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Brewton resident H.K. Matthews said he met John Lewis for the first time in 1965 just prior to the famous 'Bloody Sunday' as protesters began their march from Selma to Montgomery across the Edmund-Pettis Bridge. Matthews, 92, said that one day changed the course of civil rights and he thought about Lewis, who died Friday at the age of 80. "I met John during the Selma to Montgomery march," Matthews said this week. "He was 25 at the time." Matthews said Lewis began corresponding with the Dr....
A U.S. census official said if if the 2020 census was over today, Alabama would likely lose two congressional seats and about $13 billion in federal dollars and that Florida wouldn't be far behind. In the latest figures released by the census bureau July 15, Flomaton, Century and Jay are in a dead heat to finish last in the number of people who have self reported to the 2020 census. The latest figures showed 61.1 percent of people in the United States had filled out a census report. In Florida,...
A U.S. census official said if if the 2020 census was over today, Alabama would likely lose two congressional seats and about $13 billion in federal dollars and that Florida wouldn't be far behind. In the latest figures released by the census bureau July 15, Flomaton, Century and Jay are in a dead heat to finish last in the number of people who have self reported to the 2020 census. The latest figures showed 61.1 percent of people in the United States had filled out a census report. In Florida,...
With COVID-19 positive tests spiking across the area, Escambia County (Ala.) Commission Chairman Karen Reynolds announced that anyone entering the courthouse in Brewton or the courthouse annex in Atmore will not only be required to wear a mask, but they will also be required to have a temperature check. Anyone attempting to enter either building with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher will not be allowed into the building. The temperature screening became effective Monday, July 20. Everyon...
A registered sexual predator from Escambia County, Fla., who was living in Atmore is back behind bars after being charged with sending obscene photographs to a 15-year old. Ernest Powell III, 40, 178 Maxwell St., Atmore, was arrested by Atmore police Monday, July 13 and charged with transmitting obscene material to a child by computer. He is being held at the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on $500,000 bond. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that an investigator with the...
It's on to November with Tommy Tuberville and Jerry Carl claiming their respective Republican nominations Tuesday and James Averhart clinching the Democratic nomination in runoff elections that were delayed from March 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unofficial results released from Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill's office show Tuberville with 333,890 votes (60.74 percent) to Jeff Sessions' 215,831 votes (39.26 percent) to win the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. Tuberville will now f...
David Jennings grew up in Brewton, raised a family in Brewton and still has a daughter attending the Brewton City School System. He said it's his love of Brewton that has pushed him to seek the District 2 seat on the Brewton City Council in the Aug. 25 municipal elections. "I grew up here," Jennings said. "I went to school here and I work here. I want to be a part of making Brewton a great place to live for everybody." Jennings, 50, is a 1988 graduate of T.R. Miller High School and later...
Fellow members of the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission welcomed back Commissioner David Stokes, who attended Monday's meeting following surgery July 1 to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. Stokes told the commissioners the surgery went well and that he was glad to be back. "It was better than what I was expecting," Stokes said. He said the cancer was removed during the surgery and there will be no follow-up with chemo therapy. "Now is time heal," he said. In a June 22 letter to Gov. Kay...
With the loss of inmates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., said the town workers are overloaded and hopes that people in the town will come together to do their part in making the town clean. Council members voiced frustration over nuisance violations being taken to city court and nothing is being done. Councilwoman Lillian Dean said there were two areas on Martin Luther King Drive that need to be cleaned up and suggested the town clean them up and put a lien on...
Flomaton Councilwoman Lillian Dean said vandalism at Oaks Common Park on Martin Luther King is a serious problem and asks her fellow council members to help fix the things broken and put up security cameras. Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye said the sink was ripped off the wall in the bathroom, paper bags were flushed down the toilet and the sign was damaged. He said it forced him to close bathroom. Councilman Buster Crapps said he'd like to see a cost estimate on making the repairs and...
An assault case in Atmore has become a homicide investigation after a 19-year old who was shot on June 29, died on July 4. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks identified the victim as Demarkus Wanya Lawson and stated this week no arrests have been made. At 9:17 p.m. on June 29, the Atmore Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a person being shot with a firearm at 102 White Street. Atmore police and EMS were immediately dispatched. Brooks said when police arrived at the scene they...
Although the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission did not reinstate its state of emergency, the commission did approve a resolution Monday that gives the commission chairman, vice chairman and clerk the authority to conduct county business in the event a quorum of commissioners cannot meet. As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread, the commission met in person on March 17 and passed the emergency declaration allowing Chairman Karean Reynolds, Vice Chairman Brandon Smith and Clerk-Administrator...
I have to admit that Alabama's 17.36 percent voter turnout and Escambia County's 18.03 percent turnout in Tuesday's runoff elections were higher than I anticipated, but it's still pitiful. To put those percentages in perspective, 82.64 percent of the registered voters in Alabama did not vote and 81.97 percent of the registered voters in Escambia County failed to cast a ballot. I hope that doesn't mean that the overwhelming majority of people in this state don't care about who represents us in...
A Brewton couple was arrested on sex and abuse charges with the man accused of having sex with a girl as young as 8-years old and the female being complicit by being told of the abuse and doing nothing to stop it. Roy Thomas Lampley, Jr., 49, and Tammy Michelle Wells, 45, both of 547 Hall Creek Road, were charged with sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years of age and willful abuse of a child. Wells is being held on $150,000 bond and Lampley is being held on $250,000 bond. According to the...
With positive cases of COVID-19 increasing across Escambia County (Ala.) municipalities and the county are implementing new policies in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus and keep employees and customers safe. Figures released by the Escambia County Health Care Authority show a jump of 103 positive tests from Friday to Tuesday with 396 confirmed cases in Tuesday's report. Other reporting agencies have the numbers for the county higher. The town of Flomaton announced Friday that an...
Flomaton Councilman C.E. 'Buster' Crapps said his family has a deep history and love for the town in announcing he will seek re-election to his District 4 council seat in the Aug. 25 municipal elections. Crapps, 82, has been a resident of Flomaton since 1950 and said his great grandfather William Crapps signed the original papers to incorporate the town. Crapps spent most of his career in law enforcement, working for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and the Flomaton Police Department. This...
In the March 19, 2020, edition of the Tri-City Ledger as the COVID-19 pandemic began exploding I wrote in this space not to believe any dates you read in my newspaper, any other newspaper or see on the news about when things would be open or how long things would be closed. I looked back at that column this week and the only date that has stood firm is Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's July 14 date for the runoffs in Alabama. We were supposed to head back to the polls on March 31. The governor pulled the...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission will meet Monday morning with at least one issue on the agenda dealing with the upswing of positive COVID-19 cases in the county. During an administrative workshop Tuesday afternoon, Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams said he had checked with other counties and each is doing something different. “I was not able to get clear-cut guidance,” Adams told the commission. He said some counties are requiring temperature checks and others are requiring...
As new cases of COVID-19 increase across the state of Alabama and in Escambia County, Gov. Kay Ivey has extended her 'Safer at Home' order and the town of Flomaton has implemented changes that include closing the lobby at town hall and temporally shutting down the Flomaton Public Library. Statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Escambia County Health Care Authority show the state had an increase of 6,651 confirmed cases of the coronavirus from June 23 to June 30. Escambia...
Saying he wants to continue maintaining a safe environment for everyone in Flomaton, Councilman Charlie Reardon announced he will seek re-election to his District 1 seat on the Flomaton Town Council. Municipal elections for the mayor and five council seats will be held Aug. 25. Reardon, 77, was born in Pensacola in 1942 and has been a resident of Flomaton since 1985. "I consider myself a Flomaton resident," Reardon said, "and I'm proud we've maintained a good, safe environment for all the...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott says we will start school on Friday, Aug. 7; we've got dates for the beginning of college football, high school football, major league baseball and basketball. Don't believe what they tell you. I'm not calling Knott a liar. Knott is and his school board are making the best decisions they can with the information they have in front of them. I had already written a story Wednesday morning about some changes Flomaton had made concerning the...
In its bi-weekly COVID-19 update, the Escambia County (Ala.) Health Care Authority reported an increase of positive tests in the county for the coronavirus. The report released Tuesday, shows the county has had 158 confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 1,940 specimens collected and six confirmed deaths. The numbers released Friday showed 123 confirmed cases from 1,728 specimens collected and four confirmed deaths. Tuesday's statistics from Atmore Community Hospital show 79 confirmed cases from 683...
Church's Chicken in Flomaton has apparently been closed permanently with no plans to reopen the restaurant. The restaurant closed Monday. As of Wednesday, there were no signs on the doors, but the menu has been cleared from the drive-thru. A spokesperson from Church's corporate office would only confirm that the restaurant had closed, giving no reason or whether the restaurant would re-open. Mary Carter, district manager of the Church's Chicken in Brewton, said it was her understanding the...
The Hardee's restaurant in Flomaton has reopened with reduced hours after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19. Hardee's was closed last Friday, opened for breakfast Saturday, closed again and was reopened Tuesday, June 23, with hours of operation set from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. with drive-thru only. Signs posted at the restaurant varied from being closed while waiting on a food shipment to equipment issues. Last Friday Hardee's had a sign posted on the door stating 'Due to the recent...
Citing health reasons, Escambia County (Ala.) Commissioner David Stokes announced Monday that he will be stepping down from his commission seat effective Aug. 1. Under Alabama law, Gov. Kay Ivey will appoint someone to fill Stokes' unexpired term that ends in November, 2022. The District 1 seat will be on the 2022 ballot for a full four-year term. Stokes, 63, has served on the county commission for about 30 years. After being re-elected in 2018, Stokes announced he would not be seeking...
