Articles from the October 10, 2019 edition


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  • Local festivities set to kick off Oct. 24

    Gretchen McPherson, Ledger Staff|Oct 10, 2019

    Area family-friendly fall festivities will kick off Thursday, Oct. 24, in downtown Flomaton and continue Saturday, Oct. 26 at Turtle Point and then wrap up on Halloween in Century and Jay. Flomaton High School will host its Harvest Festival and various churches and organizations will host Trick or Treat in the Street from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, in downtown Flomaton. Booths will be set up offering games and candy and various organizations and churches will have candy...

  • EB man arrested for meth

    Gretchen McPherson, Ledger Staff|Oct 10, 2019

    An East Brewton man who was stopped after an officer ran his license plate number with negative results was arrested Oct. 4 after a search of the suspect revealed methamphetamine. Derick William Fredric Daines, 26, 201 Grantham St., was traveling northbound on Lewis Road in Jay and crossed over Highway 4 onto Reeder Road when an officer ran the vehicle tag which was met with negative results on being assigned to any vehicle, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. When the...

  • EA and Jay set homecoming

    Staff Report|Oct 10, 2019

    Jay High School and Escambia Academy in Atmore are celebrating their homecomings this week with activities during the week and leading up to their Friday night football games. Jay High School will hold it's Lion's Roar at 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, in the auditorium with a powderpuff volleyball game at 12:30 p.m. in the gym and a powderpuff football festival at 5 p.m. o the football field. Admission is $2 for JHS students and adults and $1 for Jay Elementary School students. On Friday, Oct. 11, the pep rally is at 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the...

  • Royals take Lighthouse 49-14 on road

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Oct 10, 2019

    After falling behind on the road at Lighthouse Christian Friday night, Jay put up 29 unanswered points and rolled to a 49-14 victory. After two weeks away from home, the Royals will return to Jay this Friday night for homecoming to take on Freeport. On the opening kickoff, Lighthouse returned the kick 85 yards for a touchdown. A two-point conversion failed, but Lighthouse took the very early lead at 6-0 and held that lead at the end of the first quarter. Jay got things rolling in the second...

  • Canes go down 30-26 in first loss of season

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Oct 10, 2019

    Flomaton's reign as the top ranked team in Alabama's Class 3A ended Friday with a 30-26 loss at Bayside Academy but a return trip to the post season and a shot at repeating as state champions is still possible for the Hurricanes. That road will continue this Friday night when Flomaton hosts Mobile Christian in another key regional matchup. “It's disappointing,” said Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery. “Bayside is always a tough place to play. They have a great coaching staff and their offen...

  • Johnson named to All-star team

    Joe Thomas, ledger Editor|Oct 10, 2019

    Flomaton High School senior Daquan Johnson has been selected to play in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic football game set for Dec. 14 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery has also been selected as one of the coaches for the Alabama team. Johnson becomes the first Flomaton football player to be selected to play in the all-star classic and the seventh player from Escambia County to play. Johnson, the reigning Class 3A Back of the Year and a Troy...

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