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More than 634,000 people in Alabama, live with diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, another estimated 127,000 Alabamians have this disease but don’t know it. Alabama is the seventh (7) leading state in the United States to have Diabetes. Alabama Extension offers diabetes education programs to citizens across the state. Two of these programs are: The Right Bite Diabetes Cooking School –Participants learn to prepare and eat foods that help reduce their blood glucose levels. It’s a 4-week program. Cost: A one-time fee of $5...
Juanita “Nita” Hill Bell, 72, of Miami, formerly of Atmore, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, at Jackson Communtiy Hospital in Miami. Mrs. Bell was a native of Camden, Ala. who grew up in Atmore where she graduated from Ebenezer Lutheran Church. She later graduated from Alabama Lutheran Academy and College and then received her B.S. degree from Concordia Teacher’s College in Seward, Neb. Upon graduation, she began teaching at Trinity Lutheran School in Montgomery, where she taught for more than 20 years. After relocating to Miami, she continu...
Melinda Kay Bell, 43, of the Range, Ala. community, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 at an Evergreen medical facility following a brief illness. Ms. Bell was a native of Monroeville and long-time resident of the Range community. A homemaker, she was of the Holiness faith. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, at Canaan Free Will Baptist Church with Bro. Frankie Bell officiating and Craver's Funeral Home of Brewton directing. Ms. Bell is survived by her parents, Edward Glen and Vicky Holder Bell of Range; four sisters, Belinda Bell of...
James E. Burkett, 67, of Atmore, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Mr. Burkett was born Nov. 18, 1950, to Comer and Lela Bruce Burkett in Atmore. He was retired after 29 years of service with the City of Atmore as a Supervisor of Public Works. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 20, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Allen Chase and Derek Gobert officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Burkett is survived by one son, Phillip (Miranda) Burkett of Dallas, Ga.; three...
Gerald Michael “Jerry” Bynum, 62, of Atmore, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Mr. Bynum was born in Century and grew up in Atmore, where he was a member of the 1973 graduating class of Escambia County High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served for eight years. He worked assisting the Flowers family for many years. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, at Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Center with Bishop Willie L. Williams and Bishop Darryl North officiating. Burial followed at Stallworth Cemetery with...
Wylonette “Lynn” Etheridge, 74, of Saraland, Ala., died Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Mrs. Etheridge was born July 16, 1944, in Canoe, Ala. She was loved and will be missed by many. The funeral was held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Oak Hill Cemetery with Bro. Chris Reed officiating. Burial followed with Johnson Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Etheridge is survived by her husband of 55 years, Wenton “Bill” Etheridge of Saraland; one son, Paul (Angie) Etheridge of Saraland; two daughters, Kimberly (Kerman) Jones and Amy (Franklin) Baxter,...
Thomas Edward “Eddie” Godwin, 57, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Castleberry, Fla. Mr. Godwin was a lifelong resident of the Brewton area who worked as a machine operator and truck driver for T.R. Miller Mill Co. He was of the Christian faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19, from the chapel of Craver's Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Gray officiating. Burial followed at Buffington Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Godwin is survived by one daughter, Michelle (Randall Boone) Godwin of Mobile; and three gra...
Margie Ann Gross, 78, of Atmore, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Mrs. Gross was born Feb. 25, 1940, to John T. and Myrtel Conway McCullough in Escambia County, Ala. She was employed as a seamstress with Vanity Fair Mills. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at McCullough Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel directing. Mrs. Gross is survived by one son, Larry (Laura) Gross of Bratt, Fla.; one sister, Johnice Edwina (John) Danner of Montgomery; three grandchildren;...
Belinda Boutwell Hudson, 57, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 in Perdido, Ala. Mrs. Hudson was a native of Century, Fla., former resident of Bay Minette and had resided in Perdido for the past 2 years. She was a member of the Rabun New Testament Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Rabun New Testament Church with Rev. Bubba Rolin officiating. Burial followed at Johnson Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hudson is survived by her husband, Homer “Bo” Hudson of Perdido; one son, Patrick Hue...
Christopher Lee “Chris” Mealer, 41, of Slidell, La., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 at Ochsner Medical Center in Slidell after an extended illness. Mr. Mealer was a native of Dresden, Tenn. and former resident of Brewton, Picayune, Miss. and Gleason, Tenn. Of the Baptist faith, he was employed as a foreman in the construction industry. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Zion Hill Cemetery with Bro. James Aubrey Wilson officiating and Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Mealer is survived by his wife, Tisha Hawsey Mealer of...
James Windham Norris, 83, of Atmore, died Friday, August 24, 2018. Mr Norris was born Nov. 1, 1934, to Johnnie Ervin and Cassie Dean Hobbs Norris in Atmore. Retired from the Army National Guard, he worked in sales with Alabama Power and R.P. McDavid Company. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 26, at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Heard officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Norris is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nan Reia Wise Norris of Atmore; three...
Donald Gordon Stewart, 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 in Bay Minette, Ala. Mr. Stewart was a native of Rabun, Ala. and had resided in Bay Minette for most of his life. He was a member of the Crossroads Church of God. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Jimmy Sowell and Randal Short officiating. Burial followed at Lottie New Home Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife of 47 years, Barbara Mayo Stewart of Bay Minette; one son,...
The Hurricanes, Royals, Tigers and Blue Devils bands helped kick off the 2018 football season as local teams went head to head last Friday night. Music and movement filled the air at half time, pumping up the fans who came to see their team win! For photos, see our Photo Gallery....
After leaving the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, we continued our way to Booker's Mill. Relying on GPS proved to be a fallacy in the journey in that it took us down a dirt lane called Twin Bridges Road which led nowhere but it did produce a kindly gentleman who had us follow him to the mill site. Upon arriving at Booker's Mill, it seemed as though the entire place was a public park or some sort of historical exhibit, but it is actually the private property of the Stinson family who...
There is an old saying that was often used by a favorite teacher in my elementary school days. It is recalled roughly as follows, "Mighty oaks from small acorns grow". The history of the United States is filled with stories that are examples of this phrase, here is one. He was born in Vermont in 1804. As a boy he received the standard minimum education of a few years and then served four years as a blacksmith apprentice, his name was John Deere. In 1827 John married a lady from the nearby town...
In our community lived two eternally, very young ladies. Matt & Mae. Each lived with sisters by necessity and fate. I was never sure about the order of birth with their sisters, but both had been left in care of their sisters for life. Both were born with Downs Syndrome. I was a child and children learn from parents and others. We said Mae & Matt were,"flicted". I personally never heard the words Downs Syndrome until years later and realized our playmates had been born with the genetic disorder. Matt was living with less than Mae due to economi...
Century voters will have to return to the polls Nov. 6 to select the person to fill Gary Riley's seat on the Century Town Council with James Smith and Mary Hudson Bourseois set to face each other in a runoff following Tuesday's municipal election. Unofficial returns showed Smith with 160 votes to Bourseosis' 146. John Brian Johnston finished third with 19 votes. It takes 50 percent plus one vote to win an election without a runoff. "I feel fine," Smith said after the vote totals were posted....
The Jay Town Council will see two new faces this November following Tuesday's municipal election unofficial results, according to Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections. Candidates Nina Hendricks and Josh Holloway uprooted incumbent David Bush, receiving 95 votes out of a total 123 votes, carrying the two highest out of three. Councilwoman Jane Hayes and David Bush were appointed to the council to fill Chubby Haveard and now Mayor Shon Owens' empty council seats. Hayes chose not to seek...
An attempt to out run Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis ended with the arrest of three people on drug charges following a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon on the Highway 29 overpass in Flomaton. Chief Davis said he observed a white Toyota Corolla in the area of Ringold Street that turned onto College, headed toward Jackson. Davis said the vehicle was driving in the middle of the road and as it approached the speed bump at Abernethy Park it sped up and ran the stop sign at the intersection of Jacks...
Tributes flooded social media Wednesday morning as news of the deaths of an Excel High School senior and his father spread. According to Alabama State Troopers, a single vehicle crash at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday claimed the life of Nathan R. Ivey, 17, and his father, Conan L. Ivey, 42. Conan was pronounced dead on scene, while Nathan was transported to Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Fla. where he died from his injuries. They were killed when the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe they were riding in left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, Nathan's mother...
A Century man was arrested Aug. 26 after an investigation into incidents in early July resulted in charges that include felony fleeing and eluding, passing counterfeit money and grand theft auto. Antonio Demetrius Ewing, 28, 20 West Highway 4, faces grand theft auto charges after he borrowed his sister-in-law's vehicle July 4, 2018, and did not return it to her on time, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. Ewing's sister-in-law, Amber Austin, reported her Chevy...
An East Brewton man was arrested and faces one felony child cruelty charge following an investigation into social media images and texts exchanged between the suspect and a 14-year-old female since 2016. Nicholas Curtis Glass, 21, 3528 Highway 29, was arrested Aug. 23 after authorities issued a Facebook warrant for his Facebook page June 11, and as a result, on June 28, discovered six pictures classified as pornography that had been sent to the minor female, according to an Escambia County...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of two Monroeville men on drug charges stemming from the original investigation that led to the arrest of Conecuh County Commissioner John William Andrews, Jr. In a statement released Tuesday, Marshall said Jack Lamar Jordan, 57, and Jimmy Coy Salter, 64 are each charged with one count of conspiracy to manufacture controlled substance I, one count of unlawful possession of marijuana II and one count of unlawful possession of drug...
Traffic stops in East Brewton have led to the arrest of four people on marijuana drug charges, with two seeing those charges elevated to felonies due to previous marijuana possession charges. Renaldo Leron Bradley, 46, 5125 Brooklyn Road, Brewton, was arrested Aug. 23 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana I; Marciana Issac Russell, 36, 3672 Highway 29, Lot 9, East Brewton, was arrested Aug. 24 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana II; and Roddrick Montell Lee, 42, 2122...
When Flomaton police arrived at a Roosevelt Street residence Aug. 23 to issue a criminal trespassing order they ended up arresting a Century man on multiple drug charges. Police were dispatched to 2127 Roosevelt St., at 8:47 on Aug. 23 after the residents said they did not want Auston Michael Trump at their residence. Trump, 21, 2131 South Century Boulevard, was in front of the house holding a box when officers arrived. Offers reported seeing a prescription bottle in the box containing two...
