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A Brewton woman who was driving the vehicle on May 13 that veered off Old Atmore Road into trees that left a Flomaton man dead has been arrested and charged with reckless murder with Flomaton police saying the woman was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Emily Nicole Taylor, 21, 254 Smallwood Lane, was arrested by Flomaton police on the felony charges. Taylor was behind the wheel of the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu that left the roadway, crashed into trees and was engulfed with flames with Jacob...
Flomaton resident Julian Ptomey said he's seen too many torn and discarded American flags around town and solicited the help of Boy Scout Troop 31 and the Flomaton Lions Club to give residents and businesses a way to properly dispose of old flags. Ptomey said the Tri-City Ledger donated an old newspaper rack that he has now painted red-white and blue and has been placed outside the Flomaton post office. He said people can place their old flags inside the box and the Boy Scouts will make sure...
The quick response of the Flomaton Fire Department is credited for saving two homes after a debris-burning fire got out of hand Friday afternoon. Flomaton received a 911 call at 1:38 p.m. Friday of a house fire at 570 Beasley Dixon Road and Flomaton firemen arrived on the scene at 1:42 p.m. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton, who was out of town, said the firemen did what they were trained to do and prevented the flames from engulfing a house and a mobile home. Firefighters from Flomaton,...
Monday will be Independence Day this year and local celebrations kick off Friday, July 1 in Century and wrap up with fireworks Monday night in Poarch and East Brewton this year. Century/Flomaton The town of Century is hosting the celebration this year with food trucks, vendors, music and Kona Ice will be at Showalter Park in Century starting at 6 p.m., Friday, July 1. The fireworks show will begin after dark. Poarch Wind Creek Casino in Atmore will have fireworks beginning at 9 p.m., Monday,...
In a workshop Tuesday night, the Century Council, which also serves as the Century Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) board, discussed the status of the Century CRA and the option to appoint two more board members. A CRA is a legislative tool established by Florida law to reinvest property taxes in community revitalization projects where taxes are generated to remove slum and blight conditions within designated areas or districts. Started in 2017, the Century CRA, funded by tax increment...
