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Sometimes old landmarks from the past leave an impression. Among the various images of places and things I remember from the Canoe of my childhood was the sign on the old block building at the caution light which read "Weldery." In an earlier time the building had been Stallworth's Hardware, and to another generation of Canoe residents the old sign "Guns and Coffins" on the front of the building served as a sign that you were in old Canoe. John Conn had an office there as did Mr. Barnett in a...
So today I saw a post of Texans washing their prize longhorn in the local car wash. Pros and cons of comments set me to remembering my childhood and how Mama & Daddy saved time and energy by doing things the easiest way possible while letting us enjoy life to the fullest. As the slight cool opening of the hot summer day ahead I remember hearing Mama & Daddy talking in the kitchen as they made breakfast for us. Somewhere in the bluish time of daybreaking, the smell of bacon and sausage frying, the smell of coffee as the old aluminum percolator...
America has been roiled by rioting for weeks, but what started as protests to voice outrage at the callous unjust killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police was quickly hijacked by domestic terrorists, namely ANTIFA. ANTIFA is an extremist Marxist group intent on fomenting civil war to destroy the United States of America. Since Marxism is still rejected by most Americans, ANTIFA has chosen racism as their wedge issue to divide Americans and sow discord. They side with Black Lives Matters which is also a Marxist group based on some...
As we end the first half of 2020, there is no doubt that the coronavirus is the story of the year. The coronavirus saga of 2020 and its devastation of the nation’s and state’s economic well-being may be the story of the decade. How has the coronavirus affected Alabama politics? The answer is negligibly, if at all. The Republican Primary runoff to hold the Junior U.S. Senate seat was postponed by the virus epidemic. It is set for July 14, which is right around the corner. The race between Tommy Tuberville and Jeff Sessions should be close and...
Our brilliant Founders built our democracy upon two different but complimentary pillars. The first and more obvious pillar is our constitutional system itself, what the writers of the Federalist Papers called the “new science of politics.” Our representative democracy would not be possible without our revolutionary constitution and the laws that uphold it, separation and enumeration of powers, and effective checks and balances. The second pillar is more difficult to define but just as essential – nationally shared values and a common morality....
Fresh from the garden vegetables make any meal better. While many fresh garden vegetables are available this time of year, there is a way to have the same fresh selections all year long. With a few simple steps, people can freeze and store almost every garden vegetable. Having high-quality frozen vegetables that keep their taste and nutrients relies heavily on the selection, preparation and storing processes. Selection Bridgette Brannon, an Alabama Extension food safety and quality regional agent, said the best vegetables to freeze are ones...
I met Alexander Hart in the year 2000. I was part of a volunteer program for prisons. At the time Alexander was in his 46th year in a maximum security prison. He was convicted at age 20 to life without parole. His crime? He was an accessory to murder. Alexander was one of four young black men from Detroit who headed south during the segregation days, with no real purpose in mind. The two young men in the front seat talked about how they would like to “stir up the waters,” without going into any detail. Much to Alexander’s surprise, stir it up t...
Sybil Louise Havard Evans, 92, of the Riverview community in Brewton, died Friday, June 19, 2020 following a brief illness. Mr. Perry was born Aug. 17, 1927, in Brewton. Of the Baptist faith, she attended the W. S. Neal School System and worked as a saleslady of S & H Green Stamps. She had resided in Mobile but returned to Brewton in 1969. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Edwards and Speaker Debra Freeman officiating. Burial followed at Fort Crawford Cemetery in East...
Bonletter Booth Holt, 82, of Flomaton, died Saturday, June 20, 2020. Mrs. Holt was born April 3, 1938, to George Bailey and Sally Roberson Booth in Brewton. She had been a lifelong member of the Flomaton community, where she was a homemaker and worked beside her husband in th family business, Holt Construction Company. She was a member of Flomaton First Freewill Baptist church, where she taught Sunday School. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Monday, June 22, at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Harris officiating. Burial followed at...
Cathline McAlister Hill, 91, died Thursday, June 18, 2020. Mrs. Hill was born Sept. 30, 1928, to Charles Edward and Gertrude Steele McAlister in Franklin County, Ala. The youngest of seven children, she grew up on a dairy farm near Russellville, Ala., and moved to Brewton in 1950 with her husband. The couple opened Hill's Jewelry, where she worked as bookkeeper, helping her husband run the business. A graveside service was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 20, at Union Cemetery with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating and Craver's Funeral Home...
Diane Linda Lilley, 65, of Goodway, Ala., died Monday, June 15, 2020, in Mobile. Mrs. Lilley was a native of Frisco City, Ala. Who had resided in Goodway for the past 45 years. A homemaker, she was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 18, at Enon Baptist Church with Bro. Pete Dunn officiating. Burial followed at Enon Baptist Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Lilley is survived by her husband of 45 years, Raymond L. Lilley of Goodway; one son, Rusty (Shawn)...
Gwendolyn Ann Newton, 78, of Century, died Saturday, June 20, 2020. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 27, at Apostolic Faith Church in Century. Burial will follow at Pleasant Cemetery in Century with McMurray-Jackson Funeral Services directing....
Wilburn Carlos Perry, 86, of Brewton, died Thursday, June 18, 2020 following a brief illness. Mr. Perry was born Sept. 15, 1933, in Marion County, Ala. A former resident of Birmingham, he moved to Brewton in 1961. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1954 and served in the 31st Dixie Division of the Alabama National Guard, retiring as a mechanical engineer from Brewton Iron Works. A member of Brewton First Baptist Church, he was involved with Little League baseball, softball and basketball. Mr. Perry is survived by his wife, Betty Jo...
Leonard Dean Roberson, 76, of Flomaton, died Saturday, June 20, 2020. Mr. Roberson was born Aug. 31, 1943, in Brewton and was a lifelong member of the Flomaton community. An avid outdoorsman, he worked as Market Manager for the meat department of Green's IGA grocery store. He was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 25, at Flomaton Funeral Home with Rev. Rusty Burnham officiating. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mr. Roberson is survived by two sons,...
Our 2020 public observance of Memorial Day in Escambia County Alabama was once again held on the courthouse grounds in front of the monuments bearing the names of the 175 Escambia County heroes who died during World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Both the young and aging participants in this local observance anxiously await the placement of a monument to the Americans who lost their lives during the September 11, 2010 (911) attack, and our local heroes who have died during combat operations conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan related...
In its bi-weekly COVID-19 update, the Escambia County (Ala.) Health Care Authority reported an increase of positive tests in the county for the coronavirus. The report released Tuesday, shows the county has had 158 confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 1,940 specimens collected and six confirmed deaths. The numbers released Friday showed 123 confirmed cases from 1,728 specimens collected and four confirmed deaths. Tuesday's statistics from Atmore Community Hospital show 79 confirmed cases from 683...
Church's Chicken in Flomaton has apparently been closed permanently with no plans to reopen the restaurant. The restaurant closed Monday. As of Wednesday, there were no signs on the doors, but the menu has been cleared from the drive-thru. A spokesperson from Church's corporate office would only confirm that the restaurant had closed, giving no reason or whether the restaurant would re-open. Mary Carter, district manager of the Church's Chicken in Brewton, said it was her understanding the...
The Hardee's restaurant in Flomaton has reopened with reduced hours after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19. Hardee's was closed last Friday, opened for breakfast Saturday, closed again and was reopened Tuesday, June 23, with hours of operation set from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. with drive-thru only. Signs posted at the restaurant varied from being closed while waiting on a food shipment to equipment issues. Last Friday Hardee's had a sign posted on the door stating 'Due to the recent...
Citing health reasons, Escambia County (Ala.) Commissioner David Stokes announced Monday that he will be stepping down from his commission seat effective Aug. 1. Under Alabama law, Gov. Kay Ivey will appoint someone to fill Stokes' unexpired term that ends in November, 2022. The District 1 seat will be on the 2022 ballot for a full four-year term. Stokes, 63, has served on the county commission for about 30 years. After being re-elected in 2018, Stokes announced he would not be seeking...
I want to congratulate, applaud and give a big thumbs up to the Brewton Area YMCA. I can't say the same about the Hardee's restaurant in Flomaton. On June 18 the YMCA learned that a member who had used the facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. They not only immediately contacted the Alabama Department of Health and shut the facility down, they also sent out an email to YMCA members telling them that a person who tested positive visited the Y on June 17 and used the gymnasium, the...
Just about every health official predicted it, and now their predictions are becoming true. COVID-19 cases are increasing at a rapid pace after our so-called opening. We've all been out and about, there is no real social distancing, people are acting like the virus never existed. Folks, this thing is far from over. Our gut feeling is it will get worse before it gets better. We get a report from the Escambia County (Ala.) Health Care Authority every Tuesday and every Friday. From last Friday to this Tuesday there were 35 new confirmed cases of...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved new contracts for four new principals and one new assistant principal at its Thursday, June 18 meeting at W.S. Neal High School cafeteria. The board voted unanimously approved Leah Fuqua as principal at Huxford Elementary; Sabrina Wilson as principal at Escambia Career Readiness Center; Latoya McMillan as principal at Rachel Patterson Elementary; Takecia Barlow as principal at Escambia County Middle School and Junia Fischer as assistant...
Due to COVID-19 contact tracing there are many Escambia County (Fla.) Area Transit (ECAT) employees on quarantine; therefore, ECAT services have experienced delays on multiple routes throughout the day. Starting Monday, June 22 until further notice, ECAT and Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) Transportation will run peak service only, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. then 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, without service on Sundays. Buses will run every two hours with the final route trips departing ECAT and downtown at 6 p.m. ECAT will temporarily...
Troy University recently announced several area students who have been named to the Chancellor's List and Provost’s List for the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2019/2020 academic year. Those area students who made the Chancellor's List include from Atmore, Carson Barnett and Anna Sasser; from Brewton, Mary Peace, Shelby Evans, Maria Solomon, Mi'esha Straughn and Dwight Jerkins; and from East Brewton, Althea Marsh. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0 q...
Two area students, Joshua Barrett Fields of Brewton, Ala. and Haleigh Ridgeway of Frisco City, Ala., were inducted Spring 2020 into one or more of 15 honor societies Huntingdon College offers where students may earn membership on the basis of academic achievement, leadership, or other merits. Fields was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, an honor society whose purpose is to confer distinction upon students of English language and literature. Ridgeway, Class of 2021, s was inducted into Alpha Beta, an honor society for upper-class students honoring...
