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The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Monday it will accelerate the closure of the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore with plans to transfer an estimated 617 inmates to other correctional facilities. ADOC said modifications will be made to house death row inmates and maintain the death chamber inside the prison. Prison officials gave no time frame for the "decommission" of the Atmore prison, citing safety and security issues. State Sen. Greg Albritton said the closure...
A 54-year old Brewton man has been charged with enticing a child for immoral purposes and soliciting prostitution from a minor after being accused of offering a 14-year old boy $20 to let him perform a sex act on the teenager. Jeffrey Wayne Hacker, 270 Dawson St., appeared before District Judge Eric Coale Friday and was given a bond of $250,000. Assistant District Attorney Todd Stearns told Judge Coale that Hacker is accused of offering the young boy the $20 for Hacker to perform oral sex on...
A Brewton man was arrested on two counts of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act for failing to register and by working at a location that was less than 2,000 feet from a day care center in East Brewton. Danny Hayes, 32, 130 Ball Lane, was arrested this week and jailed on $50,000 bond. Court records show Hayes was convicted in 2012 in Escambia County, Fla., for sexual battery of a minor. He registered with the Escambia County, Ala., Sheriff's Office in June, 2016....
Kaylie Davenport reached a milestone Monday night when she scored her 1,000th point as a member of the Flomaton High School girls basketball team in a 58-52 win over the visiting Jay Royals. Davenport entered the game four points short and scored 21. Tuesday night she added 15 at Central High School in Flomaton's 47-32 victory. She now sits at 1,032 points scored. Only a junior, Davenport will be back for a senior season next year. Head coach Nathan Kent said Davenport has a talent for not only...
I personally think the state of Alabama needs a lottery, but I can tell you right now I will not vote for the bill Rep. Steve Clouse of Ozark says he will introduce when the Legislature goes into session on Feb. 4. I like the lottery concept because I see the people from Alabama flocking to Century every week to purchase lottery tickets. They also buy other items at the convenience stores. Every state that surrounds Alabama has a lottery and I'm sure those counties that border Mississippi,...
Ted Jennings spent the majority of his life trying to help others, whether it was as a pharmacist, a city councilman or mayor. The former Brewton mayor died Monday, Jan. 20, while on vacation in Georgia. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brewton First United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the church. A native of Brewton, Jennings, 75, was a 1961 graduate of T.R. Miller High School where he played football, baseball, basketball and ran...
On-line reservations are now being accepted for the new Best Western Inn and Suites in Brewton, which is scheduled to open at the end of February or sometimes in March. Raj Parmar, interim general manager and liaison, said reservations are currently being accepted for dates after May 28 at Best Western's website and that date may be moved up depending on final inspections. Parmar also said job applications for the new motel are being accepted at the Alabama Career Center in Brewton, which can...
A Mobile man who pleaded guilty to lesser charges involving an attempt to get drugs and other contraband into Holman Prison has now been charged with a felony county of perjury after testifying under oath that he was the one responsible and his co-defendant had nothing to do with the incident. Adrain D. Pritchett, 34, with his last address listed as 3010 Riverside Drive, Mobile, now faces a possible prison sentence of 15 years to life if convicted of perjury I. According to court records, Pritch...
Let the party begin. The U.S. Senate trial kicked off this week on the impeachment of Donald Trump. They should probably turn this into a reality TV show. The only difference would be that the viewers already know the outcome, because the Republican Congress is not going to kick Trump out of office on the eve of the 2020 elections. I never was a fan of the show 'Survivor' but I knew people who watched it every week trying to figure out who would get kicked out next. I already know the answer to...
The Flomaton Town Council voted Monday night to pay former Police Chief Bryan Davis $6,634.62 in overtime and back pay, calling it a business decision that would cost the town more money if it fought the claim in court. Town Attorney Chuck Johns told the council Davis, who resigned as chief Oct. 4, filed a claim against the town for about $90,000 but had agreed to accept the $6,634.62 as a settlement. Johns also said that if the town fought the claim nothing would be covered by insurance. He...
A 16-year old East Brewton resident has been charged as an adult and faces a possible prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole after being arrested for sodomizing an 8-month old girl. Allen Jack Cofield, 16, with an address listed as 729 Williamson St., East Brewton, was arrested and charged with sodomy I. Cofield, shackled and dressed in a white and red jumpsuit, appeared before Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale Tuesday afternoon and was given a bond of $500,000 as requ...
Should the Flomaton Town Council have agreed to pay former Police Chief Bryan Davis $6,634.62 in overtime and back pay? I'm not sure, but I do think the council made the right decision Monday night by agreeing to pay him instead of fighting his claim in court. Davis was making $56,000 per year when he resigned his position as Flomaton's police chief. Monday night it was stated that Davis had filed a $90,000 claim against the town, but was willing to settle for the $6,634.62. Mayor Dewey...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission is moving ahead with the sale of several old vehicles and a parcel of land on River Road, which will be sold to the highest bidder. The old vehicles were formerly used by the sheriff's office and now sit at the county's work shop. County Clerk-Administrator Tony Sanks said the old vehicles will be posted on the govdeals.com website for people to make offers. The county will also be advertising to sell property it owns on River Road. Commission Chairman...
Off duty Flomaton police officers will now be able to be hired for outside jobs to provide security to businesses and churches paying the officer directly. Police Chief Chance Thompson told the council that it had previously voted to allow the officers to take side jobs but said when he checked with the League of Municipalities he was told the council would have to pass a resolution to move forward. Thompson said none of the money would come through the town, noting the vendors will pay the...
The only candidate to qualify for the District 5 seat on the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board is president of the organization pursuing the possibility of pulling schools located inside the city limits of Atmore out of the county system and forming a new Atmore City School System. Loumeek White, president of Atmore Citizens for Change, issued a release Dec. 30 saying the organization has submitted a formal complaint with the Alabama State Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Edu...
A former East Brewton resident is facing multiple charges after being accused of crashing a stolen vehicle and later hiding in a storage shed outside a residence in the Ridge Road area before being captured after the homeowner fired shots as the suspect ran from the shed. Gary Edelstein, 29, 1986 Edelstein Lane, Westville, Fla., was arrested Jan. 4 and charged with attempting to elude, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, receiving stolen property and burglary. He was transported to the...
Two goals were accomplished Tuesday morning with a controlled house burn in Flomaton that eliminated a nuisance property and gave firefighters first hand training on battling a house fire. Firemen from Flomaton, Century, Friendship and Barnett Crossroads, along with a MedStar ambulance crew and Flomaton police participated in the burn at 104 Martin Luther King Drive. "The owner's family contacted Mayor Bondurant and asked if we could burn it," said Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton. "He called...
Da'Shun Odom was a key piece of the 2018 Flomaton High School football team that captured the school's first state championship. The former Hurricane is about to become a Blue Dragon after signing to continue football at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. Odom will be leaving Friday to begin spring classes at Hutchinson and will be able to participate in spring training. A separated shoulder during the playoffs of the 2018 championship run forced Odom to sit out a year, even though...
Warrants have been signed for the arrest of an Atmore man following the execution of a search warrant Friday that turned up methampheta- mine, drug paraphernalia, firearms and a stolen road sign. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the suspect was not at the residence at the time of the search but that warrants have been issued for his arrest. No arrest had been made as of press time Wednesday. Officers with the Atmore Police Department, Alabama Drug Task Force and the U.S. Marshall's Service...
When you are pushing for a cause, doesn't it make you cringe when the cause you are pushing for gets slapped in the face and while you won't admit it, you have to take a step backwards and recalculate your strategy? Well, the gun control nuts are scratching their heads after a 71-year old man shot and killed a would-be mass killer inside a Texas church on Dec. 29. I've read multiple reports about the shooting from multiple sources. I came to the conclusion that an armed gunman opened fire...
A Flomaton man arrested Dec. 10 on drug charges was back behind bars Christmas Eve when police officers were dispatched to Jordan Road in reference to a suspicious person standing in the middle of the road looking up at the sky. When police arrived, the suspect, identified as Eric Tyler Mathis, 24, fled officers and was found several hours later inside the bathroom at McDonald's on Highway 113. Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson said police received the call of the suspicious person standing...
An Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputy sustained minor injuries when she crashed her vehicle into trees during a high-speed chase that ended in Florida. Sheriff Heath Jackson said the sheriff's office, Flomaton police and troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency were conducting a driver's license checkpoint on Old Fannie Road Dec. 27 when the accident occurred. Jackson said a vehicle approached the checkpoint about 9:30 p.m. coming from Florida and turned around in a ditch and fled...
Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he expects to get the absentee ballots for the March 3 primary elections by Jan. 8, and said people seeking an absentee ballot can fill out an application now. Fountain said as of Jan. 1, he will accept applications for absentee ballots. He said he will hold those early applications until he receives the ballots from the secretary of state's office and then mail them out. “As soon as I get the ballots, I will put them in the m...
Cornelia Miller officially retired on Dec. 20 with 39 and a half years in education but said her job as director of adult eduction for Jefferson Davis Community College, now Coastal Alabama Community College, have been the most fulfilling years of her life. Miller, 57, says she's looking forward to retirement and spending time with a new grandchild, but said she's not going to disappear and will volunteer her time to help others. She is a 1980 graduate of Escambia County High School and...
If you are reading this story and have not paid your proper- ty taxes in Escambia County (Ala.) you are now delinquent but do have time to pay those taxes before the property is auc- tioned off in front of the court- house sometime in mid-May. Property taxes were due at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said pay- ments received in the mail that were postmarked on or before Dec. 31 will be accepted as being paid on time. As of Tuesday morning, Pettis said about $14,300,000 of the...
