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Friends, family and co-workers from the area are mourning the accidental death of 44-year-old Atmore native and Flomaton resident Eric Gohagan who died last week in Valley Grove, W.Va. Gohagan, a welder by trade, was working on a pipeline for MarkWest Energy Partners when a track hoe slid down a hillside and hit him. Work was immediately suspended and the company issued a stand-down on all similar work sites across the tri-state region while the tragic incident was being investigated. Rex...
It may be 20 degrees now but Spring is just around the corner. The Flomaton Baseball and Softball Association is working to make this spring better for the hundreds to children and young adults who will soon be flocking to Flomaton-Hurricane Park. Thanks to an $11,314 grant from Windcreek, the baseball association is building a cover at the park for four batting cages. The cover will include two 55-foot cages and two 70-foot cages to help children of all ages. Chris Spann, president of the...
A Frisco City man, who admitted he was high on meth, was jailed on multiple charges New Year's Eve following a scuffle with a Flomaton police officer outside McDonald's in Flomaton. Brandon L. Hawkins, 24, 5272 Bowden St., was charged with assault II, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, criminal mischief III and resisting arrest. He was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on $25,000 bond. Reports note Hawkins was facing a bond...
A 28-year old special needs man in Flomaton returned home safely Dec. 28 after being missing for about seven hours as temperatures dropped to near freezing. Jeremy Clifton Dunn was reported missing from his Wiley Drive residence by his mother about 3 p.m. last Thursday. Flomaton police responded and the K-9 tracking team from Fountain Prison was dispatched. Police also said an infrared drone, which was provided and operated by Anonymity Rescue of Atmore, was launched. Officers with the Flomaton...
A third suspect has been arrested and charged in a series of camp house burglaries in the Bradley community. Dustin Mitchell Palmer, 21, Bradley Road, Wing, joins Louis Allen Scott, 30, no address listed, and Shane Bonifay, 41, of Goat Road, Wing, in being arrested for the break-ins. All three face charges of three counts of burglary III and three counts of theft of property II. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said the sheriff's office has been investigating the...
Brewton and Atmore are gearing up for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration and holiday observance that will kickoff in Atmore on Jan. 12. Monday, Jan. 15, is a federal holiday to honor the late civil rights leader. Atmore An Atmore Community Day of Service will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unity House at 313 North Main St. The event is designed to assist families and individuals to get a good hot meal, food, clothes, shoes, household items, linens, furniture, paint and ot...
During an increase in traffic patrol New Year's Eve, Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis said officers made contact with seven people under the age of 21 who were either in possession of or consumption of alcohol and one adult was charged with providing alcohol to minors. Davis said Robert Cody Bartlett, 21, 2937 Jay Road, was charged with distribution of alcohol to minors. Bartlett was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and later released on $500 bond. Davis said one...
A Brewton man is facing multiple traffic citations after fleeing Flomaton police early Monday morning and the owner of the vehicle he was driving at the time is also facing charges. Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis said the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu that reached about 130 mph on Highway 31 near the Frank P. 'Skippy' White Bridge South has been identified. Chief Davis said he first clocked the vehicle doing 95 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 113 about 1 a.m. Monday heading toward Flomaton....
A two-vehicle accident involving an ASAP Simmons ambulance transporting a patient resulted in two injuries, authorities say. The accident occurred last Thursday evening at 6:40 p.m. near mile marker 29 on AL-21. John Higginbotham, 36, of Franklin was driving the ambulance, a 2007 Chevrolet CT3 with Michael Stanton, 37, of Peterman as an occupant. Sergeant Derek Gessner with the Evergreen Post of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Stanton was being transported from Monroe County Hospital in the ambulance as a patient when the accident occur...
The Jay town council voted Monday night to approve the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) plans to install curbs and sidewalks at the intersection of Calfee Street and Highway 4. The improvements are part of the FDOT's project to standardize sidewalks throughout the state, according to contractor Eric Seib. The new sidewalks will be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, with bright yellow surfaces called 'detectable warning' which help visually impaired pedestrians, and...
As of Tuesday afternoon, Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis' office had collected $13,618,701.49 of the $16,592,086.55 that was billed out but Pettis said more money will be added to the total before late fees are added. Property taxes were due by Jan. 1, but with Dec. 31 falling on Sunday and Jan. 1 being a holiday, Jan. 2 became the official day to pay taxes without a penalty. Pettis said he probably had another $400,000 in the mail Tuesday that had not been added to the total....
The Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless (ARCH) will which serves Escambia County (Ala.) is one of 43 counties to receive a portion of $304,577 that Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded as part of $2.6 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who are in danger of becoming homeless. These funds will help ARCH continue its mission of Eradicating Homelessness in Rural Alabama. The funds from the Emergency Solutions Grant program will support organizations across the state that provide shelter, legal and...
As far as I know, Roy Moore has yet to concede defeat to Doug Jones, despite the fact Jones was sworn in yesterday as Alabama's new Democratic U.S. Senator. I guess it really doesn't matter whether Moore concedes or not. The voters across Alabama conceded the election for him. On the night of Dec. 12 when it was obvious to everyone but Moore that Jones had pulled off the unthinkable by winning the senate seat as a Democrat, eyes quickly focused on 2020 when that senate seat will be back on the b...
It takes caring people to be a community and the children are our future are a couple of the cliches that come to mind when you see people rallying together to help others. We saw that last Thursday when Jeremy Dunn was reported missing. Sheriff's deputies, police officers, firefighters and more came to help search for the 28-year old man. Police Chief Bryan Davis said as many as 100 people were willing and ready to begin walking through the woods in freezing temperatures to help find Jeremy. The community search wasn't needed after Jeremy...
As we head into 2018, I want to take a minute to look back at some of the highlights from a very busy and productive 2017. 2017 marked the start of a new era in Washington, D.C. as President Donald Trump was sworn in. With the House and the Senate both in Republican hands, this led to the rare occurrence of a totally unified federal government. In January, I was named Chairman of the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee. In this role, I’ve worked to end policies that benefit Big Labor bosses at the expense of American workers. For e...
As we enter the 2018 campaign season, many of you have asked me to look back and analyze the 2017 Special Election Senate race and explain in depth what happened and why. The most asked question is how could a Democrat win a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama and does this mean that we are now possibly a two party state? I will give you numerous answers, however, the simple answer to why a Democrat won is that Roy Moore was the Republican nominee. Are we a state that can go either way in an open U.S. Senate seat? As we have just seen, it is possible...
With the first substantive income tax reform in over 30 years, Trump's triumphant tax cuts with his reluctant Congressional partners is all the buzz. Despite everyone debating taxes in general, there are unfortunately still too many misperceptions and misunderstandings. A manipulative ruling elite abetted by an overwrought media are quite content continuing the confusion. Press and politicians gladly advance divisive stereotypes that conservatives want no taxes whatsoever and liberals want everything 100% taxed. Makes it easier to demonize the...
As mentioned in earlier articles, R.W. Brooks was a prolific local writer who chronicled our area's history in a day and age when this region was only a generation removed from the pioneer settlers who laid the roads and railroad tracks through the long-leaf pines which blanketed the area. Yet R.W. Brooks was also a minister and was pastor at several local churches during his time. Brooks came to the area as the boy clerk of the Evansville sawmill near present day Bowman Cemetery in Wawbeek. In...
Jerry Fischer shared with me the following thoughts written by Wray Lane, Century High School's first football coach. I couldn't say it better myself, so I'll just let Mr. Lane tell his story. “SOME THOUGHTS FROM MY FIVE YEARS RESIDENCY IN CENTURY 1931-1936 While attending graduate school at Auburn U. in the summer of 1931, I met Mr. Thurston B. Shell, Principal of Century High School. After several interviews he offered me the position Science and Math teacher. I was also to be the coach of the first football team that Century H.S. had ever h...
Aqua Net Extra was applied to hold the hair in place for a solid week. The 1960's had many with hair piled up like loaves of monkey bread. Not my hair, mine was corkscrew tight with spit curl sides. Scotch taped for sleeping. The Beauty Shop was the place we went to get fixed up and lacquered down. Weekly sets cost $2.50, 47 cents a can for hairspray would just about do it. We made appointments every Friday for the next Friday before leaving the shop with the firm promise we would be back for another go at the dream of having the oil changed,...
During these cold winter days, nothing is more satisfying than a warm bowl of homemade soup. Try these two quick soup recipes that are sure to keep you warm and cozy this winter. The recipes are also Heart Healthy too! They are called: Quick Potato Soup • 3 cups skim milk • 1 cup instant potato flakes • 2 tablespoons corn-oil margarine • 1 tablespoon instant onion flakes • ¼ teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon celery seed • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper or to taste Directions Pour milk in a heavy saucepan and heat over medium heat. DO NOT BOIL. When mil...
Jerry Dewayne Ard, 66, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 in Mobile. Mr. Ard was a native of Jay and a resident of Atmore for most of his life. He attended Cross Pointe Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Ard is survived by his wife, Myhala Cook Ard of Atmore; two sons, Terrel (Robin) Ard of Opelika, Ala. and Tharon Ard of Gulf Port, Miss.; five daughters, Sheryl (Ronnie) Kirkland and Karen...
Esther “Granny” Benson, 86, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 in West Florida Hospital. Mrs. Benson was born Jan. 24, 1931 to Holly and Daisy Hawthorne in Conecuh County, Ala. She married Willie Benson, Sr. in August of 1953 and later moved to Flomaton, where her six children grew up. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Fannie Cemetery with Pastor Sylvester Hawthorne officiating. Burial followed with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Benson is survived by two sons, Willie Benson, Jr. and Tommy (Karen) Benson, both of...
Aquilla Alexander bradford, 6, of Atmore, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Mr. Bradford was a native of Mobile who grew up in Atmore where he attended Escambia County Training School. A member of Gaines Chapel AME Church, he retired from Monsanto as a draw twist machne operator and enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30, at Gaines Chapel AME Chuirch with Rev. Amos Smith officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing. Mr....
Louis Chester Brazzell, 63, of Augusta, Ga., formerly of Atmore, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. The funeral will be held Ssaturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Greater Mt. Triumph Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Hawthorne officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing....
