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It’s Blueberry Picking Time! This coming weekend all roads lead to Jenning’s Park in Brewton, AL for the 38th Annual Alabama Blueberry Festival. We are inviting you to come and join us for this BIG EVENT! The Festival will be held Saturday, June 16th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be a day full of good wholesome food, fun, and entertainment for the entire family. If you are not familiar with Brewton, just follow the signs and look for the old Ritz Movie Theatre Marquee in downtown Brewton where Hwy 31 and 41 intersect. (Jennings Park is...
Clinton Dortch, 62, died Thursday, May 24, 2018. Mr. Dortch was a native of Wilcox County born Dec. 28, 1955, to Will Dortch, Sr. and Bessie Mae Dortch, and resident of Atmore. At a young age, he attended Waymon Chapel A.M.E. Church of Wilcox County. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 31, at Christian Care Ministry in Atmore with Pastor James Murphy officiating. Burial followed at Stallworth Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mr. Dortch is survived by sic sisters, Linda (Claude) Stallworth, Geraldine Phillips,...
Emma Lee Feagin, 74, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola. Mrs. Feagin was born Dec. 25, 1943 to Albert and Minnie Williams in Farmersville, Ala. Relocating to Century when she was 6, she later graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1963. She joined Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church and later wed William Feagin. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Bethel AFM Church of God with Bishop Russell Fountain, Jr. officiating. Burial followed at Century Cemetery with Jackson-McMurray Funeral Home d...
Infant David Ryan Fountain died Thursday, June 7, 2018 in Milton, Fla. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, June 10, at Bagget’s Chapel Cemetery in Repton, Ala. with Rev. Cavin Cawthon officiating. Burial followed with Craver’s Funeral Home directing. Infant Fountain is survived by his parents, Sam (Emily) Pilotte Fountain of Repton; four grandparents, Ronnie and Jeanell Fountain of Repton and Leo and Barbara Pilotte of Andalusia; one great-grandparent, Therese Pilotte of Berkley, Mass.; and numerous uncles, aunts and great-uncles and...
Marrian Nadene Gibson, 58, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Gibson was a native of Bay Minette who has resided in Poarch, Ala. For the past 30 years. She was a member of the Poarch Community Church. Mrs. Gibson is survived by two daughters, Pam Eddins of Dothan, Ala. and Terry Glover of Atmore; her mother, Patricia Mae Barlow of Bay Minette; one brother, Ricky Calvin (Sarah) Joiner, Sr. of Rabun, Ala.; two sisters, Sharon (Rayford) Tuberville of Dyas, Ala. and Judy Boyette of Rabun; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild....
Stanford D'Wayne Gollotte, 48, died Friday, June 1, 2018 in Uriah, Ala. Mr. Gollotte was a native and former resident of Mobile who had resided in Uriah for the past 5 years. He was of the Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Sanchez officiating. Burial followed at Poplar Springs Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Gollotte is survived by three sons, Stetson Brockmiller and Dalton Gollotte, both of Mobile, and Trent Gollotte of Uriah;...
Lula “Laura” Lee Pettway Grimes, 93, of Atmore, died Saturday, June 2, 2018. Mrs. Grimes was a native of Wilcox County, where she attended school. A farmer, she was a longtime resident of Atmore. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Ceneter in Atmore with Apostle Tony McAroy officiating. Burial followed at Stallworth Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing. Mrs. Grimes is survived by three sons, Willie (Pearlie) Pettway and Tony (Stephanie) Pettway, both of Atlanta, and Jesse (Anne) Pettwa...
Johnnie Lavon Odom, 53, of Flomaton, died Sunday, May 27, 2018. Mr. Odom was a native of Brewton and longtime resident of Flomaton. A 1983 graduate of Flomaton High School, he attended the Tabernacle Baptist Church and was employed with Odom Logging. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 31, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Pat Carden officiating. Burial followed at Odom Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Odom is survived by his wife of 29 years, Nancy Stuckey Odom of...
Lola Peebles, 88, died Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Peebles was born in Berlin, Germany and had resided in Bratt, Fla. for most of her life. She was a member of Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Ricky Peebles and James Sage officiating. Burial followed at Godwin Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Peebles is survived by two sons, Willie (Pat) Peebles of McDavid, Fla., and Robert Franz Peebles of Bratt; two...
John Nealy Roberts, Jr., 66, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Mr. Roberts was born Sept. 8, 1951, to John Nealy, Sr. and Elnetta Roberts in Atmore, Ala. A 1969 graduate of Escambia County High School, he had attended Escambia County Training School and worked for Exxon for 30 years until he retired in 2007. He was a member of Power Pentecostal Holiness Church. Married in 1996, he and his wife began their Christian ministry and created Paradise Holiness Church, where he served as Deacon. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 10, at...
Joseph “Buddy” Carlton Sands, 70, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Mobile, Ala.Mr. Sands as born in Key West, Fla. and lived most of his adult life in Atmore. A 1966 Ernest Ward High School graduate, he is, to date, the only All State Linebacker to come out of Ernest Ward High School weighing in at only 155 pounds. A member of the Atmore Church of Christ, he retired from Frontier Communications as the Facilities Supervisor of the Southeastern District, serving a total of 42 years. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 4, at Atmore Chu...
Escambia County Alabama was created following the War Between the States. The time immediately after the war was a dark time for many in that much of the infrastructure of the area had been destroyed or was primitive. Literacy rates were not exceptionally high during this era and historical documentation of local events was scattered and sporadic at best. Yet as our area slowly emerged from the war years, the stream of economic prosperity began to slowly flow south. As the population of our...
Since it's June already that means that several seasons either begin or end with this month. I guess one of the ones we pay great attention to along the gulf coast is hurricane season, which began the first day of this month. Also the first day of the month saw the beginning of the meteorological summer, some what different from the astrological summer most of us go by the meteorological summer runs from June 1 until August 31, whereas the astrological summer that most of us go by runs from mid June until mid September. Some sports seasons are...
August 1951 brought death to my family. My Granddaddy Marion Grissett died at age 75. His neighbor Mr. Marvin Lisenby rolled into our lane to motion with his head for Daddy to come out to the car. I was on the front porch with my siblings and that was a sure fire way to get our attention. Daddy walks to the car with a knowing look on his face. That gave me another reason to shush everybody and get information. " Shut up y'all, som'ums wrong". Daddy listens to Mr. Marvin and asks, "Do what, what happened"? " Mr. Marion just fell dead". " When,...
Nestled into the quiet county roads in Northern Baldwin County near Perdido, Ala., lies the Splinter Hill Bog Preserve, one of the most in-tact seepage bog communities remaining on the Gulf Coast area. The preserve contains portions of the Dyas and Bushy creeks, tributaries of the Perdido River and is home to a variety of habitats, including sandy upland longleaf pine forests and swampy forests filled with pitcher plants. When one enters the habitat, which is managed by The Nature Conservatory,...
Former Flomaton Fire Department Chief Jimmy Brantley, who still remains a volunteer fireman, told members of the Flomaton Town Council Monday night that a fire truck had been sabotaged and an investigation needed to be launched. Brantley prefaced his comments by saying he was not looking for a job. “I'm here to report a wrong, a gross wrong,” Brantley told the council. “The old fire truck was vandalized.” Brantley was referring to a 1984 fire truck still being used by the Flomaton Fire Departm...
An Atmore man is dead and his 32-year old son is in jail on $1 million bond after being arrested and charged with murder. The body of Alvin Donald Nall, 72, was discovered outside his 12527 Highway 21 North residence in the Huxford community Friday night. Thomas Matthew Nall, 32, same address, was arrested and charged with murder. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said officers responded to a 911 call about 9 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found Alvin Nall's body...
Flomaton Fireman Tyler Lambeth, left, and Fire Chief Steve Stanton comfort two children, ages 5 and 9, following a vehicle crash Sunday at the intersection of Highway 113 and Wolf Log Road. No information was available from the state on the crash, but Stanton said Teddy Bears are always kept in the fire trucks to calm young children....
If you have the aptitude, attitude and work ethic, Provalus in Brewton has a job for you. Scott Sullivan, senior vice president of Provalus, and Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace appeared before the Escambia County Commission for a meet and greet and an update on the new Information Technology center. “Scott and I were talking last week at Rotary and he had not met many of the commissioners,” Lovelace said Monday. “Provalus is growing at a very rapid rate.” Lovelace also told the commission that Pr...
The foster care crisis in Escambia County (Ala.) and many counties across the state has prompted former foster parent and child advocate Margaret Silbernagel to pursue a foster home in Flomaton for children who are removed from their homes that offers a safe, hopeful place until each child can be returned to their home or adopted through the foster care system. This haven for children in transition will be called Philadelphia Place, and is located on Highway 31 in the building that was formerly...
By JOE THOMAS Ledger Editor Although ballots have not been released, applications for absentee ballots for the July 17 runoff elections in Escambia County (Ala.) are now available and ballots will be sent as soon as they arrive at the circuit clerk's office. Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he expects the runoff ballots to arrive this week. Fountain also noted if a person voted absentee in the June 5 primary and checked the box on the application to request an absentee ballot for the...
Two East Brewton men were arrested on drug charges following routine traffic stops after the police department's K-9 detected illegal narcotics. Terryl Jerome Jordan, 52, 1207 Dailey St., and Ryan Joseph Hammac, 34, 821 Dailey St., were both arrested on drug charges. Jordan was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence and failure to obey law enforcement. According to police reports, Jordan was...
A Flomaton woman already in jail on theft of services, failure to pay and drug charges now faces theft of property IV and fraudulent use of a credit card after being accused of using the numbers off of someone else's debit card to order items online from Walmart. Shanna Nelson, 32, 2328 Cary St., was served with the new arrest warrants while sitting in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on the new credit card fraud charges. Flomaton police were first dispatched to Nelson's...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant laid off two part-time firemen and the town council voted to limit take-home vehicles to only those employees who are on call in an effort to cut expenses for the town. Bondurant made the announcement during Monday night's town council meeting. “This week I felt like we needed to cut back,” Bondurant said. “I cut back two firemen.” Bondurant noted it still leaves Jeremy Lee as the full-time paid fireman at the fire department. He said Lee will be paid for 40 hours...
The Escambia County Commission approved two memorandums of understanding with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians concerning road work in the Poarch area. One is for the county to provide in-kind services for the resurfacing of roads in the area while Poarch would pay for the actual paving. The second allows Poarch to grade county-owned dirt roads in the area after giving the county notice. County Clerk-Administrator Tony Sanks said the county's road department has a schedule of when dirt roads...
