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Situated 3 miles east of the historical center of Atmore, along the old L&N Railroad (CSX) lies an area known as Malta. Little more than a highway sign along Highway 31 marks the rough location of the area although Malta is officially located at 31.025 latitude and 87.455 longitude. It has been said Malta's range is from the road known as Florida Highway to about where Parker and Sons Construction yard is presently located. In the old days Graham Oil was on this site. Several generation of...
Our society has contributed articles to this paper for almost thirty years now and I find that the collection is a surprisingly generous source of historical information about this region. I stumbled across the following a while back, a first-hand recollection of a local “bad man” who was the brother-in-law of the famous Texas desperado, John Wesley Hardin. Hardin and Brown Bowen met while living in Texas as teens. In 1874 Bowen’s sister, Hardin’s wife, returned to the old family home in the Pollard area with her children and mother. Hardin...
I saw her in the 4-H parade in Atmore. I saw her picture in the Mobile Press Register leading the high school band down Government street during Mardi Gras, I saw her picture in LIFE leading a band in New York City for the St. Patrick's Day parade. She was the most beautiful girl in all creation. MAJORETTE She strutted and twirled and smiled through gleaming Ipana whitened teeth and lips outlined and glowing with Helena Rubinstine candy apple red lipstick. Huge hat with fluttering feathers held by gold braiding, chin strap holding it all on...
If I knew then what I know now I would have a beautiful set of perfect pearly white teeth! Multiple trips to the dentist office through the years, remind me that it’s worth it to follow these tips to have healthy teeth for a life time. Daily brushing with fluoride toothpaste and flossing are essential to a healthy smile, but did you know nutrition has an effect on your dental health, too? Eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods from all the food groups promotes healthy teeth and gums. A balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, protein foods, c...
Mary Alice King Bradley, 79, of Brewton, died Sunday, July 8, 2018 in a Century, Fla. nursing facility after a brief illness. Mrs. Bradley was a native and life long resident of Brewton who was a retired draw twist operator and member of the Assembly of God faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 12, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Johnny Cardwell officiating. Burial followed at Fort Crawford Cemetery in East Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bradley is survived by one son,...
Mollie Lue Huggins, 80, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Huggins was a native of Perdido, Ala. and former resident of Bay Minette, Ala. who had resided in Atmore for 5 ½ years and was of the Assembly of God faith. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 13, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Jerry Johnson and Ken Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Assembly of God Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Huggins is survived by one daughter, Deborah H. Alston of Atmore; three b...
Anna M. Mangiacotti Jackson, 85, of Pensacola, died Monday, July 9, 2018 in a Gulf Breeze hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Jackson was a native of Leominster, Mass. and long time resident of East Brewton before she moved to Pensacola. A member of East Brewton First United Methodist Church, she was a former saleslady for Dillards Department Store. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 13, at East Brewton First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jean Spikes and Dr. Ronald Jackson officiating. Burial followed at Fort Crawford...
Terry “Moon” Hilton Laster, 63, of Castleberry, died Sunday, July 8, 2018 in a Pensacola hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Laster was a native of Brewton and long time resident of Castleberry who was a retired electrician in the construction industry and of the Holiness faith. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 12, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Burial followed at Buffington Cemetery in Castleberry with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Laster is survived by one son, Marcus (Amy) Laster of Andalusia;...
Robert McCaskill, 80, died Friday, July 6, 2018. Mr. McCaskill was born Oct. 5, 1937 to Claude and Jewel McCaskill Payne in Brewton. A graduate of Southern Normal School and member of Peace and Goodwill Church, he later served in the U.S. Army and moved to Philadelphia, Pa., where he lived for 20 years. Upon his return to Brewton, he laater became a member of Second St. Siloam Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 14, at Second St. Siloam Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Blue offi...
Retha Kay Johnson McManus, 63, died Friday, July 6, 2018 in Lake City, Fla. following a brief illness. Mrs. McManus was a native and longtime resident of Brewton before she moved to Lake City. A homemaker, she was a member of the Damascus Assembly of God Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 11, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Woody Jackson officiating. Burial followed at Damascus Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. McManus is survived by two sons, Bryan (Lisa)...
Sherry Gibbs Morris, 79, died Thursday, July 12, 2018. Mrs. Morris was a lifelong resident of Atmore who was a 1956 graduate of Escambia County High School. She later attended the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and Jefferson Davis Community College where she earned the award of “Super Nurse.” Although her career began at Greenlawn Hospital in Atmore as an emergency room nurse, she also worked with the Escambia County School System as the school nurse for Atmore and outlying areas and later with the Albert P. Brewer Center in Mob...
Anthony Ual Murph, 76, of McCullough, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 in Pensacola. Mr. Murph was born June 14, 1942 to Marvin Lee and Lynda Vonteen Ellison Murph in Escambia County, Ala. He worked as a farmer. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, at McCullough Christian Center with Bro. Cornelius Phillips officiating. Burial followed at McCullough Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Murph is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ann Levins Murph of McCullough; two sons, Michael Murph of Bratt, Fla. and David Murph...
Linda B. Phillips, 87, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Atmore, Ala. Mr. Phillips was a native and lifelong resident of Walnut Hill, Fla. who retired from the Naval Air Station in Pensacola as a sheet metal instructor. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from the Alabama National Guard with 21 years of service, he was a member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 15, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Ted Bridges and James Boyd officiating. Burial followed at Walnut Hill Baptist...
Rebecca Ann Ray, 70, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Ray was a native of Andalusia, Ala. and former resident of Colquitt, Ga. who has resided in Atmore for the last 8 years. A member of the Baptist faith, she was also a member and served as treasurer of the Women's Auxiliary VFW for 8 years and DAV in Bay Minette. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 14, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Kathleen Chavers officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home...
Adults enjoyed playing board games and singing karaoke Monday, July 1, as part of the Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program the Brewton Library is hosting. The library is located at 206 W. Jackson St., and offers various interactive activities as part of its summer reading programs for ages pre-K through adult. Pre-K through 6th graders can come at 10 a.m., Thursdays, for a “rock” party with fun and games; July 19 will feature BE-AT Your Best Drum Extravaganza with Mark Seymour, as he plays alm...
Two years ago, I joined other Republican House members in unveiling our “Better Way” agenda. The agenda covered everything from national security to tax reform to the economy. It was a bold vision about a different path for America that wasn’t driven by a larger, more powerful federal government. Instead, we advocated for a better way where we got government out of the way and allowed the American people to flourish. Working with President Trump, we have held true to our promises to the American people. Two years later and with many parts...
You have the results of Tuesday’s runoff elections. I had to go to press with my column before the results were known. There are some fantastic runoff races which should be close and interesting. The four best will be Troy King versus Steve Marshall in the Attorney General’s race. The Lt. Governor runoff between Twinkle Cavanaugh and Will Ainsworth will be interesting. The Agriculture race between Rick Pate and Gerald Dial will be good. It will be interesting to see if Bobby Bright ousted Martha Roby from Congress in the 2nd district. Let me sh...
Like the dinner guest who candidly mentions the soup is cold, President Trump stunned the tender sensibilities of Europe’s elite ruling class on his no holds barred European excursion. Unvarnished truth and blunt honesty are just not done and typically unwelcome in the lofty circles of the oh so refined European dignitaries. Trump had them uncouthly spitting out their soup all over the fine linens. The press is tied up in knots over Trump’s comments, but even if he said “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain,” they would have howled...
I'm still scratching my head over all the time, effort and money being spent to determine whether the Russians 'meddled' or interfered with the 2016 presidential election that sent Donald Trump to the White House. Sure they did. But we do the same thing. We stick our noses in elections and politics all across the planet Earth. We've tried to influence elections and in some circumstances we've dropped bombs when we think the politics of another country are detrimental to us. Why should anybody...
An agent with the Alabama Bureau of Investigations was in Flomaton Monday to conduct an investigation into the alleged sabotage of a Flomaton firetruck. Escambia County District Attorney Steve Billy said Flomaton's Town Attorney Chuck Johns requested the investigation from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency after allegations were made during a June 11 Flomaton Town Council meeting. Billy said after Johns mentioned the situation to him, he contacted ALEA and they agreed to investigate. Billy...
Emergency personnel were on the scene for almost 24 hours straight beginning last Wednesday evening when six cars of a 13,000 foot CSX train derailed in Wawbeek forcing the closure of Highway 31 until late Thursday afternoon. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said the first 911 call concerning the derailment came shortly before 6 p.m. Lambert said when emergency personnel arrived on the scene they made contact with the conductor and were informed that the derailed cars...
County voters followed statewide voters in half of the Republican primary runoffs Tuesday on a day that saw 12.62 percent of registered voters in Alabama cast ballots and 7.24 percent in Escambia County. Unofficial returns posted by the Alabama Secretary of State's Office showed 428,646 ballots were cast across the state. In Escambia County, 1,826 people went to the polls. Escambia County voters joined the statewide trend in the races for attorney general, associate justice of the supreme court...
Former Jay High School baseball coach Brian Joseph Moye, 47, was arrested July 11 when previous misdemeanor charges of battery were upgraded to two counts felony charges of lewd and lascivious behavior after further investigation into allegations by two of his former Jay High School students during the 2016-2017 school year. The initial charges arose after two female students, ages 14 and 16, made complaints against the suspect that he had touched them inappropriately. Moye was arrested August...
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole on State Line Road near the intersection of Highway 29 in Century apparently fled the scene. Emergency personnel arrived shortly after 11 p.m. and found nobody in the vehicle. No other information was released by the Florida Highway Patrol....
The Jay council is considering possible ways to generate revenue for the town and discussed the town's current Municipal Public Service Tax (MPST) ordinance at Monday night's meeting. Municipal Public Service Tax is levied on six utility services: electric, fuel oil/kerosene, LP gas, manufactured gas, natural gas, and water. Currently, the town of Jay earns $1,200 a month currently. Operations Manager Eric Seib reported there is an ordinance from 1953 that set a 10 percent charge for every sale...
