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The Woodfin Patterson Auditorium in Brewton, Alabama was the setting on Wednesday, July 31st for a Nursing Pinning Ceremony for 22 graduates of the Nursing Program at Coastal Alabama Community College. Graduates represented the Standard Track Nursing Program (RN) and the Career Mobile Track Nursing Program (LPN to RN). Valedictorian of the Standard Track Nursing Program is Amber Hamm; Salutatorian is Nicholas Merrett. Valedictorian of the Career Mobile Track Nursing Program is Alfred Butler; Salutatorian is Jade Moore. The Spirit of Nursing...
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, (NSPDK) held its 96th Anniversary Conclave from Sunday, July 14 to Friday, 19 at the St. Louis Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The Theme of the Conclave focus on the Bold 21th Century Education: Cultural Relevancy. The main goal of NSPDK is to foster a Spirit of Sisterhood Among Teachers and to Promote the Highest Ideals of the Teaching Profession. There were various speakers throughout the meeting. Members from Gamma Theta that attended the Conclave were Glennie Culliver of Brewton, Basileus...
Last Thursday, August 15, the Flomaton and Century Fire Departments and MedStar 16 responded to a call about a structure fire at Johnnie's Cleaners on Church Street in Flomaton. The source of the fire was a gas operated dryer, which took about 10 minutes to extinguish. Above, emergency responders secure the building....
Author and photogragher Glen Wills presented his books of pictures and histories of abandoned structures across Alabama in two volumes, 'Forgotten Alabama', and 'More Forgotten Alabama' at Flomaton Library last Thursday....
The Escambia Co. (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following personnel changes at its Thursday, Aug. 15 meeting. Resignation Shemika Barnes, instructional teacher aide at Huxford Elementary School, effective August 6, 2019; Sophia Yarber, math teacher at WS Neal Middle School, effective July 26, 2019; Alyssa Williams, 7-hour lunchroom worker at WS Neal High School, effective August 1, 2019; April Monk, bus driver, Brewton Bus Shop, effective July 29, 2019; Theresa Norman, 6-hour lunchroom worker at Rachel Patterson Elementary School,...
The city of Brewton is trying to re-establish recycling with a pilot program targeting corrugated cardboard and certain plastics. "Everything with recycling has changed," said Steve Layton, public lands director and economic developer for the city of Brewton. "It's supply and demand." The city has placed a recycling bin at the Douglas Square Shopping Center near Subway for the project. Layton said the city will accept 'clean' cardboard such as cardboard boxes, but no cardboard products that...
A Repton woman originally pulled over for failing to use a turn signal ended up in jail on marijuana and driving under the influence charges. Hannah Olivia Jackson, 33, 1741 County Road 15, was arrested Sunday following a traffic stop in East Brewton. According to reports, East Brewton Police Officer Charles Land observed a white Nissan Altima that failed to use a turn signal on Forrest Avenue. The officer initiated a traffic stop and reported when he approached the driver he noticed her pupils...
The Century Council approved a right-of-way easement to Gulf Power to run natural gas at a location on Tedder Road west of the Century Correctional Institute work camp. According to Town Manager Buz Eddy, the area of the easement the company wants will allow Gulf Power to install and perpetually maintain a natural gas pipeline within the 50 foot easement, but they want to use 95 feet during the construction phase, to bring in pipe and materials. “They want to put a gas line in to run from the F...
Aug. 5 marked one year since the unexplained disappearance of a Virginia woman who was last seen alive on video surveillance footage at an Evergreen gas station, but investigators said earlier this week that the prospects of solving the case are "very promising." Shari Christine Saunders, 67, of Norfolk, Va. was last seen on video surveillance footage buying gas at the Shell-Marathon gas station at Exit 93 on Interstate Highway 65 in Evergreen on Aug. 5, 2018. Saunders, who was traveling to visit relatives in the Monroeville area, never...
In an emergency meeting Friday afternoon, the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board voted to accept the resignation of an Escambia County Middle School teacher and accepted the retirement letter from the assistant principal at W.S. Neal Middle School. Superintendent John Knott told board members they were key positions and that the board needed to begin advertising for those positions immediately. The board accepted the resignation of Steven Bartlett, a teacher at Escambia County Middle School,...
Last Thursday, Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education members were shown the social media connection that keeps the community in touch with what is going on in the schools and approved two agenda items and school superintendent's personnel recommendations before they went into executive session. “We had an excellent start to the school year,” said School Superintendent John Knott. “Our teachers are in the classrooms long before they go on contract. They're there early in the morning until...
Tatyana Wright, 17-year old senior at T.R. Miller High School and daughter of Timothy and Helen Wright, competed in the National American Miss Competition in May where she qualified to go to National. Wright will compete in Anaheim, Calif. from Tuesday, Nov 26 through Sunday, Dec 1. Competing for city queen title and National All American Miss title, she is seeking sponsorship from any business or individual willing to purchase advertisement or just a congratulations. Wright plans to become a...
