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Any registered voter living in the town of Century who seeks to qualify for the upcoming municipal election on August 28, 2018, can qualify from 12 p.m., Monday, June 18, until 12 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2018. A runoff election, if necessary, and general election, where there are only two candidates running, will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Voters will see on the ballot council seat 3, currently held by incumbent Benjamin Boutwell, council seat 4, held by Gary Riley and...
The Flomaton Town Council is looking for solutions to stop the vandalism at Oaks Common Park on Martin Luther King Drive after multiple concrete benches were destroyed. Councilwoman Lillian Dean, who represents the district, said citizens of the community stepped up and purchased 12 concrete benches and only four are left. “All have been broken up,” Dean said. “People now just want to take the others home. I just can't understand.” Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., said Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye can't keep the park up because people keep te...
The towns of Century and Flomaton will kick off this year's July 4th celebration with Century's Independence Day Celebration beginning at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30, at Anthony Pleasant Park, with food trucks, food vendors, live entertainment and much more. The first band will perform at 4:30 and play until 5:30 p.m. Concessions will be available and the proceeds will benefit the Little League Association. At 6 p.m., the second band will perform and Kona Ice as well as bouncey houses will be set...
Flomaton police made 301 contacts during its recent Click-It-Or-Ticket campaign that resulted in 191 citations issued and 16 arrests made. Police Chief Bryan Davis said the campaign ran from May 21 through June 3. The police department received grant funds to pay overtime to officers to work traffic. The following citations were issued: Seatbelt violation, 46; child restraint violation 1; speeding, 31; insurance violation, 17; driver's license violation, 9, suspended/revoked driver's license,...
I would hope that the people of this country would like for us to have fair elections where those eligible to vote are the ones who go to the polls and cast ballots. That might be a dream since the majority of the people in this country could care less who represents us from city hall to the White House. God only knows how much (tax) money we've spent trying to determine whether or not the Russians influenced our last presidential election. I guess we did that to make sure our elections were...
We tip our hat to Maggie Silbernagel in her quest to develop a foster care home in Flomaton for young boys who have fallen between the cracks due to no fault of their own. You read everywhere about the need for foster parents and those willing to adopt children who for one reason or another have been separated from their birth parents. These innocent children have very few choices but those who step up to take them in, give them a hug and love them can turn their lives around. Silbernagel is working to establish the home at the old Charco build...
Down here on the Gulf Coast, fishing is a way of life for many people. It is a tradition that spans generations and is one way we bond with our family and friends. In fact, some of my fondest memories happened while casting a reel. I remember my father showing me how to bait a hook and teaching me about the patience of waiting for a bite. I enjoy carrying on that tradition with my kids. Just in time to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, Alabama’s 2018 Red Snapper season officially opened on June 1st. The Red Snapper season is a r...
Now that the dust has settled from last week’s gubernatorial primaries, let’s analyze the outcome. Governor Kay Ivey and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox won very impressive victories. Ms. Ivey beat three well financed opponents without a runoff. She trounced them. She garnered 56 percent of the vote to 25 percent for Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle. Evangelist Scott Dawson and Mobile State Senator Bill Hightower brought up the rear with 13 percent and 5 percent respectively. All three men worked hard and raised money. It was a daunting task to def...
Iconic liberal columnist of the New York Times, Maureen Dowd, recently penned a particularly amusing and poignantly enlightening column about our 44th President: “Obama – just too good for us.” Not for weak stomachs, her syrupy sycophantic worship of Obama in an incredibly ethereal platitudes is more than enough to make average Americans puke. While Dowd seeks to extol and justify Obama as some pre-incarnate savior of the world, she inadvertently offers a fascinating candid insight into the liberal mindset. Her column could easily be dismi...
Last Friday, suicide claimed the life of another victim, Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain initially made his claim to fame because of his culinary skills before eventually merging his talents of journalism and cooking, when he became the host on the CNN hit television show “Parts Unknown”. Bourdain broke down boundaries and shocked television executives and audiences alike, by his ability to travel throughout a multitude of cultures interviewing people while sampling local cuisine in either res...
U-Haul Company of Alabama, Inc. announces We Care Thrift Store has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Flomaton community. We Care Thrift Store at 22172 Hwy. 31 will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies, boxes and in-store pick-up for boxes. The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental...
Next fall, T.R. Miller joins 176 Alabama high schools offering Advanced Placement (AP) courses and additional resources to help students earn a qualifying score on the AP exam. A+ College Ready works to boost the number of students in Alabama taking and earning qualifying scores in math, science, English, social studies, and computer science Advanced Placement (AP®) courses. Participating schools receive comprehensive teacher training and support for Advanced Placement students and teachers, as well as training for ALL teachers in grades 6-11...
