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An East Brewton traffic and subsequent house search ended in the arrest of four people on drug and warrant charges. James Deangelo Williams, 31, 5990 Highway 41, Lot 2, East Brewton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), unlawful possession of marijuana I, distribution of a controlled substance and a felon being in possession of a firearm. Christie Anita Bauldree, 38, 2950 Ridge Road, Brewton, was charged with unlawful possession of drug...
As of press time Wednesday, the Brewton Police Department had not released the name of the female, whose body was found inside a car July 10, parked in the Walmart parking lot in Brewton. According to a press release from the police department, officers were dispatched to Walmart about 6:10 p.m. on July 10 in reference to a person inside a vehicle. Witnesses did say the vehicle had been parked in the parking lot for three days before the woman's body was found. Emergency personnel responded to...
"A municipal corporation that is losing money is in the same position of a business that is losing money," said Edwin "Buzz" Eddy, retired Gulf Breeze city manager to the Century Council at last Monday's special meeting. "It can't be around long and provide excellent service to itss citizens if you're losing money constantly. What I would work on first is the gas, water, sewer and sanitation." "Services can be measured, charged for and the money brought in for those enterprise services should...
Although no action was taken, Jay voters may have the chance to vote to approve the sale of beer on Sundays in the next municipal election in August 2020, after the issue was brought before the town council at Monday's night meeting. Express It Exxon gas station owner Neil Patel approached the council Monday night to ask permission to sell beer on Sundays, citing that his brother, who owns a store in Century, clears around $3,000 on Sunday, which includes Jay money. Patel had approached the...
Much like Flomaton's decision to have a firm come in and help the town develop a Form Base Code in hopes of creating economic opportunities for the town, the town of Century took a positive step Monday night by hiring former Gulf Breeze Manager Edwin 'Buzz' Eddy to come in and help the town not only evaluate but to turn around their utility departments which have been struggling to reach black ink for years. There's that old saying about not seeing the forest because of the trees and sometimes it takes a different set of eyes to focus on what...
It was 50 years ago that Neil Armstrong said those famous words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when he became the first human to set foot on the surface of the moon. I remember being packed into the gym at Camp Laney in Mentone, Ala., to watch that historic moment. While not the same magnitude, I think the Flomaton Town Council took one small step Monday night when it voted unanimously to move forward with establishing a Form Base Code for the town limits. It's my hop...
We have all heard the word 'homeless', but, what does it mean to be homeless? How does one get that way and what can we do as a community to help? Several years ago, I boarded the Bethlehem Baptist Association van with my family and headed out for Fort Worth, Texas. I had been invited to speak at 'Beautiful Feet' ministries. 'Beautiful Feet' (Thefeet.org) is a mission that feeds and aides the homeless in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. The van was full of donated clothes from the people of Monroeville. 'Beautiful Feet' has been served since...
The Flomaton Town Council gave Russell Paul a tentative go-ahead to lease the old Strand Theater for $800 per month from August through January to host a haunted house and then possibly a Christmas show. Paul said he's done haunted houses in Pensacola and they average 2,500 to 5,000 attendees on Friday and Saturday nights. He said the closest haunted houses to Flomaton now are in Evergreen and Foley. Paul also said if it goes well he would look at a permanent lease or possible purchase of the bu...
The Flomaton Town Council approved a resolution Monday to seek a Community Development Block Grant to pave Upper Creek Road, Carter Drive and if bids come in low, extending the paving to Ringold Street. The $201,115 grant will require a $50,000 match from the town, but Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., told council members he felt he could raise $30,000 to go toward the match, leaving the town with $20,000. Councilman Buster Crapps questioned how the roads were selected and said he felt the council...
A two-vehicle crash at 4:15 p.m. Monday, July 15, has claimed the life of a Repton man. Brian Scott Dantzler, 45, was killed when the 2008 Buick Lucerne he was driving collided with a 2016 International 4400. Dantzler was pronounced dead on scene. The driver of the International, Randall Whatley, 47, of Evergreen was uninjured in the collision. The crash occurred on Old Stage Road, seven miles southeast of Monroeville. Nothing further is available as ALEA Troopers continue to investigate....
The Escambia County Children's Policy Council recently hosted its first annual summer enrichment program. This program is designed to enhance the potential in our young people by building and reinforcing positive characteristics. During this summer enrichment program youth were provided training on how to develop and track goals which will help enhance their chances of success. Dr. Teresa Smith provided two workshops on the importance of Mental Health. Youth were trained on positive social interactions by counselors from The Compass II Life...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Children's Policy Council (CPC) held it's quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 27, to give updates on programs and events that help area youth and solicited board members' input on needs assessment in the county, noting that Alabama ranks 44th out of 50 in child well-being. CPC Executive Director Karean Reynolds said according to a recent report, Alabama is 44th out of 50 for child well-being and was 42nd out of 50 last year. The video shown at the meeting stated the An...
The town of Century will receive a fee as much as $33,000 from the Capital Trust Agency (CTA) for bond issuance on three projects in Florida through an interlocal agreement between the city of Gulf Breeze and the town of Century, following Monday night's council approval. A representative with CTA presented the Viera Charter Schools project in Broward Countys, the Cedar Grove in Miami-Dade County and NorthStar Academies, in various counties for bond issuance to the Century mayor and council....
