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Two inmates sentenced to prison from Escambia County, Ala., were among the 80 being considered for parole this week, with one being denied Tuesday and the second having a hearing that was scheduled yesterday (Wednesday). According to information released by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, 30 parole hearings were held Tuesday and 23 inmates were denied parole, while five were granted the early release. Michael Anthony Woods, 23, began serving a 97-month prison sentence on March 8,...
Growing up, Samuel Victor LoDuca had his sights set on joining the military. The dream for the T.R. Miller High School senior is close to becoming a reality with three nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a nomination and acceptance to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby recently announced he had nominated 58 students from across the state of Alabama to attend U.S. service academies, including LoDuca's nomination to West Point....
Brewton Council of the Arts and Brewton Town and Gown Players are co-producing 'Steel Magnolias' for four performances Feb. 13-16 at the Woodfin-Patterson Auditorium on the Brewton campus of Coastal Alabama Community College. This play, made popular by the 1989 film starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts, is a heartfelt story that reminds us of the importance of friendship. The production, under the direction of Stephen Billy, features six actors and contains all of the iconic moments from the...
I'm writing this column before the final vote in the U.S. Senate on whether or not President Trump should be removed from office because I'm very confident that the Republican-controlled body will find him not guilty. I don't think it will be a 'Dewey Beats Truman' episode. Trump will be acquitted and we move on toward the 2020 elections. I got a news release before the vote that Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones was going to vote in favor of removing President Trump from office on both articles o...
In the wake of last week's partial closure of the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore and the moving of 617 inmates to other overcrowded prisons in the state of Alabama we received an email Monday that the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles had scheduled 80 parole hearings this week. Two residents convicted from Escambia County were on that list. Our first thought with the looming prison crisis and adding inmates to already overcrowded facilities, is that this would be a good time for a parole hearing. If we had to bet, we...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education voted Jan. 23 to approve the purchase and demolition of property at 1649 Poplar Street in Flomaton to make way for new facilities at Flomaton Elementary School. The school board purchased the property for $22,000 Jan. 2, utilizing local funds. Alan Associates appraised the property on Jan. 16 and determined to have a value of $28,000. Creamer Dozer Service will demolish the house, remove trees, haul debris from the sight and provide fill dirt for...
Although no action was taken, the Jay Town Council heard an update from Operations Manager Eric Seib and discussed the status of current and future projects and funding possibilities for them in the town Monday night. Livestock Market Seib said the town is waiting for the spring and for more participation in the Jay Marketplace of food truck vendors and others to plan a grand opening. A seafood vendor recently had a medical episode, the third recently, and had to be Lifeflighted to the hospital...
Three Monroe County residents lost their lives due to traffic accidents. Marsha Ann Thompson, 50, of Frisco City and Tony Maxwell Nelson, 56, of Excel were killed in a three- vehicle accident that occurred on Hwy. 21 near Swift Supply at 5:50 p.m. Monday evening. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Trooper Derek Gessner, the two were killed when the 2011 Ford F250 driven by Nelson collided with the 2013 GMC Yukon being driven by Thompson. Thompson was pronounced dead on the scene. Emergency personnel transported Nelson to Monroe...
