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Jamie Young was promoted from billing clerk to town clerk Monday night by the Flomaton Town Council and Bianca James was hired to fill Young's place in the front office. The council voted 4-0-1 for the new hires to fill the vacancy created when Town Clerk Shila Carter resigned to take another position. Councilman Buster Crapps abstained with his vote, noting he was not involved in the interview process. “I'm not involved with the employees,” Crapps said. He said his job was to look out for the...
A Pensacola man who appeared at the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton Thursday for a paternity test was arrested inside the courtroom on outstanding warrants from Atmore and later escaped prior to being loaded into the transport van to take him to the county jail. Kylle Nicholas Cota, 23, was captured shortly after the escape and now faces additional charges of escape, theft and identity theft. According to reports from the sheriff's office, Cota was in court Thursday on a petition to establ...
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy Julius Dailey, 28, was killed in the line of duty early Monday morning when he lost control of his vehicle while responding to a burglary call. According to Monroe County Sheriff Tom Boatwright, at 11:58 p.m. Monday, the 911 center received a call of a burglary in progress on Highway 41 near Franklin. Deputy Dailey responded to the call and was in route when his vehicle veered off the road on Highway 41 a mile north of Monroeville. Boatwright said that Dailey overcorrected the vehicle, causing it to flip and h...
The West Florida Public Libraries will be serving free lunch this summer with Feeding the Gulf Coast at Century Library from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday through Friday, August 2. Meals are for chldren 18 years of age or younger or people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities who participate in special school programs for the disabled. The meal pattern requirements assure well-balanced, nutritious meals that supply the kinds and amounts of foods that children require to help meet their nutrient and energy needs. Meals...
A wreck on US Highway 29 and Whirlpool Road Tuesday evening involving a motorcycle and a moped resulted in two Century residents being Life Flighted to the hospital with critical injuries. James Cooko, 45, was traveling north on a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the inside lane on Highway 29 approaching Whirlpool Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Susan Nichols, 49, was also traveling north in the outside lane of Highway 29 approaching Whirlpool Road. Nichols made an improper...
The Ridge Road Water System will soon go through some major upgrades after the Escambia County Commission agreed to seek a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant on behalf of the city of Brewton. Following a public hearing with no objections, Brewton Utilities Superintendent Ray Madden said he was confident the city would be awarded the grant. A $35,000 match will be required, which will be paid for by the Brewton Utilities Board. “This is another example of the city and the county w...
Anyone who loves to play video games, especially Fortnite, an interactive online video game, is invited to the compete in the 2nd annual Flomaton Lions Club Video Game Tournament from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., this Saturday, June 15, at Flomaton High School parking lot. Pre-registration at Whataburger in Century or the Tri City Ledger office is $20 and includes a T-shirt. Registration on game day is $25. The grand prize for the overall winner is $100 and a medal. The Flomaton High School Band Boosters...
For those in the Atmore area who need a place to cool off this summer, or learn to swim and dive, the Tom Byrne Park Pool opened for public swimming May 28 and will be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will close for the season on Friday, August 2. For ages 15 and under, the cost is $1 a day and for ages 16 and older, $2 a day to swim. The pool is available for private parties from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday nights and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact...
Will Ruzic, executive director of Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance, recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership (AEDL) program held in Kansas City, Mo. AEDL is a two-week executive education course developed by four partner universities (The University of Alabama, Clemson University, Texas Christian University and the University of Southern Mississippi). At graduation ceremonies in Kansas City, graduates were awarded the Economic Development Master Practitioner diploma. The advanced program is an experi...
Kevin Thompson of Pensacola defended his title in the second annual Burnt Corn Creek Run by winning the elite 4-mile run through the swamps, the creeks and other obstacles with a time of 38:54.69 earning him a $500 check for his performance. Atmore native Alan Ash finished second with a time of 41:12.68 and pocketed $250 and Brewton native Rob Stokes finished third with a time of 41:37.04 to claim $150. Joshua Mather finished fourth with a time of 45:52.16 and Josh Duplantis finished fifth with...
I can't remember how old I was, but I know it was in my elementary school ages when I was riding in a car with my grandfather. We approached a stop sign and he stopped. I guess it was one of those moments for him to teach me a life lesson without me really knowing. That lesson was not only about stopping at the stop sign, but also to make sure the vehicle in the other lane stopped. I can't remember exactly the question he asked, but it went something like asking me why you need to stop at a...
Flomaton Councilman Buster Crapps has repeated the phrase that it is the council's responsibility to look out for the money and it's the mayor's responsibility to manage the employees. He's said it in several different ways, but he's been consistent in saying the mayor has the responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the town and it's the council's responsibility to make sure they have enough money to pay for it. State law and town charters spell out the responsibilities of the mayor and council. Some councils are different and have...
