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A tip about a possible drug transaction in East Brewton led to the arrest of two Century residents on drug charges. Apollonia Burt, 31, 13 George Ave., and Fred Hall, 51, 50 West Pond St., were both arrested June 3. Burt was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and tampering with physical evidence. Hall was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to reports, the East Brewton Police Department received a tip about a drug transaction that...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a three-month ultimatum to the Town of Jay to finish any renovations and repairs of the livestock market, according to Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib Monday night. The deadline to finish any repairs of renovations to the structure is Aug. 31, 2019, to be funded with the remainder of a Rural Development $130,000 grant. Town officials have heard estimates that the hog barn roofing project will cost around $35,000 to $40,000. Owens said...
Last May, CPA Robert Hudson asked the Century Council to allow monthly for five months for $5,000 to come from the big trash pick-up and $7,000 to come from the special revenue go into the struggling gas fund, which Mayor Henry Hawkins asked the council Monday night to extend to relieve financial burden until the winter months, although the council took no action on the request. Councilwoman Ann Brooks said she would like to get gas reports from the town's gas superintendent, Walley Kellett,...
Last Friday, May 31, Century area children and adults got to experiment too see how the surface of the moon was made and see real moon rocks and meteorite samples and explore lunar science and cosmic impacts at Century Library thanks to West Florida Public Library's (WFPL) Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) event, "NASA Moon Rocks". Funded through the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and West Florida Public Library system, "A Universe of Stories" is the su...
More than 300 runners from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas will be in Brewton this weekend to compete in Saturday's Burnt Corn Creek Run through the woods, through the swap, through the creek and in, out and through some 60 obstacles. Proceeds from the event will go to Backpack Buddies and Paws Crossed Dog Rescue, Inc. T.R. Miller High School Track Coach Rob Adkinson said he expects a huge crowd of runners and walkers of all ages. The 3-plus mile course begins at...
The Century Council voted Monday to approve to pay $9,000 beyond the $21,000 submitted by auditing firm Warren Averett, allowing Mayor Henry Hawkins to sign an engagement letter to begin the town's annual audit. When Councilwoman Ann Brooks asked why Hawkins had not signed the letter when the deadline for the audit completion is June 30, Hawkins said that the firm advised the $9,000 was for extra trips made to the town. “I've got some issues with that agreement because they went up $9,000 and t...
The 39th annual Alabama Blueberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 15, at historic downtown Brewton in Jennings Park. The festival features homemade blueberry foods including blueberry ice cream made especially for the festival, blueberry crunch and cobbler and a wide variety of sandwiches. There will be arts and crafts, an antique car show, blueberry bushes and crates of fresh blueberries, blueberry T-shirts, free children's games and activities and live...
The Alger Sullivan Historical Society (ASHS) in Century will host its annual yard this Saturday, June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the corner of 4th Street and Jefferson Avenue, in the historical district. This year will be the biggest sale the society has had, according to ASHS President Jerry Fischer. “We have the estate of our late, beloved longtime member Margaret Collier as well as estate items from another individual,” said Fischer. “This is going to be the biggest sale that we've...
During the early 1900s, The Atmore Advance kept a weekly account of area residents in short biographies which were written by Hugh B. Dubose under the column name Who's Who in Atmore. On May 2, 1929, Dubose chronicled the life of local farmer Lawrence McKinley. Lawrence was born to Elbert and Mary McKinley (Mary was a Stabler before her marriage to Elbert) on March 27, 1853. The young man grew up in the River Ridge/Franklin area of Monroe County. According to the Advance, Lawrence had five brothers and four sisters, yet only two brothers were...
The Alger Sullivan Historical Society needs your help as we try to raise funds to pay utility bills, etc. We are having a yard sale at the Historic Park (4th and Jefferson in Century) on Saturday June 8, 2019. We have lots of things for sale. Some of note are: an adjustable drafting table, a rolling microwave table, artwork, books, glassware, dishes, picture frames of all sizes, sheets and other bedding and hobby supplies. We have had donations from several individuals and families. All proceeds...
So here I sit this day pondering on what my offspring really feel about me as a Mom. In all honesty it doesn't matter now because they turned out as awesome humans, so I must have been okay, RIGHT? From the moment I felt the first fluter of life I was elated and crying at the same time. They both caused me to get fat and fatter. They caused me to eat everything in the kitchen and from all the Tom Thumbs that sold Little Debbies and wash downs of Tab. Calories were high on my doctors attention. Tabs would take care of the calories, RIGHT? I...
I've seen the Facebook video, I've seen the Facebook posts. I didn't go looking for them, they were forwarded to me about Atmore Mayor Jim Staff killing a raccoon with a shovel. I've seen the photoshopped photos of Staff with a coon skin hat on his head and others that are either poking fun at him or really mad at him for beating the raccoon to death with a shovel. I guess politicians make good targets for social media. I've had several people ask me if Staff would be on my front page today....
We may sound like a broken record, but if you live in Flomaton and you get this issue of the Tri-City Ledger before 1 p.m. today (Thursday), you need to be at town hall. We've written about it, people have talked about it, people have called us about it, but you will hear the ins and outs of a possible Form Based Code being implemented in Flomaton at the 1 p.m. meeting in the council chambers. As we've said before, whether the Flomaton Town Council decides to go in this direction will depend on what the tax-paying citizens of Flomaton tell...
It is fitting that last week, now-former Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced his resignation and return to private life and his shuttering the office of the Special Counsel. Just the day before his announcement, I filed a bill to get some real transparency from those who undertook this costly, wasteful, and pointless investigation and to ensure that something this unnecessary never happens again. I have read the entire Mueller Report cover to cover, and it’s clear to me there was no collusion and no obstruction. Even with access to the f...
After almost two years of intense yet insipid national turmoil, the Special Counsel investigating the 2016 Presidential Election finally completed and submitted their report. Due to previous indictments of several Russians, we knew the Special Counsel believed Russians did attempt to interfere in our political process. Hardly an earth shattering revelation, does anyone doubt the Russians are always meddling in our affairs? Or for that matter, the Chinese? The Iranians? Or any of our enemies? But leftists across politics and throughout the...
I drive by the sign every time I head south on Hwy. 21 to the interstate. The sign says William C. Holman Correctional Facility. Most of the time the gate is raised, the road is open to driving past the prison and the area is quiet. On rare days the gate is down, the traffic increases and armed agents from the State Department of Corrections are on duty. This signifies execution day at Holman. As a longtime member of the Alabama Press Corp, I went to witness the execution of Christopher Lee Price. I witnessed an execution in the late 70s when...
Is Smart Growth America's Form Based Code a good fit to move Flomaton forward economically? That question may be answered at a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Flomaton Town Hall. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting to hear about the plan from John Robert Smith and Tucson Roberts, an economic development consultant. Smith, who used the Form Based Code to revitalize downtown Meridian, Miss., during his 16-year tenure as mayor of that town, serves as chairman of T4...
The Jay town council voted Monday night to approve hiring part-time billing clerk April Watson as a full-time employee and one pay raise for town maintenance worker Kevin Herrman with discussion of a raise for Operations Manager Eric Seib in the near future. Water billing clerk Watson has greatly reduced the number of overdue water accounts, with $691 currently outstanding, according to Watson Monday night. She told the council the decision was made to put 90-day overdue water accounts on a...
A call to the Flomaton Police Department dispatch Sunday about a possible intoxicated driver ended with multiple charges agains the two Century residents that included drugs, contraband and a weapon. Following the call, Flomaton officer Derrick Hodges initiated a traffic stop at Pizza Hut on Highway 31 and Sgt. Chris Byrd arrived shortly after. Arrested where Joshua Michael Davis, 30, and Cedric Lamar Carter, 45, with both addresses listed at Highway 4, Apartment 404, in Century. Davis was...
On Tuesday, Georgia-Pacific officials told employees at Temple, a particle board plant in Monroeville, that the company’s composite panels segment will cease production operations in 60 to 90 days. Temple currently has 95 employees. GP also announced it will shut down the Hope Particle Board Plant in Hope, Arkansas in 60 to 90 days, and the company has decided not to rebuild its particle board plant in Thomson, Ga., which was severely damaged by fire recently. According to GP spokesman Rick Kimble, “Demand for particleboard remains flat and...
Franklin James Banks, II, 20, of Monroeville drowned at Desoto State Park near Fort Payne in northeast Alabama Friday afternoon. Banks graduated from from Monroe County High School in 2016 where he was a decorated athlete and student. He was pursuing a Forestry degree while enrolled at Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical University. He played one year for the football and baseball teams at AAMU. “Franky was a bright spot in the lives of everyone he met,” his mother Carole Banks said. “Young people from all over the state were drawn to him and ad...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Summer Feeding Program began last Tuesday, June 4 and will continue through Friday, June 28, 2019. Monday through Thursday, breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Escambia County High School, Escambia County Middle School, Flomaton Elementary School., Rachel Patterson Elementary School,W.S. Neal Elementary School and W.S. Neal High School. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Escambia County High School and W.S. Neal Elementary School. There is no charge for anyone 18 years of age and...
Pollard-McCall Jr. High announces their A and A-B honor roll students for the fourth nine weeks. The students’ names are as follows: All A's First Grade: Alex Bryant, Skipman Fountain, Logan Golden, Annelise Kent, Raghen Morris, Isaac White and Zhane White; Second Grade (Findley): James Bell, Braylen Boartfield, Kinsley Burkett, Dayton Langston, Carsyn Powell, Daniel Torres and Brenner Wallace; Second Grade (Kirkland): Lane Bush, Lane Johnson and Kylen Johnson; Third Grade (Coleman): Ashlyn Blake, Noah Floyd and Russell Lassiter; Third Grade (...
Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 announces the kick-off of their 3rd Annual Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest. Children ages 4-15 have the opportunity to compete for prize money in four age categories: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. The winner in each age group will receive $25.00. This poster contest is a local follow-up to the National VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Scholarship Contest for students in grades 9-12. The Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest is an opportunity for those who are not eligible for t...
“Whee, it’s Hot!” “Oh, Boy it’s HOT out here and it’s not even summer yet!” These are a few of the sentiments I have heard lately about the weather. Amy Mullins, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in the Panhandle has the perfect tips to avoid the dangers of dehydration on these hot summer days. I’m sharing her article and refreshing recipes with you today. Nothing is more refreshing on a hot summer day than an ice-cold glass of water! Water is an essential component to good health. In fact, it makes up 60% of your body’s weight and is inv...
