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About 20 Flomaton residents who received elevated water and sewer bills this month will only be required to pay the minimum bill after the town discovered there was a glitch in the electronic meter reading system. Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., said the town discovered the wrong meter readings and after talking with Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye, felt the best thing to do was drop it and have those residents pay the minimum bill. Moye said the town no longer physically reads the water meters...
Gregory Williams told the Flomaton Town Council he didn't think it was fair that he is being told he has to hook up to the town's sewer system when he has a septic tank that is working fine. However, the town has an ordinance that mandates residents who have reasonable access to the sewer are required to hook up. “I already have a septic tank and Shaun (Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye) said I had to hook up or I will get my water cut off,” Williams said. “Others have septic tanks, I don't...
Johnny Morgan's Obedience 2 Death Ministries will be using dogs to teach the gospel at the 29th annual Outdoor Outreach at First Baptist Church Brewton Saturday, Feb. 22. The event, which includes Morgan's dogs, is free to the public and includes a meal and door prizes that include men's and women's guns, other items and the grand prize of a golf cart. Children's events will begin at 3 p.m. with archery and cast throwing. The meal will be served at 5 p.m. with the program beginning at 6 p.m....
The names of more than 20,000 people who are registered to vote in Escambia County (Ala.) in the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries are printed inside this edition. They are printed in alphabetical order from each precinct. I encourage everyone to check for their name. If you normally vote at Flomaton Town Hall, make sure your name is there; if you normally vote at the Coastal Alabama Community College's museum in Alco, check for your name; and if you vote at the Appleton Volunteer...
Jeff Deridder, president of the Escambia County Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments, addressed the Escambia County Commission Monday to simply introduce himself and to invite them to the association's annual banquet in May. We think most of us don't realize the importance of volunteer firemen in this county and our surrounding counties. In talking with Deridder Monday he said there are 24 fire departments in the county, five have some paid firemen and 19 are 100 percent run by volunteers. He said currently there are about 300 volu...
Poll workers for the March 3 primary elections in Escambia County (Ala.) will receive $125 after the county commission voted Monday to add $25 to the $100 per poll worker that will be paid by the state of Alabama. Prior to the 2018 election cycle, the commission voted to use local money to pay the additional $25 to poll workers. The commission also passed a resolution asking the local legislative delegation to introduce a bill to increase the pay for poll workers. No such bill was ever passed...
When Flomaton voters go to the polls Aug. 25 to elect a mayor and five council members, all ballots will be cast at town hall. The Flomaton Town Council made the decision Monday to have one polling place for the municipal election, saying it would cut costs. Councilwoman Lillian Dean said she would go along with the one voting place as long as each council district has a representative as a poll worker. Qualifying for the elections will be held from July 7 through July 21. The council voted to...
