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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency, football games have either been cancelled, moved or will be played early as all eyes are focused on Hurricane Delta as it begins its track across the Gulf of Mexico with an anticipated landfall Friday night or early Saturday morning along the gulf coast. Where Delta makes landfall and how powerful the storm will be were still unknowns Wednesday. It was a Category 4 storm Tuesday night in the Caribbean. Escambia County (Ala.) Emergency...
Vandals ripped the locks off of the bathroom doors at Oaks Common Park sometime Saturday night or Sunday in a continued problem for the park located on Martin Luther King Drive in Flomaton. Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson said officers have responded to multiple reports of vandalism at the park. The bathroom doors had been locked after vandals ripped the sink off the wall in one of the bathrooms. Chief Thompson asks if anyone has any information about who damaged the doors or who is respon...
A Florida man who had a previous address on Wolf Log Road near Flomaton has been arrested on multiple sex and abuse charges for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with five different young boys under the age of 12. Darryl Boyd, Jr., 36, who listed his address as 5507 Foster St., Pensacola, during a bond hearing before District Judge Eric Coale in Escambia County, Ala., was charged with four counts of enticing a child for immoral purposes, four counts of aggravated child abuse and three counts of...
The setting sun late Monday may be a contributing factor to a collision at the intersection of Highway 113 and Wolf Log Road that seriously injured one of the drivers. Dakota R. Joiner of Flomaton was headed south on Highway 113 when a vehicle driven by Taylor A. Messmer, traveling east on Wolf Log Road, apparently ran the stop sign and collided with Joiner's truck, causing it to overturn. Joiner was transported by ambulance to the Flomaton Fire Station and then airlifted to a Pensacola...
The McCall Water System sent letters to its 2,720 customers warning them of elevated levels of lead found in drinking water, noting the problem appears to be with metal water pipes inside some of the older homes. State Rep. Alan Baker met with McCall Water System officials and employees and noted the system wanted to not only be transparent, but to educate its customers about the dangers of lead and steps to reduce lead in their water. It was noted at the meeting that all of McCall's main...
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, located at 1510 Escambia Ave., Brewton, will partner with Paws Crossed Rescue, Inc., of Brewton, to host a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, behind the parish hall at the church. Free hotdogs and hamburgers will be available, with donations accepted and appreciated for Paws Crossed. Brewton Animal Hospital Veterinarian Dr. Hal Noble will also be on hand to give free wellness checks for dogs and cats....
Flood waters from Hurricane Sally across the area fell short of pre-storm estimates but the storm brought a large enough punch causing massive flooding, downing trees and cutting off power, telephone and internet for many residents. Prior to the storm, estimates were that Murder Creek between Brewton and East Brewton would crest at 33 feet. Post storm numbers showed the creek crested at about 28 feet. However, it was enough to force the creek out of its banks, causing massive damage along Highwa...
Hurricane Sally slammed into the gulf coast as a category 2 storm early Wednesday morning bringing heavy rains and winds across the area. Reports showed the storm made a late eastern turn before making landfall. Reports Monday and Tuesday were that the storm hit hit along the Alabama-Mississippi line. Estimates are that the storm will dump more than 20 inches of rain in some areas. Across the tri-county area there were reports of power outages, trees down and water crossing the road. Flash flood...
A 23-year old Atmore man is being held on $1 million bond after being charged with the murder of an unidentified woman whose body was found was found Sept. 3 in a wooded area in the Nokomis area. De'Antate Deshay Knight, 1885 James Road, was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center on one count of murder. District Judge Eric Coale set Knight's bond at $1 million and the district attorney's office also filed a motion to have Knight's probation on a previous charge revoked. Escambia...
One teenager is dead and two others were injured in an early Sunday morning shooting in Brewton that apparently started during an altercation outside Whataburger. Ta'Nea Renee Gordon, 18, of Hayneville, Ala., was pronounced dead at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital. A second victim is being treated for a gunshot wound that officials said was not life threatening and a third victim was treated for a minor injury and released from the hospital. According to information released by the Brewton...
An Atmore man with three prior felonies and who was on probation for a felony marijuana case is back in jail on multiple drug charges and a weapons violation. Austin J. Gray, Jr., 43, with addresses listed at 618 Franklin St., and 49 Shelby Lane, was arrested last Wednesday and charged with possession of marijuana I, trafficking synthetic cannabis, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm....
City councils in Atmore, Brewton and Flomaton met at noon Tuesday to certify the results of the Aug. 25 municipal elections with no changes in the outcomes, leaving Atmore as the only city to have a runoff election on Oct. 6. In Atmore's District 5, Bub Gideons received 124 votes, Chris Harrison received 106 and Sandra Gray received 98. Gideons and Harrison will be back on the ballot Oct. 6. Atmore had a total of 35 provisional ballots cast on Aug. 25. According to Atmore City Clerk Becca...
Flomaton head baseball coach and driver's education teacher Coy Campbell has resigned his teaching position and filed a written not guilty plea to nine felony charges accusing him of stealing money and forging receipts while employed at W.S. Neal High School. Campbell, 50, entered the not guilty plea with the Escambia County Circuit Clerk's Office and also waived his right to have an arraignment. He had previously resigned from his position with the Escambia County School System, effective Aug....
Local book publishers Ed Hudson, Earline Crews and Kevin McKinley will highlight an event Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Leach House in Century's historic district where the authors will gather to sign books that include Hudson's first book – 'As the Crow Flies, The Redemption of an International Drug Smuggler', and Crews' newest book – 'Fading Memories'. Sponsored by the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society, the event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of 4th Street and Jefferson Avenue...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., and Atmore Mayor Jim Staff are heading back into office with both incumbents winning their respective elections Tuesday. Flomaton will see a new, but familiar, face on the council after Kay Wagner defeated incumbent C.E. 'Buster' Crapps and Adrienne Johnson for the District 4 seat. The remaining Flomaton council members won re-election without opposition. Wagner previously served three terms on the town council and four years as mayor. The unofficial results...
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission's Area Agency on Aging suspended Flomaton's senior citizens' food services this week, but hot meals are scheduled to resume Monday, Aug. 31. Flomaton Town Clerk Jamie Wilson received an email dated Aug. 26 from Susan R. Broadhead, nutrition coordinator for the area on aging, informing her of the suspension. “Per our conversation, SARPC advises that the Flomaton Senior Center temporarily suspended the food services until the center has been thoroughly s...
With about 25 years experience in law enforcement, Brewton Police Chief Monte McGougin is retiring from the force and is changing directions, from Andy to Floyd with McGougin planning on opening a full-scale men's barbershop in Brewton. McGougin, 47, was honored Friday afternoon with the retirement reception at the Hour Glass with friends, family and fellow law enforcement officers on hand. A native of Brewton, McGougin was a 1991 graduate of T.R. Miller High School and attended Troy State...
Steven Dickey, executive director of the Brewton Area YMCA, has joined the Escambia County Commission after Gov. Kay Ivey appointed him to fill the unexpired term of District 1 Commissioner David Stokes, who resigned his position Aug. 1. Dickey, 56, will fill Stokes' unexpired term which ends in 2022. Dickey said he plans to seek the Republican nomination for the seat and a full four-year term in the 2022 election. A native of Jackson, Miss., Dickey has worked for the YMCA since 1987. He worked...
Although Flomaton High School's football schedule keeps changing, the Hurricanes will open this Friday night at Ariton High School. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. FHS Principal Scott Hammond said Ariton has made 750 tickets available for the game. The first 200 tickets will go to the parents of the Ariton players, band and cheerleaders. The remaining 550 tickets will be available at the gate. He also said there would be no advance ticket sales. Flomaton was originally scheduled to open the season...
To say voter turnout Tuesday in Atmore, Brewton and Flomaton was pathetic is an understatement. Atmore and Flomaton came in at about 34 percent and Brewton dipped to around 26 percent with a whopping 14.4 percent turning out in Brewton's council District 5 that showed incumbent Cheryl Barton defeating Richard Royce 81-30. I scratch my head after every election wondering why people don't vote. I scratch my head more when people don't vote in municipal elections. These are the people who decide...
Since March we've been hearing about getting back to some sort of normalcy in wake of COVID-19. We didn't say get back to normal, because we don't think we'll ever get back to our pre-coronavirus days. Even with a vaccine and/or antibiotic to kill the virus, we will have people continuing to wear masks and we will have people shying away from large gatherings. Football has been a topic of discussion for months – will we play, when will be play. Well we are playing high school football. Some s...
Escambia County Bank in Flomaton will become a branch of AmeriFirst following an announcement by USAL Bancorp, Inc., parent company of AmeriFirst Bank of Montgomery and Escambia County Bank that they had entered an agreement and plan of merger. The transaction, which has been approved unanimously by each company's board of directors remains subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Escambia County Bank's shareholders and the receipt of required regulatory approvals....
Three employees at Flomaton High School tested positive for COVID-19 last week, resulting in the old middle school wing of the high school to be closed and seventh and eighth grade students sent home. Those students were back in class Monday morning. Escambia County School Superintendent John Knott said last Thursday the seventh and eighth grade students were sent to the auditorium and spaced out. Parents were called to pick them up and those students were told not to return until Monday. Knott...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., said on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, they became aware that a town of Flomaton employee had become ill and was suspected to have the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. He said at that time the employee was placed on paid leave and asked to remain at home in accordance with federal guidelines. “The employee was tested and we were notified today that the test was positive and the employee was diagnosed with COVID-19,” Bondurant said. “We have discussed the matte...
