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Over the past four years during my travels and speaking events over the state, the most asked question posed to me has been, “Why in the world is Mike Hubbard not in jail?” It was four years ago in June 2016 that the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Mike Hubbard, was convicted by a jury of his peers in Lee County of a dozen counts of violating the State Ethics Laws. The most inquiring and astonished groups have been Republican laden clubs like Rotarians. They have been very indignant, vocally, about the imbalance of the cri...
Increasingly pathetic and pitiful, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has become a comical caricature of awkwardness and incompetence, but it’s not all funny. Besides creepy and weird, Biden has a real knack for incredible gaffes. Easily tongue tied, we all remember “We choose truth over facts.” Or, when he tried to quote the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women are created, by the, you know, you know the thing.” At 77, Biden may not be as sharp anymore, but he has had a habit and history of...
Aviation's golden age saw much excitement in the small towns of America. Barnstormers, daredevils and the wide open skies called to thrill seekers everywhere and many of these took to the air. It was into this age of exploration that Flomaton and Century found an early footnote in history. According to an article in Biloxi's Coastal Breeze newspaper, a transcontinental flight, which had started in California, left Biloxi after refueling on January 10, 1912 about 1pm. R.G. Fowler was the pilot...
Conecuh County, Alabama figures prominently in my family history. The book, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, by Rev. B. F. Riley says of my 4th great grandfather, Jesse Baggett, "...Jesse Baggett, father of Richard Baggett, of Castleberry, who was the first white child born in the county of Conecuh." (Riley, Rev. B. F. History of Conecuh County, Alabama. Columbus, GA, USA: Thos. Gilbert, 1881.) My connection to Jesse Baggett is Richard's older sister, my 3rd great grandmother Mary Elizabeth...
This year, during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Memorial Day provided an even more unique opportunity to reflect upon what makes our nation great and the shared values we hold as a people. Though our celebrations may have been scaled down, the greatness of our country is, in many ways, more apparent in challenging times like these. The struggles we are going through together as a nation are real and impactful. The coronavirus overwhelmingly targets seniors and those with preexisting conditions. As a result, nursing homes and long-term...
Water plays an essential role in the environment. People use it in many aspects of their daily lives such as cooking, washing clothes, bathing and most importantly, drinking. While the Earth is covered by approximately 70 percent water, only one percent of that is easily accessible for human use. “For the majority of the people in this country, some of the safest water in the world is just a turn of the tap away,” said Roosevelt Robinson, an Alabama Extension forestry and natural resources regional agent. “Other parts of the world are not s...
Willie Isac Booth, 81, of Jackson, Ala., died Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Tuskegee, Ala. Mr. Booth was born in Escambia County, Ala., to Isac and Ella Moye Booth. He was retired from forestry as a pine tree vendor. A private family graveside will be held at a later date. Mr. Booth is survived by one brother, Robert (Tina) Booth of Excel, Ala.; four sisters, Edna (Jim) Powers, Mary Simmons and Joyce Knowles, all of Atmore, andDorothy (Mac) Rolin of Walnut Hill, Fla.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Booth was preceded in death...
Sabrina White Godwin, 50, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. Godwin was a native and lifelong resident of Atmore. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, May 23, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Ronald Hall officiating. Burial followed at Serenity Garden Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Godwin is survived by one son, Justin Daniel White of Atmore; her mother, Louise White of Atmore; one brother, Bill White of Atmore; one sister, Melissa (Steven) Carpenter of Atmore; and numerous...
Terry Ray Hall, 54, of Nokomis, died Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Mobile. Mr. Hall was born July 15, 1965, to Robert Ray and Edro Daniel Hall. He worked in communications and enjoyed the outdoors. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Monday, May 25, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. James Hill officiating. Burial followed at Nokomis Baptist Church Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hall is survived by one sister, Martha Hall of Nokomis; and other extended family and friends. Mr. Hall was preceded in death by his...
Carolyn Yvonne Lambeth, 81, of Flomaton, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Mrs. Lambeth was born in Century, where she became a lifetime member of the community. Of the Christian faith, she had worked as a nurse at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 24, at Flomaton Funeral Home with Bro. Glenn Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Flomaton Cemetery with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Lambeth is survived by her husband, John J. Lambeth of Flomaton; one son, Johnny (Telina) Lambeth of Flomaton; one...
Danny Edward Lane, 65, of Huxford, Ala., died Saturday, May 16, 2020. Mr. Lane was born Aug. 18, 1954, to Edward “Boss” and Jessie Dawson Lane, in Atmore. He worked as a farmer for all of his life. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Williams and Bro. Tad McMullen officiating. Burial followed at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Lane is survived by two sisters, Bobbie (Charles) Lynam of Monroeville, Ala. and Martha “Mot” (Steve)...
Doris Logue Long, 82, of Flomaton, died sunday, May 24, 2020, at the Terrace at Ivory Acres in Jay, Fla. Mrs. Long was born Dec. 6, 1937, in Savannah, Ga. and had resided in Flomaton since 1987, coming from Fort Walton beach, Fla. A member of Flomaton First Baptist Church, she was a homemaker who enjoyed several hobbies. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 29, at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Flomaton Cemetery with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Long is survived by two sons, Stephen (Traci) Long of...
Mary Jane McGhee, 72, died Monday, May 18, 2020, in Atmore. Mrs. McGhee was a native and lifelong resident of Atmore who was a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the First Pentecostal Church of McCullough. She attended the Poarch Creek Sales Center and had several hobbies. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 21, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Alton Lister officiating. Burial followed at New Home Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mrs. McGhee is survived by three sisters, Lille Bell...
Ronald “Ronnie” Ray Mosley, 72, of Atmore, died Friday, May 15, 2020. Mr. Mosley was born Aug. 6, 1948, to Robert Lesley Mosley and Rhonda Christine Mosley in Atmore. He worked as a millwright for most of his life. A gatheringof family and friends was held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 22, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home. Mr. Mosley is survived by his son, Rob (Mary Alice) Mosley of Troy, Ala.; two grandchildren; and other family members and friends. Mr. Mosley was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Wayne Mosley and Douglas Mos...
“DJ” Solomon Odom died Monday, May 25, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 30, at Damascus-Fanny Cemetery in Flomaton with McMurray Jackson Funeral Home directing....
Joyce Ann Pate, 80, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at a Pensacola healthcare facility. Mrs. Pate was born June 20, 1939, in the Damacus community and had been a longtime resident of Brewton. A member of Catawba Springs Baptist Church, she served as president of Hainje's Furniture for a number of years. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 28, at Craver's Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Yuhasz officiating. A private burial will follow at Damascus Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Pate is survived by one son, Michael...
John William Spence, 82, died Friday, May 22, 2020, in Stockton, Ala. Mr. Spence was a native of Nokomis, Fla. and had resided in Walnut Hill, Fla. for most of his life. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, known as 'PopPop', he was a partner in Spence Logging Company and a retired supervisor with Gulf Power with 20 years of service. A member of the Bratt First Baptist Church, he was an avid outdoorsman. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Sis Helen Stewart and Bro. John C. Spence officiati...
Billy G. Ward, 95, of Walnut Hill, Fla., died Monday, May 18, 2020. Mr. Ward was born Sept. 4, 1924, to Horace H. and Minnie Lou Morgan Ward in Walnut Hill. A U.S. Army World War II veteran, he graduated from Ernest Ward High School and the University of Florida College of Law. A retired Escambia County, Florida Judge with more than 32 years of service and former member of the Escambia County, Florida bar Association, he was the last remaining charter member of the Walnut Hill Ruritan Club and was a lifelong member of the Walnut Hill Baptist...
Emmett Steven Weaver, 36, of Brewton, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Weaver was born Oct. 14, 1983, in Brewton, where he became a lifelong resident. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Cannan Cemetery. Burial followed with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Weaver is survived by his father, Bo (Brenda Daw) Weaver; four daughters, Payton Weaver, Aubrey Weaver, Kimberlee Weaver and Nataleigh Weaver; one brother, Keith (Catherine) Weaver of Pensacola; and one sister, Erica...
Richard Benjamin CPL Richard Benjamin KIA Vietnam from Atmore, Ala. We are remembering you on this very sad day, Feb. 6, 1968, long years ago. You have served Christ well young man. You were 19 years old and served as an Indirect Fire Infantryman with "A" 2nd Bn. 14th Inf. 25th Inf. Div. in a little, run down war ravaged country called Vietnam. You served your country holding your head higher than we do. You served only three months and six long miserable days during an awful and trying time in your life. We salute you, Rest In Peace CPL...
TRUE STORY. I have been sorting through old collected things lately and came across these calendar plates. The story behind them has always brought me up short. Not because of the age or the cheap old collectibles, but how they came to me. TB: EARLY 1990's Lamar and I had been to visit with friends in Minnesota and were on our way home traveling in our motorhome when somewhere in Kansas the wind was whipping us off the roadway almost. His shoulders had knots from tense driving on arrow straight...
Flomaton The Spirit in Truth Tabernacle Food Pantry will be distributing food and produce in boxes to families in need from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., this Thursday (today), May 28, at 608 McCurdy Street, next to Flomaton Community Center. One box per household allowed and a family member must be present to receive. Atmore From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Tuesdays through June 23, Gulf Coast Produce in a grant partnership with Poarch Band of Creek Indians, side of the Poarch Creek Community Center, 517 Martin Road in Atmore, will distribute free 20-pound...
I want to start by saying that I love my son, but Lord, is he a talker. He is a normal rambunctious 6-year old, but I dare say he might have a better grasp on the English language than some auctioneers. Now when I say that this boy likes to talk, you’re just going to have to trust me that I have literally walked by his room in the evenings when he should be asleep and heard him talking; not playing with his toys. Nope. Just happy to chatter away in the dark listening to the sound of his own v...
On Dec. 13, 2019, a sister of Rufus Evans III filed a petition in Escambia County (Ala.) Probate Court claiming Evans was mentally ill. The same day, Southwest Alabama Behavioral Health Care Systems in Brewton evaluated Evans and determined he “does not meet criteria for placement at this time”. Today, Evans, 54, is being held in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on $300,000 bond charged with murder and 22-year old Tyler Dawayne Lisenby is dead. Lisenby was found shot to death on...
The state of Alabama failed Rufus Evans III and his family. It failed Tyler Dawayne Lisenby and his family. Alabama's mental health agency failed everyone in the community and it fails people everyday. Lisenby is dead and Evans' life will never be the same. The lives of their families and friends will be changed forever. Just months before Evans was arrested for shooting Lisenby to death, Evans' sister filed a mental health petition claiming her brother was mentally ill. A short visit to...
