning and the board voted to approve the report, which is required to be sent back to the state. Solomon reported through the County Rebuild Alabama Fund and the Federal Aid Exchange fund, the county spent $116,223 in local funds to...
Former Flomaton Police Officer Issac Lopez, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Escambia County (Fla.) after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Court on an ethics violation for using his position as a police officer for personal gain. Lopez appeared before Circuit Judge Todd Stearns Wednesday morning and pleaded guilty to the ethics charge. Judge Stearns sentenced Lopez to five years with the Alabama Department of Cor...
The alleged victim of a Dec. 24 shooting on Jack Springs Road has been arrested and charged with assault II for allegedly hitting the shooting suspect in the head with a steel pipe the day before the shooting incident. Rody Lee Daw, 39, 9941 Gantt Road, Red Level, was jailed on $2,000 on the assault charge. Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office deputies originally responded to a shots fired call at 7400 Jack Springs Road on Dec. 24. Dakota Loren Harmon, 25, with addresses listed as Old H...
Flomaton Councilman Charlie Reardon submitted his resignation from that position last week, effective immediately, and the town council will now appoint someone to fill the remainder of his District 1 seat, which runs through 2025. Reardon, 81, said he has some issues he needs to take care of first and said he has enjoyed his time on the council and wishes nothing but the best for Flomaton. Born in Pensacola, Reardon has had connections to Flomaton since 1942 and moved to Flomaton in 1985. He...
Lew Najor is seeking the Republican nomination for the District 2 seat on the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission in the March 5 Primary election, citing his years of experience in the contracting industry as the key to his reason for election. Najor will face incumbent Commissioner Raymond Wiggins in the primary and there is no Democratic opposition in the Nov. 5 General Election. "I want to pave roads and minimize road maintenance," Najor said. He said the art of using a motor grader to...
Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery and his wife Leah have four children but in his 33 years of coaching football Coach V has hundreds of 'children' and grins like a proud father when those young men excel on and off the football field. From doctors and engineers to those who continue their football careers after high school, Coach V acts as a proud parent when his students move on to bigger and better things. His office inside the field house at the high school is littered with newspaper...
Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputies responded to 7400 Jack Springs Road Dec. 24 in reference to shots being fired that led to the arrest of a man with Brewton and Atmore addresses and Flomaton woman on drug charges, with the male suspect also being charged with shooting into an unoccupied vehicle. Dakota Loren Harmon, 25, with court records listing addresses as Old Highway 31, Lot 13, Brewton, and 7400 Jack Springs Road, Atmore, and Tessa Elizabeth McClure, 21, 1819 College St., Flomaton,...
As part of a first responder banquet last Thursday, Flomaton Police Chief Dane NeSmith recognized several of his officers, dispatchers and Flomaton's lone paid fireman, Jeremy Lee, for their outstanding work serving the community. NeSmith said it takes a team effort that not only involves police officers but dispatchers and the fire department. He noted the dispatchers play a key role in relaying accurate information in a timely manner. Honored last Thursday were Ashley Clark, Dispatcher of the...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission will vote on resolutions at its next meeting to re-elect Raymond Wiggins and chairman and Larry White as vice chairman, following a vote Monday. County Clerk-Administrator Ron Cink said the commission needed to consider the resolutions Monday and vote on them at the next meeting. The items on the agenda had Wiggins’ and White’s name included. Karean Reynolds said he had no problem with Wiggins and White continuing the serve in those positions but felt the...
Elijah Bell, president of the Moore Creek-Mt. Carmel water system said a bill proposed by State Sen. Doug Broxson to bring all water systems in Santa Rosa County under one umbrella will not only take local control away from communities, but eventually lead to higher utility rates. "They are trying to fix something that's not broke," Bell said. "All these systems are financially sound and provide adequate and good water to their customers." Bell said currently, the rural water system board...
An Atmore man out on bond on a 2019 theft of property I by deception charge was arrested Monday on theft of property I charges and had his original bond revoked, leaving him behind bars inside the Escambia County Detention Center. Christopher Michael Rowland, 39, 500 South Pensacola Ave., was arrested by officers with the Atmore Police Department and transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton. At the time of his arrest he was out on $25,000 bond on the 2019 charge. According...
An Escambia County (Ala.) grand jury indicted District 4 School Board Member Cindy Jackson Friday on charges that she released grand jury information. The grand jury also indicted District 6 School Board Member Sherry Digmon and Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher on identical charges. Digmon, owner of the Atmore News and Atmore Magazine, along with Fletcher had been previously arrested on those charges. A preliminary hearing on those cases was scheduled for Monday, but the hearing was cancelled...
An Atmore woman, described as being a caretaker for two children, was arrested Dec. 1 for aggravated child abuse after being accused of using a taser on a 14-year-old in an attempt to break up a fight between the teen and his younger sibling. Belinda Caraway Boyington, 56, 3515 Taylor Circle, was arrested by Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputies following the alleged incident. Court records show deputies were dispatched to Boyington's residence about 11:30 p.m. Friday. Boyington told...
An Atmore woman who gave birth to a child on May 28, 2022, was arrested last Thursday on a warrant charging her with chemical endangerment of the child after the child tested positive for marijuana when it was born. Christina Yanacheak, 41, 2881 Highway 21, Lot 4, was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and jailed on $5,000 bond. According to reports, the Atmore Police Department was notified on May 28, 2022, by the Escambia County Department of Human Resources...
The Flomaton Police Department has secured arrest warrants on two people who are accused of passing and attempting to pass counterfeit bills at the Circle K convenient store Tuesday. The discovery of the fake bills comes just weeks after other fake bills turned up at Flomaton stores. Inv. Charlie Land said two fake $20 bills and one fake $10 bill were used at the Circle K. He said one suspect purchased gas and a pack of cigarettes and paid for the transaction with a fake $10 bill and two good...
Due to potential heavy rain Saturday morning, the Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce has moved Saturday’s Christmas parade to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, to coincide with the Christmas Bazaar in downtown Flomaton. The town of Jay is proceeding with its plans to hold its Christmas parade this Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at town hall. After the parade, festivities will continue on Commerce Street with the Joy in Jay Christmas Festival that will include Santa’s Workshop, food and craft vendors, an...
Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis is reminding property owners that their property tax bills are due by Jan. 2, 2024 and noted taxes can be paid online or at the tax collector's office. Property taxes were due Oct. 1 but will not be delinquent until Jan. 2. Normally, taxes are due Dec. 31, but since that date falls on a Sunday and Monday, Jan. 1 is a holiday, taxes are due Tuesday, Jan. 2 to avoid a penalty. Pettis said his office billed out $20,513,856.04 in ad valorem taxes and...
"If we don't have bees we don't eat" is how Atmore Mayor Jim Staff explained the need for more people to get into beekeeping. The Escambia County Extension Office in Brewton kicked off a series of beginner beekeeping classes in September and continue to officer those classes to not only get people interested in beekeeping, but to teach the importance of bees to the food chain. Millie Murphree, extension coordinator, said the classes are spread out for people to learn what to do with their hives...
A grand jury report made public last week concerning the request to impeach school board member Sherry Digmon points to thousands of dollars the Escambia County (Ala.) School System paid to her through the Atmore News and the Atmore Magazine with Digmon voting the pay the bills that benefited her personally. The grand jury report states "Sherry Ann Digmon has committed willful acts of misconduct and/or corruption that she should be impeached and removed from office.". The grand jury noted that D...
Former Flomaton Police Officer Issac Lopez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but given 346 days credit for the time he spent in jail, following his arrest in December, 2020. Lopez pleaded guilty in Escambia County (Fla.) Circuit Court for trafficking methamphetamine last week. He still faces a sentencing scheduled for Jan. 3, in Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of using his office for personal gain. Lopez was originally arrested in December of...
A high speed chase initiated last Friday within the Brewton city limits ended with the suspect involved in a crash in Flomaton involving two Flomaton police vehicles with the suspect being tased and arrested on multiple drug charges and traffic violations mount. Devante Aaron Knight, 31, 414 Magnolia Ave., Evergreen, was charged by Flomaton police with two counts of felony assault II, felony attempting to elude, trafficking cocaine, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking Amphetamine, two count...
When Escambia County (Ala.) voters go to the polls for the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries there will be two contested elections on the ballot following Friday’s deadline to qualify, with one Democrat qualifying. County Commission Chairman Raymond Wiggins is being challenged by Lew Najor for the District 2 seat in the Republican Primary. District 3 Escambia County School Board Member Mike Edwards is being challenged by Jerry Wilson in the GOP primary. Circuit Clerk John Robert F...
With a proposed 5 percent increase from Waste Pro for residential garbage collection in Flomaton the town council voted twice before agreeing to pass a 2 percent increase along to customers and absorbing the other 3 percent. The rate increase, which will go into effect this month, will raise residential rates from $18.99 per month to $19.37 per month. Councilwoman Lillian Dean suggested the town eat the increase and look at any increases next year. The town had already budgeted to eat 3 percent...
