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A group of adults enjoy singing karaoke at the Brewton Library last Monday night, July 16, as part of the Library's Rock Summer Reading Program. The library offers various activities for all ages through the month of July to promote reading. See more on Page 1B....
Having previously voted to combine its two lines of credit at Escambia County Bank and United Bank into one payment, the Flomaton Town Council held a special meeting Wednesday morning to vote on the issue because the exact amount owed on the existing line wasn't approved. On June 21, the council held a special meeting and approved combining the two lines of credit and having one note at Escambia County Bank. By doing so, it would open up $200,000 lines of credit at both banks. Mayor Dewey...
A Castleberry woman was charged with felony DUI and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after she was found passed out behind the wheel of her vehicle on the shoulder of London Road. Angela Charlene Bell, 46, 180 Janice Lane, Castleberry, was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton Saturday after being released from D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital. The felony DUI charge notes it was Bell's “fourth or subsequent conviction” for driving under the influence. According to...
Above, from left, W.S. Neal High School’s Sara Bradley and Brianna Pate and T.R. Miller High School’s Rider Jernigan and Michael Floyd (not pictured) served as delegates to the Alabama Lions High School Leadership Forum in June at Troy University. The delegates were sponsored by the Greater Brewton Lions Club....
A traffic stop Sunday morning in Riverview led to the arrest of an Alabaster man on misdemeanor drug charges but a computer check revealed the suspect had outstanding felony warrants in Shelby and Jefferson counties. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Investigator Deric Smith was working traffic on Highway 41 South shortly before noon Sunday when he noticed a silver car traveling north at a high rate of speed. Reports note Smith activated his radar and clocked the vehicle doing 71 mph in a 55 mph...
A Greenville man stopped for speeding was arrested on felony drug charges involving marijuana and Ecstasy. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Deputy Samuel Weeks was on patrol shortly after 8 a.m. Monday driving south on Highway 21 near Poarch Road when he observed a sliver car passing other vehicles heading north. A radar check revealed the car was traveling 61 mph in a 45 mph zone and Weeks initiated a traffic stop. Weeks reported when he made contact with the driver, identified as Joshua...
The town of Century could receive up to $14,700 following Monday's night approval of two resolutions presented by Capital Trust Agency (CTA) for the acquisition of three charter schools in Florida. The Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. will acquire two charter schools located in Hillsborough County and Pasco County. The amount borrowed will range from $25,175,000 to $30 million. Somerset Academy Foundation, Inc. will acquire a charter school in St. Lucie County. The amount borrowed...
Friends of Century resident Eddie Hammond have launched a fundraising campaign to help raise $10,000 to get Hammond a pair of glasses that will give him the ability to see again. Hammond, 57, suffered an eye injury when he was 12-years old that caused glumacoma in his left eye. Years later the glumacoma moved to the right eye. “Four years ago I had a retina detachment in my right eye that left me totally blind in my right eye,” Hammond said. “I have very limited vision in my left eye and as a...
An unidentified woman was airlifted from the side of Highway 4 in Century last Thursday evening when she apparently lost control of her vehicle and struck a pine tree. Reports from the Florida Highway Patrol on the crash were unavailable. The woman was transported by helicopter to a Pensacola hospital....
According to Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's office, Devante Aaron Knight committed an armed robbery at the Century Kwik Stop on Monday, July 2, located on Century Boulevard. Knight was considered armed and dangerous, and the public was warned not to approach him but call local law enforcement to report any sighting. In a recent Escambia County Sheriff's Office social media post Monday night, Knight was located and arrested in Alabama....
Parents of students who will be at Flomaton Elementary School this coming school year will have a chance to meet the school's new principal, George Brown, at a Meet Your Principal event at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, in the cafeteria of the school. Brown prefers parents who can to come alone, but welcomes students also if necessary. Parents and students are invited to come meet Brown, get to know the new principal and ask any questions about the upcoming school year. “It's an opportunity for p...
The First Baptist Church of Bratt is offering a basketball camp for children ages 8 to 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesday, July 25 through Friday, July 27. The cost is $45 per student and scholarships are available. First Baptist Church of Bratt is located at 4570 County Road 4 in Century. The camp will be taught by Coach Roger Dutremble, a retired high school, college and NBA coach, with Global Sports Outreach, a member of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola. According to a flyer, the camp...
