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The town of Flomaton reopened the walking trails at town parks and the fishing lake at Hurricane Park Tuesday afternoon with some restrictions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Flomaton Town Council voted March 16 to close all parks until further notice. Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., and the town council agreed to reopen the parks Tuesday. However, the order says there will be no baseball field use, no basketball court use, no playground use, no use of tennis courts and no gatherings of 10 or...
Although the court systems in Escambia County or across the entire state of Alabama have never been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions have been put into place and according to a new order issued Thursday, April 30, by the Supreme Court of Alabama all jury trials have been suspended. Thursday's supreme court ruling extends the previous state of emergency declaration for the judicial system until May 15. The order further states jury trials will remain suspended and no jury...
A Flomaton woman was arrested Tuesday on a warrant stemming from a March 11 search warrant and charged with multiple drug charges that included trafficking methamphetamine. Jessica Danielle Griffis, 35, 151 Pecan Grove Lane, Lot 6, appeared before District Judge Eric Coale Wednesday and was give a $1 million bond. Griffis is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful...
The Flomaton Town Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, May 11 via teleconference. To listen to the council meeting, call 251-732-3018 and when prompted, enter access code 062743. Anybody wanting their comments heard during the public forum can email them to to the town clerk at [email protected] or mail them to Town of Flomaton, P.O. Box 632, Flomaton, Ala., 36441. Comments must include a name and address to be accepted. The deadline to submit a comment for public forum is 9 a.m. Monday, May 1...
A Century man was arrested May 4 and is facing a felony battery charge after deputies responding to an unknown disturbance complaint in Century discovered blood and an argument where the use of a knife was involved. Brando Dewayne Jackson, 34, 7160 Robert Road, came to an apartment where Valencia Mitchell resided on April 29 and began knocking on her door at 9:30 p.m., according to an Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office report. Jackson continued to knock on Mitchell's door throughout the...
Excel native Kerrigan Faith Welch has been selected as a team member for the this year’s All-Aabama Academic Team from Coastal Alabama Community College by Phi Theta Kappa, two-year college presidents, and community college state associations who co-sponsor All-State Academic Team recognition programs in 32 states. Welch earned status as a Bronze Coca-Cola Scholar ($1000 scholarship), and Wilson earned status as a Gold Coco-Cola Scholar ($1500 scholarship). There are only 50 Bronze Scholars and 50 Gold Scholars in the nation. Each two-year c...
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and schools out since spring break in response to the recent stay in place order, many parents and students are asking how the Escambia County (Ala.) school system will move forward with this year's graduation, summer programs and how to wrap up the school year. Knott met with school administrators Tuesday to discuss the next steps in closing out this year and preparing for next year. “We will be bringing school staff back in, depending on what needs a...
The CEO of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Stephanie A. Bryan, released the following statement upon Congress’s passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “I applaud our federal lawmakers for their actions to pass legislation that will spur the economy and provide relief to tribes during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bryan. “The Poarch Creek Indians have taken many precautions to protect our employees and tribal members, and we are thankful our lawmakers acknowledge the relief we need. We have volunta...
Being in the newspaper business is not always easy in terms of covering the news and writing opinion pieces about what's going on in our community, state or nation. Relationships can sometimes be strained by things I print in the newspaper – whether its an actual news story or some of my opinions. People get mad. My wife's been mad at me and some of my best friends have been mad at me. Sometimes I think my wife is still mad. But the relationship between a reporter or editor and an elected o...
OK folks, don't be idiots. The state of Alabama and the town of Flomaton have reopened some things that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beaches across the gulf coast are open. We could see cars with tags from north Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and beyond coming through Flomaton this weekend. Hopefully this is a sign that we are about to reopen everything, but a lot of that will depend on how we act during this 'soft opening'. Mark our word, if beaches get packed to the hilt, they will be closed again; if people take...
The Flomaton Town Council's previously scheduled meeting via conference call has been move to 5 p.m. Monday, May 11. To listen to the council meeting, call 251-732-3018 and when prompted, enter access code 062743. Anybody wanting their comments heard during the public forum can email them to to the town clerk at [email protected] or mail them to Town of Flomaton, P.O. Box 632, Flomaton, Ala., 36441. Comments must include a name and address to be accepted. The deadline to submit a comment for public forum is 9 a.m. Monday, May...
