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The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission voted unanimously Monday to seek an attorney general’s opinion on whether or not the commission has the authority, without legislative approval, to put a 4-mill ad valorem tax increase on the ballot for citizens of the county to decide. The issue centers around two amendments passed by the Alabama Legislature in 1947. Both bills were sponsored by State Rep. Barnes Lovelace. One bill allowed most all counties to put a 4-mill hospital tax on the ballot and R...
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt announced last week that D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton will receive a $700,000 grant for necessary medical equipment to improve patient care which is part of $15.218 million Sen. Britt secured for health care needs in Alabama. Britt, a member of the senate committee on appropriations locked in the $700,000 for D.W. McMillan for the 2025 fiscal year from the labor, health, human services and education related agencies appropriation act. “Healthcare is c...
Creamer Industrial Park on Highway 31 South in Brewton is now a preferred selected site by CSX Railroad to market the site to industry that needs rail access. A second piece of property, known as the Jones Family Timber Management in Atmore, off of Highway 31 is also on target to become a selected site. CSX officials were Brewton Tuesday to meet with Steve Creamer, city and council officials and economic development leaders. Creamer was presented with a gold railroad spike plaque signifying the...
Two inmates who escaped from the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton Monday night are back behind bars facing felony I charges and will likely face additional charges, according to Sheriff Heath Jackson. Cameron Garner, who was being held for burglary III and attempting to elude and Joseph Loper, who was being held on a failure to appear charge, both escaped from the county jail shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. Sheriff Jackson said he asked Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams...
The Flomaton Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating 33-year old Caleb Ryan Adams, who is wanted on multiple warrants from Flomaton and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. Adams, whose address on his driver's license was listed as 302 Dusty Lane had been living at 829 Titi St., Lot 6, Flomaton, according to police. Last week, Flomaton police received information that Adams was a suspect involving some stolen property out of Escambia County, Fla. Police obtained a search...
Flomaton Elementary School Principal Courtney McBride said there were no plans to have a fire drill on the second day of school, but about 385 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade were evacuated in less than a minute when the fire alarm went off Thursday morning. McBride noted that even without any fire drills the teachers and students did exactly what they were supposed to do. 'Everybody knew what to do," said FES teacher Melanie Kent. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said a...
