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The Flomaton Public Library has been rated one of the top libraries in the state, joining two others across the state to receive a Five-Star rating from the 2020 Library Journal Index of the Public Library Service. Flomaton was joined by the Rogersville Public Library and the Bayou La Batre Library as the only libraries in Alabama to receive a Five-Star rating. The Homewood Public Library received a 4-Star rating and the Majorie Younce Snook Public Library in Summerdale and the Hoover Public...
Flomaton High School senior defensive lineman Jackson Dullard led a group of six members of the 2020 football team to be named to various All-State teams. Dullard was recognized by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA), al.com's All Coastal Team and Power Sports prep. Zeb Vickery was tapped to an All-State team as a punter by the ASWA and the All Costal team. Offensive lineman Riley McMorris and defensive lineman K.J. Carter were both honored as members of the al.com All-Coastal Team...
Long lines were expected to begin Wednesday and carry through Friday at Florida Lottery outlets as two games now have total jackpots of about $1.7 billion with those numbers expected to rise before the drawings. Tuesday night, nobody matched the five numbers and mega ball number on Florida Mega Millions thus rolling over the top prize to an estimated $970 million, which retailers say should top $1 billion before Friday night's drawing. Tuesday's numbers were 10, 19, 26, 28, 50 and a 16 mega...
A spike in COVID-19 cases in Escambia County (Ala.) prompted Presiding Circuit Judge Jeff White to cancel the January jury term that was scheduled to begin Monday, but he said he's optimistic that jury trials will resume in March. Judge White issued his administrative order canceling this week's jury term last Friday after learning that the county had been designated as a high-risk area for the coronavirus. However, he did say the court system is not closed and cases can move forward. "When I...
A 24-year old Flomaton man was arrested on rape II charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year old girl, who reports said met the man outside her house and traveled to another location to engage in intercourse. Clifford Dakota Commalander, 24, 968 Old Sardine Road, who was 23 at the time of the alleged crime, was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center. According to the arrest warrant, on or about Sept. 24, 2020, picked up the underaged girl at a stop sign near her house and took...
Flomaton's lone paid fireman, Jeremy Lee, who submitted his letter of resignation three weeks ago to accept a new job, will remain as the town's paid fireman following an agreement with the town. Lee submitted his resignation on Dec. 30, but following a meeting with Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., he has changed his mind. During Monday afternoon's town council meeting, Bondurant said he'd offered to raise Lee's pay from $13 per hour to $15 per hour. "When we have good employees I want to ke...
“You need to take it, no question about it”; ''150 percent, you need to take it”; “Most certainly”; were the responses Brewton physicians Jimmy Adkinson, Daniel Raulerson and Elizabeth Low said when asked if people should take the new COVID-19 vaccine. Two of the three have already had the vaccine and Dr. Adkinson said he's waiting until his wife is eligible before he takes the shot. “You need to take it,” Dr. Adkinson said. “No question about it.” Adkinson said nobody he knows has had any compl...
During a special meeting Monday afternoon, the Flomaton Town Council voted to amend its previous agreement with United Bank to borrow an additional $119,750 that Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., said would allow the town pay off all of its long-term debt, including the town's line of credit at AmeriFirst Bank, formerly Escambia County Bank. In November, the council voted to borrow $1,577,890 from United Bank to pay off the long-term debt with the exception of the LOC at Escambia County Bank. At the...
A person with a big heart and a passion to help others is the way people described Flomaton resident Ida Ruth Harrell, who died Friday, Dec. 31. Harrell, 81, was a native of Owassa, Ala., and a life-long resident of the Flomaton community. She was a member of the Flomaton Lions Club, the Escambia County Health Care Authority and the D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital board. She was also a member of the Nursing Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama. Jo Nolin, Harrell's sister, said the two had...
Escambia County (Ala.) residents who received a jury summons to be at the courthouse in Brewton Monday, Jan. 11, morning can disregard that summons since the January jury term has been canceled due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases. Presiding Circuit Judge Jeff White issued an administrative order Friday, Jan. 8, cancelling the January term. In his order, Judge White encouraged the district attorney and defense counsel to use the week on Jan. 11 to discuss settlements. He also said a...
A Brewton man who is accused of making terrorist threats against an Escambia County (Ala.) circuit judge, other attorneys and threatening to burn down a Brewton law office will see his case headed to a grand jury after Conecuh County Judge Clint Hyde ruled there was probable cause that he committed the crimes. Jason Warren Pugh, 53, 3494 McGougin Road, was issued a $150,000 bond on the terrorist threats, but remains in the Escambia County Detention Center on a failure to appear warrant. With...
The town of Flomaton will soon be advertising to hire a full time fireman after Jeremy Lee announced Wednesday that he was resigning his position to take another job, but Lee said he will continue to serve Flomaton as a volunteer fireman. Lee is currently the only full-time paid fireman in Flomaton with the rest of the department being made up with volunteers. "I appreciate the opportunity to serve the people of Flomaton for the past four or five years," Lee said. "Flomaton has an exceptional vo...
People who own real property in Escambia County (Ala.) have until 4 p.m. today (Thursday, Dec. 31) to avoid late fees and penalties. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said the tax collector's office at the courthouse in Brewton and at the satellite office in Atmore will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. He also said tax payments sent through the mail must be post marked by Dec. 31 to avoid late fees. He added that it's the taxpayer's responsibility to make sure the post office applies the correct...
Local resident Earline Smith Crews, author of two books entitled 'Life With the Top Down' and 'Fading Memories', detailing life in rural south Alabama, has decided to take the next several months off from writing articles for the Tri-City Ledger to decide what next step she and her husband will take since they recently put their 11-acre property in the Barnett Crossroads community up for sale. Turning 80 in the next month and recently celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary, Crews and her...
One Atmore man is being held on $1 million bond and another is recovering from five gunshot wounds following an incident Dec. 18 at the Bragg Street Apartments in Atmore. Travis Jermal Black, 24, 115 Clark St., has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Lagarick Rheem Black. Officials were not sure if the two men were related. According to arrest reports, Travis Black is accused of firing a .9mm pistol at Lagarick Black multiple times. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said...
For Charles and Cindy Jackson the decision to the newly-released COVID-19 vaccine was not a question of whether or not they would take the shots, it was a matter of how fast they could take the first round. Charles serves as chief of the McCall Volunteer Fire Department and his wife Cindy is a volunteer fireman and also serves as the department's safety officer. Cindy also serves as chairman of the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board. The Jacksons said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set aside 15 percent...
An Atmore woman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal mischief II for allegedly shooting into two occupied vehicles and one unoccupied vehicle. Samantha Lynette Dixon, 22, 507 5th Ave., was arrested following the shootings on Dec. 5. She isa accused of firing a weapon multiple times into a vehicle occupied by Mercedes Hall and also firing a weapon into a vehicle occupied by Kevin Owens, striking Owens' vehicle three times. She is also accused of firing a...
Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said it was a miracle that the American Coffee House on Highway 31 wasn't engulfed in flames Monday night when a 24-foot utility trailer full of household furnishings and 5 gallons of black powder caught fire and exploded within 10 feet of the building. Stanton said the Flomaton Police Department received a 911 call at 8:02 p.m. in reference to an 18-wheeler on fire in from of American Coffee House. Stanton said he was the first on the scene and saw the trailer...
Quick action by the Flomaton Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a man involved in a human trafficking ring that involved Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson issued a release this week concerning an incident that began in Flomaton on Nov. 1. Thompson said release of the information was delayed due to an on-going investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Thompson said Flomaton police were dispatched to Dr. Van Avenue Nov. 1 in reference to a...
A Flomaton police officer who was arrested on Dec. 7 in Escambia County (Fla.) on trafficking methamphetamine was released on $100,500 bond, but was brought to Escambia County (Ala.) to face the charges of using his position for personal gain and given a bond of $200,000 on the Alabama charges. Issac Lopez, 36, appeared before Circuit Judge Todd Stearns last Thursday for the bond hearing. He was later released from the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on a bond provided by Central...
Almost 1,100 Escambia County, Ala., registered voters will be subject to having their names removed from the voter rolls unless they update their registration with the board of registrars. The Escambia County Commission approved an agreement during Monday's meeting with the Alabama Secretary of State's office for the voter file maintenance, which will be paid by the state. Since 1997 each county's board of registrars are mandated to conduct the voter maintenance by January following the...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved an agreement with Gov Ease Auction that will allow Tax Collector Tim Pettis to hold his annual delinquent tax sale through an on-line auction instead of on the front steps of the courthouse. Pettis said several counties have already opted for the auction, which will change it from a traditional tax sale to a lien sale of properties that are delinquent. Pettis said the biggest change is that when properties are purchased through the lien sale, they...
Flomaton Police Officer Issac Lopez was arrested Monday, Dec. 7 in Escambia County (Fla.) for trafficking methamphetimine and will also face felony charges back in Escambia County (Ala.). Isaac Lopez, 36, who served as lieutenant with the Flomaton Police Department, was arrested following a joint investigation involving Alabama and Florida law enforcement agencies. Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Heath Jackson said Lopez is accused to trafficking meth and had planned to return to Escambia County...
Two Evergreen men have been arrested and charged with felony murder, attempted murder and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle involving an Aug. 30, 2020 shooting in Brewton that left one person dead and two others injured. Phillip O'Neal Evans, Jr., 19, 355 Bruner Ave., and Keivaun Demarr Johnson, 20, 127 Stevens St., were taken into custody by agents with the U.S. Marshal's service. They were booked into the Conecuh County Jail and later transferred to the Escambia County Detention Cente...
Two suspects wanted in connection with a shooting in Century last week that left one dead and two injured join a third suspect arrested a day earlier, charged in the same incident. Tacorius Cordale Stallworth, 22, 751 Freedom Road, and Kiauna Shanne Grice, 30, 1012 Backwoods, Road, were arrested Dec. 3 and are being held without bond following a shooting incident at 8270 Alger Road in Century on Nov. 30 that left Joseph Christopher Smith dead and two other victims injured, according to an...
