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The 2019 Escambia County (Ala.) Steer and Heifer Show last Thursday, March 7, at Perdido River Farms in Atmore showcased the calf-wrangling and showmanship skills of local youth ages 9 to 19 and brought some premium dollars for steers and top awards for both steers and heifers. Cash Griffey of Huxford Elementary took the Grand Champion and County Bred Champion. Reserve Champion went to Colbie English. Supreme Champion Heifer went to Rowdy Rutherford while Reserve Champion Heifer was Maevree...
The Flomaton Town Council voted Monday to spend about $3,000 to have a firm come in to discuss developing a Form Based Code instead of zoning to hopefully help the town attract new businesses and grow. Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., told the council he met John Robert Smith with T 4 America while attending a workshop in Atmore, designed to help that city attract new business. He told the council Monday night that Smith said he could help the town of Flomaton. The one-day visit would cost the town...
Two separate traffic stops in East Brewton resulted in two men going to jail after police found illegal drugs in their possession. On March 10 Ricky Joe Rowell, 38, 121 Virginia St., East Brewton, was arrested following a traffic stop and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (spice) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to police reports Cpl. Brandon Mealer and Officer Charles Land...
Escambia County's Play, Learn, Grow after school program will host a special spring break program Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Resource Center, 3200 W. De Soto St. The program is open to youth in grades K-12, including those who have never participated in the Play, Learn, Grow after school program. Registration is required. The cost for the program is $35 per child, which includes breakfast, snack and lunch. The program will provide a fun, stimulating environment for...
I applaud the Flomaton Town Council for agreeing to spend about $3,000 to have John Robert Smith spend a day in Flomaton to discuss the possibility of the town adopting a Form Based Code that could help the town attract new businesses. Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., met Smith at an economic development workshop in Atmore. That two-day workshop wasn't free. The City of Atmore paid to have Smith and some of his employees with T 4 America come to Atmore to make a presentation to help that...
Do you have earthquake coverage in your homeowners policy? It's a question that's really never answered until an earthquake hits close to home. Our bet is most people in California have earthquake insurance. We remember back in 1997 when there was an earthquake in the Little Rock community in Escambia County, Ala., that shook houses for miles and miles. Some of those houses suffered damage and several driveways were cracked. Most homeowners who had cracks in the walls of their home assumed it would be covered but they found out otherwise. We...
So far, seven inmates housed at the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton have been charged with felony counts of promoting prison contraband for having cell phones following a shakedown Feb. 9 that also discovered cell phone chargers, homemade knives, pills, tobacco, spice, lighters and a tattoo gun. Sheriff Heath Jackson said sheriff's deputies and officers with the Brewton Police Department participated in the sweep. Jackson also said the case is ongoing and he expects more arrests to...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission said it would readdress a recommendation from Sheriff Heath Jackson to move an employee at the Atmore satellite office from part time to full time. “If the money's not there I completely understand,” Sheriff Jackson told the commission. “But I wanted to make the request.” Jackson said the employee basically runs the sheriff's office at the Atmore substation but can only work so many hours as a part time employee. He said when she's off, he either has to send...
The town of Flomaton has taken its website down in wake of multiple lawsuits being filed claiming municipalities and counties do not have websites that meet the Americans Disabilities Act requirements. Flomaton's town attorney Chuck Johns told the town council Monday night it needed to take its website down until it could be made ADA compliant. He said Escambia County, Fla., recently settled such a lawsuit that cost the town in excess of $11,000. That lawsuit was filed by a man claiming the...
With no opposition, the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission unanimously voted Monday to vacate the last three-tenths of a mile of Stallworth Memorial Drive at the request of the property owners who own all land adjacent to the road. The commission held a public hearing Monday with nobody voicing concerns for or against the closure. In other business Monday, the commission: - Appointed Commissioner Karean Reynolds as its appointment to the Community Action Agency of South Alabama. - Approved a...
After a brief executive session during the South Alabama Gas (SAG) District’s March board meeting Tuesday night in Evergreen, the board voted to form Gulf States Gas District (GSGD) along with the cities of Evergreen and Brewton. Mark Burgess, SAG’s chief executive officer, said the new entity will solely be used to purchase large amounts of natural gas through a prepay program. He said the City of Monroeville, which is a founding member of SAG, gave him permission for SAG to participate in the formation of the new entity. “We’ve been working o...
A Century man pulled over for speeding on Feb. 14 now faces a felony drug charge when law enforcement discovered methamphetamine in a search of the vehicle. Joseph Edward Campbell, 32, 930 Campbell Road, was spotted by law enforcement driving a maroon Ford F-150 60 m.p.h. in a 35 m.p.h. zone in the area of Campbell Road and Fannie Road, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. When the deputy made contact with Campbell, dispatch informed him that Campbell's driver's license had...
A Jay man was arrested Feb. 14 and one faces two felony counts of drug possession following a narcotics investigation by the Santa Rosa County Narcotics Unit and the U.S. Marshals Task Force. Sam Daniel Bass, 21, 6149 Old Pollard Road, was arrested when law enforcement serving an arrest warrant conducted a search of the residence and discovered a vape pen containing THC oil, rolling papers, marijuana blunts and marijuana; THC wax weighing 26.0 grams found in the closet; a bag containing several...
A Flomaton man is facing burglary and drug charges after police were dispatched to 2235 Wilkerson St., Friday afternoon in reference to someone being at an unoccupied residence who wasn't supposed to be there. The caller described the suspect as a black male wearing a red shirt. When Sgt. Wallace Carter and Assistant Chief Bennie Stokes arrived at 2:47 p.m. they found Hubert Lamar Johnson inside the house wearing a red hoodie. Johnson, 40, 77 Martin Luther King Drive, was originally arrested...
Escambia County (Ala.) released its food scores for Feb. 2019. The scores are as follows: Atmore Ala Wing House - 84 Atmore Comm Hosp - 96 Atmore Dragway - 97 Circle K - 91 Creek Travel Plaza - 95 Diamond Gasoline - 93 Discount Beer/Tob - 90 Fairfield Inn Suites - 99 Fairfiled Inn Suites - 100 Honeybun Donuts - 97 R & F Foods - 96 R & F Foods - 97 Sonic Drive-in - 99 Subway-Lindbergh - 95 Subway-Jack Springs - 95 Brewton Burger King - 94 Camp 31 BBQ - 90 Diamond Gasoline - 97 Exit 69 Truckstop - 97 Huddle House - 84 Subway-Douglas - 93...
Coastal Alabama Community College has released its Fall 2018 Presidential and Dean’s List. The following local students made the President’s List: from Atmore: Ann L. Boatwright, Katelyn Alexis Daughtry, Henry Earl Freemon, Jr., Lauren Beth Metzler, Kajal Sevantilal Patel and Lawrence Shawn Ramer. From Brewton: Clyde Michael Albertson, Rebecca Anne Boutwell, Elisabeth Joi Cannon, Anna Danielle Gravely, Mi’asha Danielle Straughn, Landon Grey Tindell and Robert Weston Waldrep. From East Brewton: Paige E. Joyner. From Flomaton: Hayden Jenni...
The 2019 Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree will be held Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Escambia County 4-H Facility off South Highway 99 in Molino. The students received a $2,500 contribution from Escambia County after the Northview FFA requested funding for the event that benefits students with scholarships and transportation funding for state and national conventions. This event continues to grow every year, attracting over 1,000 people annually, according to the county. The public is invited to join the...
