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Following an Aniah's Law and preliminary hearing Friday in Brewton, Conecuh County District Judge Clint Hyde ruled that murder suspect Tyrek Altarius Ball be held without bond and there was enough evidence to send the case to a grand jury. Ball, 17, 5713 Foxfire Lane, Mobile, was arrested on Sept. 5 in Mobile by U.S. Marshals and charged with intentional murder for the Aug. 17 shooting death of Aubrey McAllister 'Mackie' Jackson, 35, of Brewton. Due to Ball's age and a new law passed in...
In a unanimous vote at its meeting Tuesday night, the Century Town Council approved Mayor Luis Gomez's recommendation to hire candidate Carrie Moore to serve as town clerk. The position was left vacant when Leslie Howington resigned in April. The town approved hiring Lakisha Burch as interim town clerk in late May. Town employee Mallory Walker has been acting town clerk for the past couple of months. Moore, who has served as Flomaton's town clerk for the last three years, will be available to...
In two rounds of voting Monday afternoon, the Brewton City School Board selected Florence, Ala., High School Principal Kevin Wieseman to be the next superintendent of the school system. After the list of applicants was narrowed to the five candidates who were interviewed, the board first voted Monday to narrow the list to two. On the first vote Dennis Fuqua and Michael Turner each got one vote, George Brown received two votes and Wiseman and Kyle Ferguson each received three votes. On the...
The Flomaton Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating 38-year old Christopher Moody who is wanted on multiple felony warrants after being accused of attacking a woman Tuesday afternoon on Railroad Street near the railroad trestle. Police described Moody as being homeless but say had been in the area for several days. Flomaton police said they made contact with Moody in Florida on Monday on a shoplifting complaint from the Circle K in Flomaton but there was not enough evidence...
Young and hold got to see nature up close Saturday during Turtle Point Environmental Center's open house. Above student inspect a turtle, below, younger ones got tired of chasing butterflies....
As the new school year began at Coastal Alabama Community College, students on the Brewton campus are learning history inside and outside the classroom. On Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, members of the Coastal Alabama Historical Society (CAHS) traveled to Fort Mims in Baldwin County for the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Mims, a major event in the Creek War. With the sponsorship of the Escambia County Historical Society, the trip included a stop at the historic Stagecoach Cafe in Stockton....
Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said Tuesday he has sent out 120 absentee voter applications for the Nov. 5 General Election and said he has received five ballots back. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot is 4 p.m. on Oct. 31 and Fountain said nobody can receive a ballot without applying first. Fountain also said it's important for voters to update their addresses with the board of registrars before applying for an absentee ballot. Fountain added that Escambia...
An investigation continues into the Saturday afternoon fire in the Friendship community that claimed the life of a man described to be in his mid-60s. As of press time Wednesday the name of the person who died in the fire had not been released. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said a 911 call came into the Flomaton dispatch at 3:42 p.m. Saturday of a fire at 144 Branch Road with a subject trapped inside. Flomaton and Friendship fire departments were immediately dispatched. Stanton said he and...
An investigation continues into the Saturday afternoon fire in the Friendship community that claimed the life of a man described to be in his mid-60s. As of press time Wednesday the name of the person who died in the fire had not been released. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said a 911 call came into the Flomaton dispatch at 3:42 p.m. Saturday of a fire at 144 Branch Road with a subject trapped inside. Flomaton and Friendship fire departments were immediately dispatched. Stanton said he and...
