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"We lost a good man today." Those were the words of Bo Bolton, former publisher of the Tri-City Ledger, said in response to the Wednesday-morning death of Dr. John Vanlandingham. Despite the efforts of first responders, Vanlandingham, 79, a long-time resident and practitioner of medicine in Flomaton, was pronounced dead at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital. Once noted as an, "icon of healthcare for the Flomaton community" by Chris Griffin, administrator at D.W. McMillan, Vanlandingham began...
During the enthusiasm that followed the early months of the War Between the States, many young men committed their lives and fortunes to the Confederate. In December 1861, a seasoned warrior from Wilcox County, William Howell Hanks, joined the ranks of the Confederate Army as he enlisted in the 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment. His decision would take him to some of the most gruesome battlefields of the war and have everlasting consequences on his life and family. Hanks joined Capt. J.J....
Sylvia Ann Gacek, 47, of Flomaton, was killed and two others injured when the vehicle she was a passenger in left the roadway and overturned. Gacek was pronounced dead on the scene. Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert witnessed the fatal crash Sunday night as he made a right turn off Wolf Log Road onto Oil Well Road when he saw a gray SUV heading north on Oil Well Road. Lambert was the first on scene to begin administering aid. "I looked in my rearview mirror and...
Flomaton schools may soon see an additional resource officer placed on campus following a vote Monday night by the Flomaton Town Council. Councilman Jim Johnson said he’d like to see the town place the additional officer in the schools for the remainder of the school year. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office currently provides a resource officer for the county schools in Atmore, East Brewton and Flomaton with the school board paying two-thirds of the expense and the county paying one...
Residents of Jefferson Avenue in Century attended a town hall meeting with Century Town Council, several town employees and Florida Public Utilities (FPU) representatives last Thursday, March 8, to discuss the proposed installation of a 14-inch gas pipeline through their residential neighborhood on the east side of Jefferson Avenue, an alternate route from what was originally planned. The pipeline was originally planned to run from Highway 4 to Highway 29, then turn south to Pensacola for 42 mil...
By Gretchen McPherson Staff Writer The Century Methodist Church rebuild is well on its way, as workers drive wooden forms into the earth so concrete will provide a firm foundation for the new church. Driving wooden stakes into the ground to hold the forms in place, D and B Builders employee Richard Nickles swings a sledge hammer with great force. “We are setting the form right now,” said Nickles on Friday, March 9. Nickles said that the plumbers are scheduled to start laying the pipes this wee...
Claude D. Kelley State Recreational Park, formerly Little River State Park, will re-open Saturday morning and continue to be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to sunset until further notice. Rick Oates, state forester for the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), which manages the park, said a brief ceremony will be held with local and state officials present at 11 and the public is encouraged to attend. During the Monroe County Commission meeting Tuesday in Monroeville, Oates asked the commissioners if the county could possibly provide...
By JOE THOMAS Ledger Editor Representatives of the Escambia County Soil and Water Conservation District presented the county commission with a $19,393 check Monday as part of the Knott Road repair project noting that during fiscal year 2016-17 Natural Resources and Conservation programs had an impact in the county of more than $1.7 million. Broox Garrett Jr., chairman of the Escambia County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Frank Nalty, the district’s secretary, presented the check f...
Mr. Donald Ripley has been a dedicated member of our community since 1999. His mission has always been to make Century Health and Rehabilitation Center the best Skilled Nursing Home in our area. Ripley has devoted time and effort to expedite funding for the construction of a loaded fish pond, gazebo area with a functioning garden, and has played a key role in developing a variety of programs to reach a scope of interests. He has transformed our skilled nursing facility into a place that has been called home for hundreds of members of our...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission gave the county’s E-911 Board permission to purchase real estate with the purpose of putting up a radio tower on Highway 29. The commission passed the resolution Monday giving its authority for the land purchase. In other business Monday, the commission: On a 4-1 vote, approved an Alcohol Beverage Control Board off premises beer and wine license for Brewton Food Mart in Riverview. It was noted the Riverview Town Council had already voted to approve the l...
Ultimate video gaming team James Hatfield and Jordan Kent walked away with $200 Saturday, after beating other competitors lined up to show off their gaming skills at the first ever Flomaton Lions Club Ultimate Video Gaming Competition fundraiser, held at the Flomaton Community Center. Eleven contestants showed up between 9 and 9:30 a.m. to register to compete in three games: Street Fighter 5, Call of Duty Black Ops 3 and Mario Kart 8. The gamers included Jay High School graduates Hatfield,...
During Monday’s Escambia County Commission meeting in Brewton, Rick Oates with the Alabama Forestry Commission brought some good news. The news was at 11 a.m. Saturday there will be a press event at Little River State Park that encompasses parts of both Escambia and Monroe counties. Oates said the original plans are to open the park during the weekend during daylight hours only, with hopes of having the park open 24-7 in the future. “We’re dipping our toe in the water,” is how Oates explained to...
March 14, to some known as PI day because of the famous mathematical symbol and its abbreviated numarical value of 3.14, this year saw the passing of Stephen Hawking. Hawking, a renowned theoretical physicist, was hailed as the smartest man in modern science by many throughout the world. His ground breaking research and theories helped to prove the existence of black holes. Hawking’s untimely death at the age of 76, also falls on the birthday of another brilliant scientist, Albert Einstein. Both men helped to pull science and the u...
Anyone who has followed Congress over the last twenty years knows that things have been pretty dysfunctional. While I believe our Founding Fathers intended for the Legislative Branch to be deliberative, I think they would be troubled by how broken things have become. One of the top drivers of the dysfunction is the budget and government funding process. Did you know that the last time Congress passed a budget and all twelve government funding bills on time was 1994? Instead, we have found ourselves in a very dangerous cycle of governing from...
Well, folks, the 2018 Political year has begun and all of the horses are in the chute. It is going to be a good year for horse races. Perennially, the year of the governor’s race has been the best year for Alabama politics. Historically, most Alabamians have been more interested in who they elect as governor than who is president. However, we have really been more interested in who is sheriff than president. If the old adage that “All politics is local” applies in Tip O’Neil’s Massachusetts, it applies doubly in the Heart of Dixie. Our foref...
Sanctuary city silliness has been spreading for quite some time. The term is broad and vague, so there’s no definitive description. It generally means policies that protect or welcome illegal immigrants. Los Angeles probably had the earliest official policy in 1979 when they prohibited police from asking crime suspects about their immigration status. About the last decade, the sanctuary movement has grown more rapidly as illegal immigration increased and problems worsened. Part globalism and part Democrat voter drive, the Obama A...
Charles Cleveland Abney, Sr., 66, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at the Ambassadors Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Abney, known as “Per Wee,” was born May 6, 1951, to Fred and Lucille Meeks Abney in Atmore, Ala. Educated in the Escambia County Training School System in Atmore, he joined the Liberty Baptist Church and married Mary Lois Johnson. They moved to Detroit, where he became employed with Chrysler Corp and retired in 1999. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 9, at Christian Memorial Funeral Home. Burial followed at Stallworth Cem...
Marjorie Marsa Leah Wellman Belanger, 84, of Brewton, died Sunday, March 4, 2018. Mrs. Belanger was born March 10, 1933 to Benjamin Harrison and Myrtle Valentine Wellman in Houston. Her family returned to Florida where she grew up, in Lake Worth and West Palm Beach. She married Bryan J. Belanger in 1950 and had two children. She was a homemaker and a good friend to all who knew her. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at Crossroads Community Church with Jay Chapel directing. Mrs. Belanger is survived by one daughter, Vickie...
Doris Geneva Chisholm, 76, of Satsuma, Ala., died Thursday, March 7, 2018, at a Mobile health care facility. Mrs. Chisholm was born in Brewton and had previously been a resident of Semmes, Ala. before she relocated to Satsuma in 1962. She was a homemaker of the Holiness faith. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 12, at Craver's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Cardwell officiating. Burial followed at Wild Fork Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Chisholm is survived by her husband, Taylor C. Chisholm of Satsuma;...
Beatrice Cook, 847, of Walnut Hill, Fla., died Sunday, March 4, 2018. Mrs. Cook was born July 5, 1933, to Gussie and Martha Catherine Fuqua in Brewton. She attended W.S. Neal and spent time at Mount Berry School in Georgia. A member of the Church of Christ, she wrote her memoirs of growing up in a book that her family will cherish. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral home chapel with Norman Newberry officiating. Burial followed at Green Acres Cemetery in McCall, Ala, with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home...
Alice Mae Doughty, 83, died Friday, March 2, 2018, in Jay, Fla. Mrs. Doughtry was born in Oak Grove, La. and had been a resident of Jay for the past sixteen years, coming from Slidell, La. A homemaker of the Methodist faith, she enjoyed several hobbies. Private services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Doughty is survived by one son, Randy Doughty of Louisville, Ky.; one daughter, Donna Lee Morris of Jay; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and other family members and friends. Mrs. Doughty was preceded in death by; her husband,...
Robert Lewis Florie, 78, of Flomaton, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at a Pensacola health care facility. Mr. Florie was born in Screven, Ga. and had been a member of the Flomaton community since 1959, when he relocated from Georgia. Working as a medical technician at Abernathy Memorial Hospital in Flomaton, he later volunteered for Covenant Hospice, the American Red Cross, and the American Cancer Society. He was a member of the Escambia County Health Coalition, Flomaton Railroad Museum and was named Flomaton's Citizen of the Year 2009. He was...
Ruth Jones, 88, of Jay, Fla., died Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Jones retired from Monsanto with 22 years of service and enjoyed several outdoor hobbies. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, at Jay Chapel with Bro. Lavon Caraway officiating. Burial followed at Walling Cemetery with Family-Funeral and Cremation of Pensacola directing. Mrs. Jones is survived by three sons, Ray Jones, Mike (Donna) Jones and Gary (Sherry) Jones; one brother, Carlton Horne; one sister, Vera Stiltner; two grandchildren; and three...
Helen Lewis, 85, died Sunday, March 4, 2018. Mrs. Lewis was born April 24, 1932 to Eddie and Dollie Mae Lewis in Brewton. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 12, at Christian Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce McCreary officiating. Burial followed at Second Bethlehem Church cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Lewis is survived by one brother, Alfred (Norma) Williams; three sisters, Lula (Frank) Shockley of Vancleave, Miss., Pollie Rosemore of Pensacola and Dollie Mae (Robert Earl) Binion of Brewton; and...
Dwain Curtis McGaha, 65, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Mississippi. Mr. McGaha was born in Brewton and had been living in Gulf Port, Miss. for the past ten years. A U.S. navy veteran of the Christian faith, he worked as a self-employed electrician. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 5, at Green Acres Memorial Gardens with Rev. Tommy Smith officiating. Burial followed with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. McGaha is survived by one son, Michael McGaha of Brewton; and one daughter, Hannah Grace McGaha of Brewton. Mr. McGaha was...
