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Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery gathered his team and fans at midfield Friday night after Flomaton's thrilling 20-19 victory over St. James. His first words were 'Wow!' and even brought a smile to the coach's face. The victory moves Flomaton into a quarter final matchup this Friday night at home against T.R. Miller. For more, see Sports....
Flomaton fireman were on the spot Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle parked outside 54 Rickey St., caught on fire and threatened the home. Firemen were able to extinguish the flames before it spread to the home. No more details were available at press time....
The Flomaton Town Council honored Flomaton Elementary School Principal George Brown and Flomaton High School Principal Scott Hammond Monday night on both of the schools receiving A's on the latest school report card....
The Jay Library is one of the drop-off points to help feed the hungry in Florida’s panhandle by donating unopened jars of peanut butter during the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, coordinated by the University of Florida’s/IFAS Extension offices through Wednesday, Nov. 27. Locations to drop off jars are: from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County office, located at 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton or at any Santa Rosa County Library such as Milton, Pace, Jay, Navarre and Gulf Breeze “Last year, UF/IF...
Flomaton High School junior Karli Alaniz was crowned as Miss FHS 2019 by Miss FHS 2018 Ansley Lasala last Thursday night at the school auditorium. The overall talent winner was Chaselyn Phillips....
Flomaton dominated Opp 58-28 Friday night in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs and will host St. James this Friday night. Events for the game began with a pep rally last Friday, when Coach Doug Vickery presented Daquan Johnson, pictured above, with Johnson's jersey for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. Below, Sam Smith (18) finds running room in the Opp secondary. For more, see Sports....
W. S. Neal Middle School in Brewton announces its first nine weeks Honor Roll for 2019-20: 5th Grade All A’s Jordan Bogan, Russell Bradley, Isaac De La Cruz-Zepahua, Lily Dubose, Jaden Ewing, Weston Hoomes, Gabe Hudson, Aamirica Kelly, Kamryn McCants, Madison Montgomery, Kade Parr, Bryson Peters, John Wesley Pettis, Morgyn Reid, Phoenyx Salter, Alexia Smith, Shelby Starks, Cameron Stokes As and Bs Kameron Arrington, Isabella Baggett, Delaina Bell, Tylen Benson, Anna-Claire Bethea, Brandon Bonam, Colton Cain, Shylah Campbell, Takia Campbell, Cam...
This month, sites in Flomaton, Brewton, and the Monroeville areas will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 18 through 25. Flomaton and area families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan's Purse project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's love to children affected by war,...
Tommy Blaylock recently joined the Georgia-Pacific Brewton mill team as vice president and general manager, replacing Jeff Joyce, who was promoted. Blaylock, a Gardendale, Ala., native, joined GP’s Alabama River Cellulose mill in Monroeville in 2013 as operations manager before being promoted in 2017 to general manager of the GP Memphis Cellulose mill in Tennessee. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Alabama and has 25 years of experience within the paper industry. Prior to joining GP, he worked for mult...
T.R. Miller and W.S. Neal wrapped up the regular season Friday night in East Brewton with Miller taking a 7-6 win. Miller advances to the opening round of the playoffs Friday at Pike County....
Northview defeated Jay 40-7 Friday night in Jay and the two teams will square off again this Friday night in Bratt for the opening round of the playoffs....
Former Brewton Mayor Ted Jennings, East Brewton Mayor Terry Clark and Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace welcome William Lee Golden back home during an event held at Golden's old home place. Part of Alabama's 200th Birthday Celebration the gathering was held along with the LaRae Harvest Festival next to the Golden home....
Flomaton High School students hit the stage Tuesday night for the talent portion of the Miss FHS Pageant.The pageant will conclude today (Thursday) beginning at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5....
From face painting, bingo and of course homemade cotton candy and more, Pollard-McCall Jr. High School hosted its annual Hugh White Harvest Festival Saturday with a day of fun and games....
From good food, live music, art vendors and of course, fun and games for the children, people lined the streets of Brewton Saturday evening for its annual Porch Fest which featured a variety of music. Front porch acts began at 4 p.m. and Jordan Torrez took center stage at 7 p.m....
Children dressed as all manner of characters and parents alike turned out in droves last Thurs., Oct. 24, to participate and collect candy at Flomaton's annual Fall Fest held in the downtown area. For more, see Our Photo Gallery....
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the recommended personnel changes. The changes are as follows: Approval to reinstate one (1) sick leave day to Karen Capps, 7-hour lunchroom worker at WS Neal Middle School, due to an on-the-job injury, effective August 22, 2019; Approval to reinstate one half (1/2) sick leave day to Susanne Boutwell, CNP Supervisor at Atmore Central Office, due to an on-the-job injury, effective July 1, 2019 Leave of Absence Marilyn Allen, 6-hour Lunchroom Worker, WS Neal Elementary School, effective...
The Gulf Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council awarded $12,000.00 to Pollard McCall School providing them with the funds they needed to complete their renovation of the current greenhouse and nature trail. The Gulf Coast RC&D Council provides grant opportunities for non-profit organizations to implement projects for Community Development, Conservation Education, and Natural Resources Conservation. The Gulf Coast RC&D Council serves Mobile, Baldwin, and Escambia Counties, and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The Gulf Coast RC&D...
Northview High School will have its annual Veterans Day program on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the school's theater. There will be two programs with the first program starting at 9:30 am. The second program will start shortly after the first program at approximately 10:30 am. The guest speaker will be Mr. Tyler Reeves, a US Army veteran who served as a Fire Support Specialist/Forward Observer. He completed his basic training at Fort Jackson, SC and AIT training at Fort Sill, Ok. His final duty station was Fort Lewis in Tacoma, WA. He has continued...
Flomaton High School defeated Thomasville 44-21 to clinch a spot in the Class 3A playoffs and will travel to T.R. Miller Friday hoping to secure a top seed. Above, Jackson Dullard (44) leads Tank Franklin (4) around left end against the tigers. For more see Pages 6 and 7A....
A big crowd showed up last Thursday in Atmore for the annual 'Ribs on Ridgeley' event sponsored by Pride of Atmore. For more , see Page 1B....
Patty Hightower, chair of the School Board of Escambia County (Fla.) and Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent of Schools, announced the schedule for five community forums, four in Pensacola and one in Cantonment, planned to give everyone a chance to share their input as the board moves closer to advertising the position of Escambia County Schools Superintendent this spring. These community forums will be facilitated by the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) Search Team. All input gathered dur- ing the events will be collect- ed and provided to...
This month, Flomaton, Brewton, and the Monroeville areas will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 18 through 25. Flomaton and area fami- lies, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan's Purse project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's love to children affected by war, disease,...
The Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90 of Atmore announces an opportunity for local high school students to participate in a National American Legion Program that could result in a scholarship of up to $18,000 for first place winner at the National level of the ‘Oratorical’ contest, a series of public speaking opportunities. Applications are located for pick up in the Guidance Counselors at Escambia County High School, Escambia Academy and Flomaton High School for this program and are due at American Legion Post 90 no later than 11 a.m., Monday, Dec...
Locals attending colleges and universities in around the state and nation were honored recently at their schools. Huntingdon College Graduates of Huntingdon’s 2019 evening studies include the following locals, some who graduated with honors. From Atmore, Candice Louise Dawe, in Business Management (Cum Laude); Reginald Deshay Johnson in Business Management; Annah Brook Nichols in Business Management (Magna Cum Laude); and Helen Marie Thomas in Business Management; from Brewton, Katherine Folmar in Business Management; Jerry Jason Newby in Busin...
