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With the Republican Primary set for May 24, in the three contested local elections, District 3 county commission candidate Scottie Stewart leads the way with outside political contributions of $6,650 according to information provided by the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Not including in-kind contributions from himself, Stewart reported the following contributions to his campaign: $1,000 from American Concrete Supply; $1,000 from C&C Hauling Co.; $2,000 from Cooper Pulpwood; $1,000 from S...
Students at Flomaton High School created a poster Monday that simply says 'We Are One" to show their support, love and prayers to the students at T.R. Miller High School in Brewton following a tragic event Sunday at Fort Pickens that has left one T.R. Miller freshman clinging to his life. Susan Teel, leader of the Resource Education for the National Park Service, said four swimmers near Fort Pickens were transported to Pensacola hospitals following a near-drowning Sunday afternoon. She said two...
Atmore police is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for killing at least two cats using a bow and arrow. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said two cats are now confirmed dead in the Fernway Drive area. One of the cats was found coming out of the woods with an arrow imbedded in its head and later died. Brooks said investigators are talking with neighbors but as of press time Wednesday there were no known suspects. Sgt. Darrell McMann said the two dead c...
An Atmore man was jailed on felony drug charges and given a $1 million bond when he appeared before District Judge Eric Coale for a bond hearing. Keith Lamor Williams, 48, 221 East 4th St., was charged with trafficking, unlawful possession of marijuana I and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court records, on April 19 at his East 4th Street address, Williams possessed 29 grams of marijuana, 38 grams of crack cocaine and multiple baggies and a set of scales commonly used to...
An attempt by a man with addresses in Mobile and Texas was arrested after being accused of using a drone to deliver contraband to inmates at the Fountain Correctional Institute in Atmore. According to court records, Joshua Hunter, 33, with addresses listed at 4104 Springdale Road, Mobile, but also listed an address in Dallas, Texas, was charged with forbidden activity and trespassing at a prison. Records state on April 4, Hunter used a drone in an attempt to deliver 37 cell phones into the...
A week after making history by winning the school’s first-ever track meet at T.R. Miller High School, Flomaton High School had several athletes place this past Friday at the Covington County Pre-Sectional Meet in Andalusia. On April 14, Flomaton finished first overall at T.R. Miller High School. “This is the first time in school history that any track team at Flomaton High School finished first overall,” said Coach Karl Smith. At the T.R. Miller meet the girls 4x100 meter relay team of Danie...
A town of Flomaton public works employee was arrested and charged with theft and using his position for personal gain after being accused to stealing copper tubing and edging blades that belonged to the town. Travis Emile Owens, 22, 101 Liles St., East Brewton, was charged with theft of property III, two counts of theft of property IV and using his position for personal gain. According to Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson, on April 14 public works employees began to recognize irregular and s...
About two weeks after committing to UAB to continue his football career, Flomaton High School senior Zeb Vickery has changed courses to fulfill a lifelong dream and will now suit up for the Alabama Crimson Tide. The news became official Tuesday afternoon when Vickery received a telephone call from Alabama Offensive Coordinator Bill O'Brien. Vickery will graduate from FHS on May 26 and will report to Tuscaloosa on May 27. He has also decommitted from UAB. Vickery said he had been in contact with...
A program started under former Flomaton High School Principal Scott Hammond continues under current Principal George Brown where the school purchases smoke detectors and donates them to the Flomaton Volunteer Fire Department, which in turns gives them away to residents living within the Flomaton fire district. Wednesday morning, Brown gave 102 smoke detectors to Fire Chief Steve Stanton and Fireman Jeremy Lee, the town's lone paid fireman. Stanton said the program began eight years ago and has...
A woman sleeping in a house on Ashford Alley in Century said she was awakened about 4 or 5 a.m. Sunday morning by the sound of gunshots and pellets from a shotgun coming through the house. "I was in the house asleep and heard the shots," the woman, who didn't want to be identified, said. She said she heard five shots and the house and a car parked outside were full of pellet holes that appeared to come from a shotgun using buckshot. "It's not right," she said. "As far as I know, we have no...
Angela Flowers will become the new town clerk in Flomaton following a unanimous vote Monday afternoon by the Flomaton Town Council. Flowers will replace Carrie Moore, who recently announced her resignation to take a position with the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission. Moore's resignation becomes effective May 1. Flowers currently works as the bookkeeper and property clerk for the Escambia County Probate Office in Brewton. She grew up in Castleberry and graduated from W.S. Neal High School in...
9-wheelers using ‘Jake’ breaks inside the town limits of Flomaton will now be subject to a citation after the town council passed an ordinance Monday afternoon banning the use of of those engine compression brakes in the town. Councilman Jim Johnson said when the town bans the use of the ‘Jake’ brakes the town needs to post signs warning the truck drivers. Police Chief Chance Thompson said they have signs in East Brewton forbidding the use of the brakes. The use of the ‘Jake’ brake releases com...
A Brewton man with prior drug arrests now faces multiple charges after fleeing law enforcement, hitting another car, crashing and then fleeing on foot. Cameron Corde Hardy, 32, 209 Crosby St., was charged with three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, assault II, attempting to elude, reckless endangerment, another unlawful possession of a controlled substance and issued two failure to appear warrants for a...
A Flomaton man was jailed on $50,000 bond after being arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Caleb Eli Turk, 29, 500 Old Highway 31, was arrested last week on charges that resulted from an incident that occurred on Feb. 9, 2022. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said officers initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 31 and Swift Mill Road on a vehicle with an expired tag. Turk was a passenger in the vehicle. Turk apparently had plastic...
Broox Gray Garrett set his own history in motion as an attorney in Brewton for about 50 years from 1939 to 1988 to only be interrupted from his lawyer duties for four years of active duty in the Navy during World War II. Garrett recently became the first attorney from Escambia County to be named to the Alabama Lawyer's Hall of Fame. Born in 1915, Garrett died in 1991, Garrett was officially inducted in 2019 but COVID-19 postponed the ceremony until recently. Brewton attorney Evertte Price, who...
A corrections officer at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore is now behind bars on $1.5 million bond after being arrested for trying to smuggle drugs and paraphernalia into the prison. Robert O'Brian Rivers, 32, 57 Limestone Road, Monroeville, was charged with trafficking, attempting to commit a substance crime, unlawful possession of marijuana I. According to court records, on March 27, Rivers, an employee with the Alabama Department of Corrections, entered the facility and was found...
The Flomaton Town Council voted to begin advertising for a new town clerk after Carrie Moore announced she was resigning the position effective May 1. Moore has agreed to accept a position with the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission. Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., thanked Moore for the job she has done for the town, but told the council there was no way the town could match the salary being offered by the county. He also said he always encourages his own employees at Bondurant Lumber and Hardware...
A ‘controlled burn’ that got out of control late Monday afternoon in Floamaton had firefighters and other volunteers scrambling to protect Little Escambia Baptist Church and other homes and structures after the fire began to spread outside the ‘controlled’ area. The Alabama Forestry Commission issued the control burn permit to Freddie Lambeth to burn 117 acres of land near County Road 25 (Upper Creek Road) and Highway 113. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said he received a call from Teddy L...
A new sign is posted in front of Flomaton Town Hall announcing that the town's water placed second in the state as the best drinking water which was judged during the annual Alabama Rural Water Conference held last week in Mobile. Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye said rural water systems from across the state brought samples of tap water to be judged in the contest. He said a preliminary judging was held Monday and the list was narrowed down to six. The final judging was done Tuesday during t...
Less than a week after Circuit Judge Jack Weaver rejected a guilty plea from Nadiya Diane Walker that would have given her a 30-year prison sentence, the judge accepted another plea agreement that carries a sentence of 15 years to life. Walker and Jonathan Michael Taylor were both charged with capital murder in the March 2015 shooting death of Walker's ex-boyfriend, Cory Brian Moncrief. Taylor has admitted to shooting Moncrief in the back of the head as Moncrief slept on his sofa inside his...
Multiple residents living in the Big Oak Village mobile home park in Poarch on Jack Springs Road have either lost it all, need to find other homes or are looking for repairs in the aftermath of the storm that roared through the area last Friday. David Adams, director of the Escambia County Emergency Management Agency, said the National Weather Service stated it was straight-line winds and not a tornado that destroyed and damaged multiple homes in the area. "I really doesn't matter to those...
After a week of spring vacation, the Alabama Legislature will got back in session Tuesday with seven days left with gambling bills After a week of spring vacation, the Alabama Legislature will got back in session Tuesday with seven days left with gambling bills on the agenda State Sen. Greg Albritton has introduced a bill to not only create a state lottery, but also open options for casino-type gaming at certain places across the state. Sen. Albritton's bill calls for not only a state lottery...
With the jury selection under way in Brewton Monday for the capital murder trial of Jonathan Michael Taylor, Circuit Judge Jack Weaver granted a continuance after defense counsel learned that Taylor’s co-defendant, Nadiya Diane Walker, had reached a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office. However, when Walker appeared before Judge Weaver Tuesday morning to enter her guilty plea, Judge Weaver would not accept the agreement. Taylor and Walker are both facing capital murder charges in...
An Atmore man was arrested on attempted murder charges after being accused of stabbing and shooting another man multiple times. Devante Raekwon Dailey, 24, 191 Freemanville Road, is accused of stabbing Anthony Leon Richardson, Jr., multiple times and shooting him about eight times. The incident began in Freemanville and Richardson was able to drive away before crashing near Curtis Road. Richardson was transported to the hospital and an update on his condition was not available. Court records...
Multiple law enforcement agencies converged on Flomaton High School Wednesday morning with drug-sniffing dogs that led to the arrest of one student on felony marijuana charges after the illegal drug was found inside his vehicle. Dalton Hanks, 18, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana I and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said officers arrived at the high school early Wednesday morning with drug-sniffing dogs. Dogs...
