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A Brewton man with prior drug arrests now faces multiple charges after fleeing law enforcement, hitting another car, crashing and then fleeing on foot. Cameron Corde Hardy, 32, 209 Crosby St., was charged with three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, assault II, attempting to elude, reckless endangerment, another unlawful possession of a controlled substance and issued two failure to appear warrants for a...
A Flomaton man was jailed on $50,000 bond after being arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Caleb Eli Turk, 29, 500 Old Highway 31, was arrested last week on charges that resulted from an incident that occurred on Feb. 9, 2022. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said officers initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 31 and Swift Mill Road on a vehicle with an expired tag. Turk was a passenger in the vehicle. Turk apparently had plastic...
It's back to the negotiation table for the town of Jay after the council voted Monday night to not accept the current proposal from the American Legion to lease the large field it owns as part of the Bray-Hendricks Park renovation. Purchase of the property is not an option currently. The proposal includes a $30,000 down payment from the town, then $250 a month for 50 years on a 50-year lease. The total cost of that option would be $180,000. “I can't wrap my mind around paying a down payment p...
Broox Gray Garrett set his own history in motion as an attorney in Brewton for about 50 years from 1939 to 1988 to only be interrupted from his lawyer duties for four years of active duty in the Navy during World War II. Garrett recently became the first attorney from Escambia County to be named to the Alabama Lawyer's Hall of Fame. Born in 1915, Garrett died in 1991, Garrett was officially inducted in 2019 but COVID-19 postponed the ceremony until recently. Brewton attorney Evertte Price, who...
