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By May, 1861 all the players were positioned for the opening battles around the Pensacola area. Since January 1861, peace had been loosely held in place by a gentleman's agreement between the outgoing administration in Washington and local officials. With the resupplying of Fort Pickens and events at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, the road to war was now open. The first salvos of war occurred in early May when the Confederates were attempting to move a large floating dry dock from the Navy Yard to...
A letter from North Africa, January 23, 1943: "I will drop you just a few lines to let you hear from me. This finds me well and OK and hope you are the same. I still haven't heard from you, but I guess I will sometime soon. Things have been quiet around here lately. I haven't had to duck in my fox hole for some time now. I hope I don't have to dodge another airplane while I am overseas. Oh well it isn't so bad over here. I just got some eggs so I will have them for dinner. Do you ever hear from...
June, Month of brides, wormy apples, peaches, plums, watermelon, TOMATOES AND FAMILY REUNIONS. Lawd Hammercy! I just ate my first tomato 'samich of the season thanks to someone hanging a bag of those globes of wonderful on my front door knob. For breakfast y'all. Two slices of fresh Sunbeam, gobs of Duke's smeared around, a dash of salt, a hard shake of black pepper.....little bit more........ there now! It was just that good. The month of June always brings good things out in the open. Like tomatoes. And family reunions. Let me tell you about...
Even though May is National Asthma Awareness Month, we should be mindful of the little “triggers” that cause asthma to flare-up year round. Why? Because Asthma is one of our nation’s most common and costly diseases? There is no known cause and over 20 million people have it. The severity of asthma, as well as the frequency of asthma episodes (“attacks”), can be influenced by exposures to allergens and/ irritants (“triggers”) in the environment, both indoors and outdoors. It is important to know that asthma “attack triggers” are often hidden....
Florene Williams Bales, 70, of Century, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. Mrs. Bales was born in Escambia County, Fla. and was a 1968 graduate of Century High School. A lifelong member of the Century community, she was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Century. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola with Bro. Earl Greene officiating. Burial followed with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bales is survived by two sisters, Aileen Cork and...
Mildred Louise Croley, 89, died Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Century, Fla. Mrs. Croley was a native and lifelong resident of Century who was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Stallworth officiating. Burial followed at Flomaton Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Croley is survived by one daughter, Kathy Croley (Terry) Bush of Flomaton; 11 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and numerous g...
Joanna Jackson Cunningham, died Thursday, May 10, 2018. Mrs. Cunningham was born Feb. 26, 1950 to James and Arine Jackson. She moved to Detroit, Mich. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School, she relocated to Detroit, Mich. She later returned to Brewton and earned her license as a CNA, working in the healthcare for more than 30 years. A member of Baptist Hill Missionary Baptist Church, she later joined the Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at Second Saint Siloam...
Billy Ray “Bill” Emmons, 64, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Brewton. Mr. Emmons was a native and lifelong resident of Escambia County, Ala. who graduated with the W.S. Neal High School Class of 1971. Serving in the National Guard, he was a boiler operator at Smurfit Stone for several years and an avid beekeeper. He was one of the founding members and served as past-president of the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Brewton, where he served as a Deacon. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wed...
Betty Spence Hare, 71, of Walnut Hill, died Monday, May 21, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Hare was born Dec. 5, 1946 to Ranson C. and Evelyn English Spence in Escambia County, Fla. A homemaker, she was a member of the New Life Assembly of God Church. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ricky Tedder officiating. Burial followed at Dry Springs Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hare is survived by three sons, Jeff (Jennifer) Hare of Dry Springs, James (Regina) Hare...
Sylvia Smith Hart, 77, of Daphne, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Mrs. Hart was a native of Canoe, Ala. and attended Canoe Public Elementary School and Escambia County High School in Atmore. She later earned a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in journalism and English from Samford University in Birmingham in 1962. Employed for more than 36 years by the Mobile Press-Register, she worked as a reporter, copy editor and page designer. She received numerous certificates and plaques from local, regional and state organizations for news...
Jay B. Jackson, 71, of Castleberry, died Monday, May 21, 2018. Mr. Jackson was Constable to Conecuh County for 7 years, the Mayor of Castleberry for 12 years and the chief of police of Castleberry for 7 years, serving in law enforcement for a total of 40 years. He was also on the Tri City Medical Board and was the Lieutenant of the Baptist Campus Boys Home in Birmingham for several years. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 24, at Cope Keahey Chapel with Rev. Benny Stokes officiating. Burial followed at the Zion Hill Baptist Church...
Kenneth Ray Quimby, 64, died Monday, May 28, 2018. Mr. Quimby was born Nov. 18, 1953 to Owen and Montez Quimby in Atmore, but he grew up in Goodway, Ala. He relocated to Atmore and had lived in Foley for the past eight years. A 1972 graduate of J.U. Blacksher High School, he was an outstanding athlete, playing football and basketball. He was also a musician, playing both the guitar and drums. The funeral was held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Scott Brooks officiating. Burial followed at Oak...
Tracie Young, 25, of Atmore died Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 24, at Deliverance Ministry of Jesus Church in Atmore with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing....
As we approach the June 5 primary elections, Escambia County (Ala.) residents gathered on the front lawn of the courthouse Monday to honor the 175 men and women who died defending our country to give us the right to go the polls and vote. From World War I to the current War on Terrorism, residents risked early morning showers to show their respect to the residents who lost their lives in the armed services to preserve our freedoms. Many family members of fallen soldiers were on hand to pay...
A Brewton man is facing drug possession charges and a charge of trafficking crystal methamphetamine after Escambia County (Ala.) sheriff's deputies conducted a check on a vehicle parked in the parking lot of Rock Hill Assembly of God Church on Ridge Road about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Darren LeMare Green, 49, was charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and trafficking meth. His bond had not been set as of press time Wednesday. According the sheriff's office reports,...
A 13-year-old Jay juvenile is facing felony bomb threat charges after a school resource officer was notified by school staff of a text from one student to another advising of a possible bomb at the school. Around 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, a school resource officer at Jay High School and several additional deputies met with Principal Stephen Knowlton, teacher Rebecca Holley and a student who said she had received a text message on her phone that stated 'The bomb is active get out of here', some...
Family members of fallen veterans hold their hearts Monday in honor of the men and women who died defending the United States during the Memorial Day ceremony in Brewton. For more see our Photo Gallery...
Escambia County's two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, Sgt. William Wayne Seay of Brewton, and Corporal Sidney Manning of Flomaton, will have portions of U.S. Highway 31 between Flomaton and Atmore named in their honor following a joint resolution passed by the Alabama Legislature. Retired Marine Col. Charles Jackson read the resolutions, sponsored by State Rep. Alan Baker and State Sen. Greg Albrittion, during Monday's Memorial Day ceremony on the lawn of the Escambia County Courthouse...
A Flomaton man pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt and having a switched tag on his vehicle now sits in the Escambia County Detention Center on $15,000 after being arrested on multiple traffic and drug charges. Travis Lee Salter, 29, 445 Old Fannie Road, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance for methamphetamine and ecstasy, unlawful possession of marijuana II, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, no seatbelt, switched tag, no insurance, driving while license...
U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne paid a visit to Atmore Community Hospital Tuesday, May 29, to meet with officials from hospitals throughout Southwest Alabama as well as local elected officials and community leaders to discuss the challenges facing Alabama's rural hospitals. As many as 12 hospitals in Alabama have closed since 2011 and Alabama has the lowest Medicare reimbursement rate in the country, measured by the Medicare Wage Index. The Medicare Wage Index measures the amount paid to...
Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said the sheriff's office and other law enforcement agencies are working every day to combat the growing methamphetamine epidemic. "Seems like we're making arrests every day," Lambert said. "But under the new sentencing guidelines most of these people are right back on the streets." Lambert said deputies are not seeing many of the old meth labs since laws enacted to make it more difficult to obtain the chemicals have drastically...
Poll workers in Escambia County (Ala.) will receive an extra $25 per day for the 2018 election cycle beginning with the June 5 primary elections following a vote Tuesday by the county commission. Poll workers currently make the state minimum of $100 per day with the inspector receiving $125. Earlier this month, Roger Willamson appeared before the commission seeking a $50 across-the-board raise for the 150 poll workers who work on election day. Williamson noted that while the polls are only open...
Jay Project Manager Eric Seib gave the Jay Council an update on several projects in the town, including the water well on School Street, the water and gas meters and the sale of older equipment to upgrade at its Monday, May 21 meeting. Water well #3, located at the corner of School Street and South Alabama Street, will soon have a cinder-block building built over it for protection. Seib said the carbon filter at that well has been offline for an extended time, but the plan is to swap out the...
A two-vehicle crash at 12:55 p.m., May 25, has claimed the life of a Frisco City woman, and injured two others. Emily Stabler Brown, 43, was killed when the 2004 Toyota Camry she was driving collided with a 1998 Dodge Ram pick-up. Brown was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Dodge, Rochelle Melton, 40, of Frisco City, was injured and transported to Monroe County Hospital. A passenger in the Toyota, Madison Brown, 18, of Frisco City was injured and was flown to USA Medical Center. The crash occurred on U.S. 84 at the 72.5 mile...
An Atmore woman turned herself in at the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton Tuesday after a grand jury indicted her on two counts of willful abuse of a child, assault I and tampering with evidence. Katherine Rene Scott, 41, 4174 Still Farm Road, was released on $200,000 bond shortly after turning herself in at the jail. The investigation that led to the grand jury indictments was led by the Department of Human Resources and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. No other details were...
