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Brewton native Trinidad Miller recently completed a summer internship in the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL). Miller is a senior at the University of Alabama, where he is majoring in Marketing with a double specialization in Sales and Services Marketing. He is planning to graduate from the University of Alabama next May. During his internships, he assisted with legislative and administrative tasks including answering the phones, giving visitors tours of the U.S. Capitol, assisting with research, running errands, and...
As part of the city of East Brewton's 100th Anniversary Celebration, Police Chief Kenny Brazille invited former police chiefs to a reception at the police department. Brazille said he identified seven living former police chiefs and three attended the event. From left are Glenn Cook, Chief Brazille, Danny Parker and Gene Powell....
A large crowd gathered on the banks of Murder Creek July 4 hoping their rubber duck would cross the finish line first in East Brewton's annual duck race to help fund the Fourth of July fireworks celebration. Chelsea Caro's duck crossed the finish line first and she walked away with the top $500 prize. Barbara Salter received $200 for second place, James Ward got $100 for third and Mike Lambert donated his $50 winnings back to the city with the fourth place duck....
Pollard-McCall Junior High School and Gulf Coast Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council, State Senator Greg Albritton and State Representative Alan Baker recently announced a $5,500 grant from Gulf Coast RC&D to remodel the teacher workroom. The teacher workroom was in desperate need of remodeling due to long term deterioration. Pollard-McCall School was built in 1922 and the original building is currently used for instruction. Before the workroom was improved, teachers had no place to work on projects. Pollard-McCall School...
The Jay Historical Society welcomes guest speaker John R. Bratten, Ph. D, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of West Florida at 6 p.m., Thursday (tonight), July 12 at The Jay Museum on Highway 4 in Jay, Fla. Bratten, while working with students, discovered a third shipwreck from the Spanish fleet linked to Tristan de Luna y Arellano's 16th century expedition to modern-day Pensacola. Tristan de Luna y Arellano led an expedition from Veracruz, Mexico to modern-day Pensacola, Florida in 1559 to begin the...
On June 28, it was announced in an email that on Friday, July 13, 2018 Escambia County School Board in a coordinated effort with local Emergency Responders will conduct a drill to check reliability of communication systems in the event of a real emergency. On that day parents of students enrolled in Atmore schools will receive a School Cast message indicating a test of our communication systems. Parents will be instructed in the message that this is only a drill and they are not to come/contact the school....
Escambia County (Ala.) released its food scores from June 1 to June 30, 2018. The scares are as follows: Atmore Chen’s Buffet - 82 Circle K - 89 Creek Travel Plaza Diner - 97 Store - 98 Diamond #6 - 89 Diamond #21 - 96 Honeybun Donuts - 99 R & F Foods of Ala - 97 Sonic Drive-In - 98 Subway-Lindberg - 98 Subway-Jack Springs - 91 30 Below Ice Cream - 97 Brewton Burger King - 94 George’s old Time - 94 Jalisco’s Mexican - 91 McDonalds - 93 The Mill Cafe - 91 Naseeb Enterprises - 97 Pig Daddys - 98 Siya (Country) Deli - 91 Subway - 94 Floma...
The Brewton Town and Gown Players will be presenting the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at 7 p.m. from Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21 and at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at Woodfin Patterson Auditorium located at Coastal Alabama Community College on the Brewton campus. Tickets are $12 and available at www.chitty.brownpapertickets.com or in person at Brewton City Hall or at the door. The cast is comprised of over 45 actors from Brewton, Atmore, and Monroeville. Artistic Director Stephen Billy is beyond thrilled to be bringing this...
Escambia County (Ala.) is one of seven counties that will benefit from $70,760 awarded to the Community Action Agency of South Alabama (CAASA) following Gov. Kay Ivey’s awarding of grants totaling $964,862 to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. CAASA also serves Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe and Wilcox counties. The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Prior...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages America’s farmers and ranchers to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their local county committee. According to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Escambia County Executive Director Karin Knowles, FSA will accept nominations for county committee members beginning Friday, June 15, 2018. Producers across the country are already serving on committees where they play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of FSA, making important decisions on programs dea...
Century Health & Rehabilitation Center has been recognized as a 2018 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to improving quality of care for residents and patients in long term and post-acute care. “Century Health & Rehabilitation Center is committed to...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations at its Tuesday, June 26 special meeting. The changes are as follows: Approval to reinstate twenty-five and one half(25 1/2) sick leave days to Keysha Moorer, culinary arts teacher at Escambia County High School, due to an on-the-job injury, effective May 8, 2018 through May 31, 2018 and June 1, 2018 through June 13, 2018; Approval to reinstate six and one-half (6 1/2) sick leave days to Anna Tingle, elementary teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary Sc...
Flomaton Firefighter Ryan Hooks was named 2017 Male Volunteer Firefighter of the Year by the Escambia County (Ala.) Volunteer Fire Association. Above left, Hooks is congratulated by Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton....
Brewton Lions President Steven Claytor, above left, congratulates W.S. Neal High School senior Michael Murphy as the club's 2018 scholarship recipient. Not pictured is T.R. Miller High School scholarship recipient, senior Tia Johnson....
The Coastal Alabama Community College (East) Adult Education Program and Hope Place Family Resource Center held graduation exercises June 14, 2018, at the Woodfin Patterson Auditorium in Brewton. Graduates completed the High School Equivalency Diploma or the High School Diploma Option with several graduates also completing certification requirements for the Ready to Work program, ACT WorkKeys, Landscape Management, and/or ServSafe. Rev. Dr. Donzell L. Young, Sr., and Kay Lett, Director of Adult Ed. (North), were guest speakers and...
Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. proudly announces the association of Dr. Amrita Yearwood as an Internal Medicine Specialist at Franklin’s Evergreen Family Health Center located at 100 Edwina Street in Evergreen, Alabama, where Dr. Yearwood has practiced for the last 20 years. Born in Guyana, South America, Dr. Yearwood is the first and only medical doctor in her family. She graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Pre-med. She then earned her medical degree from St. George...
Escambia County (Ala.) will hold its civil and criminal jury term beginning July 16, at the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton. The following cases are scheduled for trial: Christina Daniels, theft of property, one count deception attempted controlled substance crime; Sean Te'Andre Knight, promoting prison contraband; Christopher Gibbs, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries; Michael Crenshaw, criminal negligence homicide; Leanna Gibbs, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries; Cynthia Lanier Lopez, unlawful possession of a...
At the Thursday, June 21 Escambia County Regular Commission Meeting, the board recognized the 1955 Pensacola Jaycees Baseball Team for their peaceful and heroic contribution to the civil rights movement. The group of 12-year-old boys and their families risked social, physical and economic repercussions for playing the first game of integrated Little League baseball in the south against the all-white team the Orlando Kiwanis. Shortstop Admiral LeRoy, second baseman Rev. Freddie Augustine and family representatives of Clyde Charley, Richard...
SWAT students, representing the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County, are wasting no time making this an active year in tobacco free advocacy. Newly appointed county SWAT officers, Jake Benton and Avri Anderson, both from Milton High School, joined County SWAT Coordinator, Matthew Dobson, and met with the Jay City Council on Monday, June 18th in Jay. “We requested to be added to the town’s meeting agenda and they obliged,” said Dobson. The students made a short presentation about the harmful and ill-effects of tobacco use and a...
Investigators with the Butler County Sheriff ’s Office continue to piece together the events that led to a double homicide last weekend in the southern part of the county that left two Evergreen men dead. According to Sheriff Kenny Harden, a call from a passerby regarding the discovery of the two bodies off a dirt road in a wooded area, came in around 3:50 p.m. Saturday. Those bodies were later identified as Cortez Dees and Luman Williams, both of Evergreen. According to Harden, in an interview on Q-94 Tuesday morning, a call also came in ...
Director Pat Harwell and Pre-K teacher, April Norsworsthworthy celebrated with graduates of Flomaton First Baptist Church Daycare, Friday May 25. Pictured are: first row, left to right, Rob Lee and Carter Wells, second row, left to right, Wesley Strawbridge, Mary Leanne Castleberry, Copeland Lambeth and Hope White, back row, left to right, Kamdyn Cayson, Brenton Adams, Jordan Ledkins and Colt Gibbs....
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public to identify apparent stolen property found in the woods in the Brewton area. During an active investigation the following items were recovered. All items are in like -new condition. If you or anyone you know may have items missing, please call the Escambia County Sheriff's Office at 251-867-0741 or 251-809-0647. For more photos see our Photo Gallery....
Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 announces the kick-off of their 2nd Annual Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest. The deadline for poster submission to the Auxiliary is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Heritage Park. This is a submission date only, no judging will take place on this day and no prize money will be awarded on this date. Children ages 4-15 have the opportunity to compete for prize money in four age categories: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. The winner in each age group will receive $25.00. This poster...
Mr. Donald Ripley has been a dedicated member of our community since 1999. His mission has always been to make Century Health and Rehabilitation Center the best Skilled Nursing Home in our area. Ripley has devoted time and effort to expedite funding for the construction of a loaded fish pond, gazebo area with a functioning garden, and has played a key role in developing a variety of programs to reach a scope of interests. He has transformed our skilled nursing facility into a place that has been called home for hundreds of members of our...
Brewton's Director of Program Management Connie Baggett was recently honored as the city's Employee of the Quarter for her outstanding work for the city. For more than 20 years, Baggett followed news around the southern end of the state, covering government, crime, education and human interest stories in a nine-county region. When print news lost ground to online media, she was one of some 400 people out of work as three major daily papers in the state made big changes. Baggett went to work for...
