Articles from the March 2, 2023 edition


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  • Father is jailed in death of son

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Mar 2, 2023

    An Atmore man has been charged with reckless murder after his 2-year old son died Monday after being left strapped in a child restraint seat for about eight hours inside the man's truck while he was at work at 30 Below Ice Cream Bar and The Heat Sports Grill on North Main Street in Atmore. Shaun W. Rounsavall, 51, 26 Highland St., was arrested by Atmore police after learning of the child's death. Reports released from the Atmore Police Department say police were contacted about 4:30 p.m. by...

  • Doctors say it's very critical to expand Medicaid

    Gretchen McPherson, Ledger Staff|Mar 2, 2023

    Alabama Arise, in partnership with D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and Atmore Community Hospital, held a forum to discuss the importance of Medicaid Expansion in the state of Alabama Monday afternoon to fill in the gaps for the 220,000 people without coverage who fall into the gap of making too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford insurance through the Marketplace coverage. The coverage gap is made up of veterans, working parents and low-wage workers. Alabama is one of 11...

  • Candidates are set for Century election

    Gretchen McPherson, Ledger Staff|Mar 2, 2023

    On Tuesday, March 28, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the an election will be held at Century Town Hall to fill council seats 3 and 4. Seat 3 Interim Councilwoman Shelisa McCall Abraham is running against candidate Evelyn Webber and seat 4 Interim Councilwoman Alicia Johnson will run against candidate Eddie Hammonds. Hammond Former Century town employee Eddie Hammond decided to run for seat 4 after he expressed interest in being an interim council member but was not appointed. "I feel like the town of...

  • Flomaton's ISO rating drops to 4

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Mar 2, 2023

    Residents inside the town limits of Flomaton and some inside Flomaton’s fire jurisdiction should see a 10 to 20 percent decrease in their homeowners insurance beginning June first after the town’s ISO rating dropped from a 5 to a 4 for the first time in history. The ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating is done every five years based on three categories: emergency communication center (dispatchers), the water department and the fire department. Any residence or business which is located wit...

  • Flomaton honors its own

    Mar 2, 2023