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On a recent trip to Conecuh County I found myself with a few minutes to spare so I stopped by the library in Evergreen to do some light research on a McKinley ancestor who had lived in Conecuh in the early 1900s but about which I knew little else about the gentleman. Ms. Sherry Johnston, who is always a wealth of information on the area, gave me some valuable information on Mr. Pinkney McKinley and I greatly enjoyed my visit with her and Ms. Mattie McMillan from Newton, Mississippi who were in...
The Alger Sullivan Historical Society has been chosen for a grant through the Empowering Neighborhoods program of CiviCon to help with the building of outdoor bathrooms at James Houston Jones Historic Park in Century. These bathrooms will help us make the park more user friendly for those in the area. We welcome all of you to use our picnic facilities in the park. We have picnic tables, plenty of shade and the view of our restored sawmill engine Old 100 and its attached Boxcar Museum. Throughout the park are the brick walks which surrounded...
Circa 1950, A.D. Kelly School in Wallace, Alabama. The "Pitchur Show" was held in the auditorium. Mr. Bill Grissett made his regular run on our route to haul us to the school house on Friday nights. Ride cost a dime, "Pitchur Show" cost a dime and a "cocolar" cost a nickel. Life was really, really good back then. I cannot tell you how our school got a film projector and screen. Our Principal, Mr. B. G. Tew somehow gave our communities of Wallace, Barnett Crossroads, Wildfork and others something wonderful to experience just like our...
Sports fans are gearing up across the country to tackle tailgating. This season, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers tips to defend your pre- and post-game gatherings from the most challenging opponent — food poisoning. Wash Wash hands before, during and after preparing food for a tailgate. Sing your favorite team's fight song — while lathering with soap and water for 20 seconds. Be sure to pack moist towelettes for guests to clean up before digging in. Separate Always defrost meats in the refrigerator or in the microwave — never...
Catherine Albert McLeod Bray, 85, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Cantonment, Fla. Mrs. Bray was a native of Atmore and former resident of Orange Beach, Ala. who had resided in Atmore for most of her life. She was a member of the St. Thomas by the Sea Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, at the Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Father A. Jayaraj officiating. Burial followed with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bray is survived by one son, Ken (Jerri) McLeod of Cantonment; two daughters, Kay Dewrell of Foley,...
L.C. Chastang, 75, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018 in Bay Minette, Ala. Mr. Chastang was a native and lifelong resident of Whitehouse Fork Ala. Retired from Standard Furniture Company with 40 years of service, he was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed motorcycling and hunting. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Chastang Cemetery with Rev. Charles Lewis officiating. Burial followed with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Chastang is survived by his wife of 54 years, Stella Chastang of Whitehouse Fork; two sons, Ricky...
James Cecil Ivey, 79, of the Appleton community in Brewton, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, after an extended illness. Mr. Ivey was a native and lifelong resident of the Brewton area. A U.S. Army veteran, he worked as a plumber/mechanic at T.R. Miller Mill Co. for several years. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Ppleton Assembly of God Church with Bros. Russ McDonald and Timothy McDonald officiating. Burial followed at Weaver Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Ivey is survived by his wife of 55 years,...
Mary Lucille Cook Killingsworth, 94, of Atmore, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Mrs. Killingsworth was born Nov. 1, 1923 in McCullough, Ala. to George and Myrtie Mullins Cook. She worked as a sewing machine operator with Vanity Fair Mills. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Brett Chancery and Henry Wilson officiating. Burial followed at McCullough Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Killingsworth is survived by one daughter, Ann Murph of McCullough; two...
Joseph Wayne Levins, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 in Lawrenceville, Ga. Mr. Levins was a native and former resident of Byrneville, Fla. who had resided in Lawrenceville for the past 53 years. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, he was former owner and operator of Brenjo, LLC-A and B Discountof Atlanta, Ga. for 30 years. He was also a member of the Byrneville United Methodist Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 17, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Hawkins officiating. Burial followed at...
Eric “Duke” Price, 47, died Thursday, August 16, 2018. Mr. Price was born July 9, 1971 and graduated from Flomaton High School in 1989. Afterward, he attended Jefferson Davis Community College for one year and later became employed as a transportation specialist. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Monday, August 20, at Damascus Baptsit Church with Rev. Henry Hawkins officiating. Burial followed at Fanny Damascus Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mr. Price is survived by his wife, Maggie Price of Atmore; ons son, Chr...
Barney Ross Williamson, 87, of Brewton, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2018 at a local hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Williamson was a native of Luverne, Ala. and former resident of Crestview, Fla. who relocated to the Brewton area in 1996. Retired with the U.S. Postal Service, he was also retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant E-7. He was of the Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, with Rev. James Peacock officiating. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr....
A Congressional internship is an incredibly rewarding experience that helps young people gain skills and knowledge that will serve them well in whatever career path they choose. I’m pleased my office offers internships to college students and recent graduates from Alabama throughout the year. This year, it was an honor to host eleven interns in my D.C. office and two interns in my Mobile office over the course of the summer. These were all high-quality individuals who helped our office function and served as great ambassadors for Southwest A...
Recently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my August 8 column, I said, the Alabama Farmers Federation still controls the Legislature. They use to play in the Governor’s Race. However, they got burned badly by Bob Riley when they helped him get elected and the first thing he did was stab them in the back. However, they have slipped around this year and will not only own the Legislature, they will probably have a good friend in the Governor’s office. The day before the Primary, Kay Ivey was put on Jimmy Ranes’ jet to fly...
Earlier this month the national media breathlessly warned the country that white nationalists were descending on our nation’s capital for a huge "Unite the Right" rally. Raw racism would be on display flaunting their white supremacist ideals and taunting Americans with their resurgence. This would not stand. Counter protests were brewing and your dutiful press would expose the ugly faces of racism in modern America. On that fateful day in Washington, about twenty despicable scoundrels emerged from under various rocks to be greeted by scores o...
A Jay teen was arrested and faces multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, when authorities responding to a 911 call discovered his father with a gunshot wound in Jay Sunday. Jackson Shane Baxley, 15, 15024 Highway 89, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted felony murder and one count attempted arson and making a firebomb against his parents when deputies responding to a 911 call from the residence arrived and discovered Jackson's father, David Baxley, had suffered a...
A former W.S. Neal Elementary School special education teacher who was arrested on a felony computer tampering charge last May involving the changing of students' grades pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of computer tampering last week in Escambia County Circuit Court. Lisa Carolyn Odom, 58, 1204 Travis Road, Brewton, was given a one-year suspended sentence and placed on one year of supervised probation. Odom has since resigned her position with the Escambia County School System and is no...
Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace, left, welcomes Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox to Brewton Saturday evening as the Escambia County Executive Committee hosted Democratic candidates who are running for state offices....
Residents of Century and Jay will pay a visit to the polls this Tuesday, Aug. 28, to decide who they want to sit on their respective town councils. The Century Town Council has three seats with terms that will expire in January, 2019 while the town of Jay has two seats that expire in October 2018. Century Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson is running unopposed for seat 5. Contenders James Smith, Mary Hudson and John Brian Johnston will vie for Councilman Gary Riley's Seat 4. Riley announced...
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Virginia woman on Aug. 5 only deepened this week as investigators revealed that one of her car's windows had been broken out and that an additional day of searching for her in Escambia County had proved fruitless. According to Conecuh County Chief Deputy Tyrone Boykin, the ground search for Shari Christine Saunders, 67, of Norfolk, Va. resumed on Friday morning in Escambia County, but despite the best efforts of searchers no sign of Saunders was...
A huge crowd filled the stadium last Thursday for the annual 'Meet the Canes' celebration as football players, cheerleaders and band members took the field to welcome the Hurricanes into a new season....
I received a letter from the Alabama Department of Education the other day announcing that 50 schools across the state will received $20,000 each because of the good job they did in third grade reading gains during the 2017-18 school year. I began scratching my head. The Alabama Legislature allocated the money for this program during its last session. The letter I received stated “Today, the 50 schools that will receive this earmarked funding are recognized for their efforts in showing the m...
In our opinion, former W.S. Neal Elementary School special education teacher Lisa Carolyn Odom got off lightly following her guilty plea last week to a misdemeanor charge of computer tampering. The prosecution in that case was handled by the Alabama attorney general's office. Odom was originally charged with a felony count of computer tampering for going into the W.S. Neal High School computer and changing grades which altered students' standing in the top 10. By her guilty plea in Escambia County Circuit Court we know she had to admit to...
Its here. It is finally that time of year again. Fall? You ask? Well in a way, but only because it signals the time of year for the best season of all: football season in the south. There is just something about those Friday night lights around a football field with the smell of concession stand hamburgers filling the air that gets a southern gal’s heart pumping. The sound of the drumline joined by blaring horns and tuba’s is enough to make any distracted bystander suddenly feel excited for the...
The Flomaton Fire Department organized a photo opportunity with the FHS cheerleaders to pose with a Medstar amublance and helicopter that have recently started to serve the town of Flomaton and surrounding areas. The photo was part of the FHS Football program fundraiser....
The City of Brewton received notification Wednesday that it had received preliminary approval from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for a $2.8 million grant that will be used to secure the Provalus project, a project that will eventually add more than 300 direct jobs to the city’s economy. Provalus, a software engineering and development firm based in Roswell, Ga., selected Brewton for its new facility last year. The company has already hired more than 50 for its Brewton operations and is leasing commercial space in the downtown a...
