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An Alabama state trooper who was shot at least two times Sunday following a traffic stop on Highway 41 north of Brewton in an incident that left one suspect dead and two others injured, during an exchange of gunfire, is expected to be released from a Pensacola hospital this week. Trooper Captain Jeremy Alford was transported from the scene of the shooting with at least two gunshot wounds to D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton by a deputy with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and...
A T.R. Miller High School junior was killed and another Miller student was injured in a single-vehicle crash last Wednesday on County Road 69 in the Damascus community. Quentera 'A.J.' Stanley, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:15 p.m. crash. A 17-year old T.R. Miller student, who was driving the vehicle, was injured. The name of the juvenile driver was not released. According to reports released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the 17-year old driver's 2004 Ford F-150 left...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., resigned as the town's mayor at the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon's council meeting, ending a 23-year run as the town's mayor. "Effective immediately, I resign as mayor due to my health," Bondurant said during mayor's comments. "My doctors have told me I don't need to do this anymore." Councilwoman Kay Wagner asked Bondurant if he had considered a leave of absence; Councilman Roger Adkinson said it was "quite a shock" and told Bondurant he appreciated the...
The Century Town Council held a workshop Tuesday night to discuss the town’s charter and after some confusion among members, decided to schedule bi-weekly workshops to render a final charter following the discovery that more than one draft has been submitted to the council for review. Town Attorney Matt Dannhieser reminded council members the goal is to present an approved town charter on the ballot during the Florida August, 2024 primary election. He said the process will require time for p...
An Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office deputy was fired and arrested for alledgely having a sexual encounter with a female suspect he arrested on drug charges. Eric Glenn Lambeth, Jr., 25, 6159 Upper Creek Road, Flomaton, was arrested Friday morning and charged with an ethics violation and custodial sexual abuse. Circuit Judge Jeff White set Lambeth's bond at $45,000 and he was later released from the Escambia County Detention Center. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said a complaint...
