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Congratulations to ALL 2017 GRADUATES! We are so proud of you for completing this big milestone in your life. We wish you the best as you start a new journey in life! School is out! Time to Prepare for Vacation… Checklist! School will soon be out and it will be time to get ready for vacation! YEA! Packing up your family to leave for vacation is a crazy and chaotic project, which often leaves you wondering if going away is worth the effort involved! In order to simplify your departure, follow these tips to ensure your peace of mind: Three days b...
Ceola P. Brazzell, 83, of Atmore, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Mrs. Brazzell was a native of Flomaton who worked in private home duty and was a member of Gaines Chapel AME Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 26, at Gaines Chapel AME Church with Rev. Amos Smith officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing. Mrs. Brazzell is survived by one daughter, Teresa (Tommie) Rudolph-Rose of Jacksonville, Fla.; one sister, Curlie Mae Carter of Flomaton; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild;...
Misty Dawn Cash, 43, of Brewton, died Saturday, May 12, 2018. Mrs. Cash was a former resident of Dunwoodie, Ga. and Century, Fla. She worked as the office manager for Owens Customizing and Collision Center and enjoyed traveling with her son. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at New Beginnings Worship Center in Brewton with Johnson Funeral Home of Monroeville directing. Mrs. Cash is survived by one son, Meki Keiton Cash of Brewton; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins....
Sylvia Cook Koon, 98, of Brewton, died Sunday, May 20, 2018. Mrs. Koon was born Aug. 21, 1919, in Damascus, Ala. to Irvin George (I.G.) Cook and Ola Lambert Cook and attended Damascus school through the 11th grade. She boarded in Brewton for her senior year and graduated from T.R. Miller High School, afterward attending Troy State Teacher's College for two years to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a teacher. She began teaching at the age of 18, later earning her bachelor's degree. She was a member of Damascus Baptist Church and then...
Charles David “Bud” Herndon, 73, of the Barnetts Crossroads community, died Friday, May 19,, 2018 at a Mobile hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Herndon was a native and lifelong resident of Escambia County, Ala. and retired from Alabama River Pulp mill in the maintenance department. Owner and operator of Bud and Jean's Country Store in Barnetts Crossroads with his wife, he was a member of both the New Bethlehem Baptist Church and the Carney Masonic Lodge #549 in Atmore. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, at the chapel of...
Cora Lee Crutchfield James, 97, of Brewton, died Saturday, May 19, 2018, after a brief illness. Mrs. James was a native of Conecuh County, Ala. and lifelong resident of Brewton. A retired seamstress from Judy Bond, she attended the Appleton Assembly of God Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Min. Richard Rodgers officiating. Burial followed at Weaver Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. James is survived by four sons, Leonard...
Lula Mae Colbert Parker, 84, of Atmore, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Parker was born Oct. 13, 1933 to Wesley B. and Arlie Shipp Hayles in Monroe County, Ala. She was employed at Masland Carpets as a draw twist operator, where she retired from. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at Serentity Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Ricky Tedder officiating. Burial followed with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Parker is survived by two sons, Cecil Wayne (Belinda) Colbert of Davisville, Ala. And James Wesley (Lisa)...
Lora Mae Findley Springer, of Canoe, Ala., died Monday, May 14, 2018 in Canoe. Mrs. Springer was born July 23, 1938, to Pat and Sybil Northcutt Foreman in Rains County, Texas. A member of First Apostolic Church of Flomaton, she retired as a cook from Jefferson Regional Medical Center. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 19, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Jim Colley Max Stinson officiating. Burial followed at Robinsonville Baptist Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Springer is survived by...
Members of the 2018 Senior Class at Flomaton High School received awards and scholarships in the school auditorium honoring their hard work and dedication to education on Class Day last Friday, May 18. Presenters handed out almost $3 million dollars in scholarships to students from the following entities: Flomaton Lions Club, Woodmen of the World, Rowland's Tire, Pepsi, D.W. McMillan, TrustMark Bank, Coastal Alabama Community College, Auburn University, Reid State, DAR Good Citizen, Distinguished Young Women, U.S. Army, Flomaton Research Club,...
History is usually written from the perspective of the victors, especially when it comes to wars. Never was this truer than in the American Civil War, also referred to as The War Between The States, as it relates to our area. Displays and recounting of Lucas' raid into Monroe County at the close of the war have been covered in several books and publications and most show that the Union cavalry were met on the Claiborne Road by the Probate Judge and a woman from town and they asked the Union...
Our major event for the year has come and gone, Sawmill Day and the car show. We had a good crowd this year, if you have never got around to making it to Sawmill Day you should try to make it one year. We have all day music with arts and crafts along with historical displays. The car show is always a great thing to see if you like older and classic cars. Sawmill Day is held on the first Saturday in May. It looked like for a few days before hand the weather might be a problem as rain was in the picture for that day, but as it turned out the...
It was a Saturday night at the Barnett Crossroads. Supper was over, young'uns had their bath. At exactly 6:00 p.m., the Smiths' were somewhere near the old Philco. Daddy, by now was usually stretched out in the front porch swing enjoying a dip or a roll you own. Mama was at the ironing board to finish pressing the clothes for church the next day. The radio dial was set on the station, volumn ramped up all the way. The squealing, squawking static would abate as WSM Clear Channel 650 with 50,000 watts of power brought to us, The Grand Old Opry...
Kimberly Kelley, already charged with six counts of rape II, has now been charged with human trafficking II along with a Brewton woman and a Castleberry man for allegedly arranging for adult males to have sex with her underage daughters. Kelley, 46, 210 Ball Lane, Lot 32, East Brewton, Brittany Shaddix, 27, 104 Avalon St., Brewton, and Claude Thomas Jr., 40, Wille Wiley Senior Circle, Castleberry, have all be charged with human trafficking II on warrants obtained by the East Brewton Police Depar...
Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Judge Bert Rice sentenced Devonta Deshawn Rollins to the maximum of 20 years in prison after the Atmore resident entered a blind plea of guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of Kenneth Harris, Jr. Rollins, 22, 159 East Ashley St., Atmore, was arrested in April, 2016, and charged with murder for the shooting death of Harris. Harris was 18 when Flomaton police found his body inside 58 Lender St., in Flomaton on April 19, 2016. He had been shot once in the...
Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis auctioned off 176 parcels of land last Thursday during the delinquent tax sale that generated $127,759.84 in revenue. Pettis said three parcels did not sell at the sale and they are automatically purchased by the state of Alabama. "The sale went well," Pettis said. "I was a little discouraged that we had so many parcels left to sell, but we've tried to reach out to people to tell them the taxes were due." Property taxes were due Oct. 1 and become d...
“Mayor Hawkins actions were reckless, unprofessional and total disregard for humanity and gave a false perception of who we are in Century,” is a line from a letter written by Tawana Jones to the town of Century and council members following a graduation celebrationevent. Jones is a Century resident who approached the council Monday night to discuss the outcome of an event she and her family had planned to celebrate the high school graduation of her three nephews, Michael Anthony Jones, Jr....
A Walnut Hill teen is facing felony a bomb threat charge after law enforcement was made aware of a video containing the threat to plant a bomb at Northview High School in Century last Thursday. Gavin Lee Barlow, 19, 3756 S. Pineville Road, was arrested and charged with one felony count of false bomb threat after his cousin, Jonathan Barlow, texted a video of the suspect making the threats to the school's resource officer, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. Jonathan...
The Flomaton Medical Center and D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital announces the addition of a new physician to the Flomaton medical community. Krista Silverman, D.O. will begin her practice as a member of the Flomaton Medical Center in June of 2018. “Dr. Silverman is a great addition to the area’s medical community,” said Mike Myrick, medical clinic manager for the Flomaton Medical Center. “We are excited that Dr. Silverman has decided to practice in Flomaton.” Dr. Silverman joins the Flomaton Med...
Thursday, May 31, is the deadline for Alabama voters to apply for an absentee ballot for the June 5 Republican and Democratic primary elections. Escambia County Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said absentee ballots must be returned to his office by June 4. Absentee ballots mailed will be accepted if postmarked June 4 or before. As of Tuesday, Fountain said he had given out 25 absentee ballot applications and 12 ballots have been returned. He noted he had to send three applications back...
Cookouts, baseball games and trips to the beach are expected to be soggy this Memorial Day weekend as meteorologists keep an eye on a low pressure system entering the Gulf of Mexico that may dump significant rain on the Florida panhandle and across the southeastern United States. As of Wednesday morning the National Hurricane Center had the storm labeled as 'Invest 90L', which means the center is investigating and watching the low pressure system. Escambia County Emergency Management Director...
Graduation ceremonies for local seniors in both Florida and Alabama are around the corner as students and school staff get ready to finish the 2017-2018 school year. Flomaton High School will have graduation at 7 p.m., tonight, Thursday, May 24, at Flomaton High School auditorium, located at 21200 US Highway 31 in Flomaton. On Friday, May 25, T.R. Miller High School's graduation will be at 7 p.m. at Coastal Alabama Community College's Woodfin Patterson Auditorium, located on Alco Drive in...
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker was the guest at the Escambia County Historical Society's meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Thomas McMillan Museum in Brewton. Parker made a presentation about the Blackstone Commentaries on the Laws of England set of books he owns and traced the history of the books' owners, including President Martin Van Buren....
Ten applications submitted to Century Town Hall from residents requesting assistance with their tornado-damaged or destroyed homes will now be processed for qualification following a unanimously approved request by Robin Phillips at Monday night's council meeting. A $700,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the rehabilitation or demolition and replacement of homes for low-to-moderate income persons within the town limits was given to the town. Phillips, with Jones-Phillips and Associ...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education last Thursday approved the implementation of the state-mandated pay raise of 2.5 percent for the 2018-2019 school year to start with the contract year and not wait until Oct. 1, 2018. Employees who are contracted for 12 months will see a higher pay beginning July 1 while teachers, whose contracts begin Sept. 1, will see a higher pay at the end of September. Retirees will receive a '13th' check' in the lump sum of about $400 from the Alabama Retiremen...
The fourth and final Century CRA meeting will be held tonight, Thursday, May 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the Century Business Center. The meeting is a review of strategies and recomendations gathered at the first three meetings, with a final draft in the making. Above, from left, J.R. Jones, Mary Hudson, Rev. Janet Lee and town planner Debbie Nickles discuss possibilities at the third CRA meeting on April 17...
