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The Flomaton Town Council unanimously approved Bennie Stokes as its interim police chief following the resignation of Chance Thompson and the council has begun the process of advertising for the permanent police chief. Thompson, 28, submitted his resignation last week stating he was going to work for another law enforcement agency. A 2013 Flomaton High School graduate, Thompson began working with the police department and served as chief since Oct. 5, 2019. Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr.,...
Flomaton resident Johnny Wayne Griffis, who competed in the Discovery Channel's 'Moonshiners Master Distiller' and the new 'The Country Networks' television series 'Alabama Shine' has been arrested and charged with possession of a still and possession of prohibited beverages. Griffis, 48, 394 Community Church Road, was arrested Monday by agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. He was released from the Escambia County Detention Center Tuesday on $3,000 bond. According to court records on...
Due to an oversight in documenting taxes paid on the town’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) since 2018, the residents in the town of Century will likely see a 151.68 percent increase in their property tax when the millage rate goes from the current .3657 to a possible .9204. The council was not able to approve the proposed millage increase or tentative budget because there was not a quorum at last Thursday’s meeting when Councilman Leonard White was not present. The town’s millage rate is u...
The Jay Council got a look at the plans so far for the Bray-Hendricks Park master plan last Wednesday and made a few modifications that will save some money and utilize the space better. Councilman Josh Holloway was not present. The company doing the architectural designs of the buildings is STOA Architects out of Pensacola. The plans for the main concession building in the middle of the park include a concrete foundation, brick veneer, a steep sloped metal roof that will last a long time and...
The Flomaton Town Council approved making roof repairs to the old log cabin next to the Alabama Welcome Center and Railroad Museum and also agreed to reopen the welcome center which has been closed since early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The town of Flomaton received a $15,500 grant from the Alabama Historical Society the replace the cedar shake roof on the old cabin. Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., said the total cost of the project would be $21,617 so the town would have to add a little...
