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The Flomaton Fire Department and MedStar 16 will hold a benefit car wash cookout from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Flomaton Fire Department. Funds from the benefit will go to Flomaton High School student Kelsie Padgett, who is battling brain cancer. Kelsie is the daughter of Jeremy and Tracey Padgett of Flomaton. Hamburger and hotdog plates will be sold for $5 each. People can also place larger takeout orders by calling 251-363-6106. People can also just show up, get their car...
A Birmingham man originally pulled over by an Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputy for being suspected of impersonating a police officer ended up in the county jail on multiple drug charges after the officers found crystal and liquid methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Michael Lee Crosslin, 41, 1700 Beacon Crest Circle, Birmingham, was charged with drug trafficking, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held in the Escambia...
A McDavid man is facing drug and counterfeit charges after law enforcement responding to a report of a man slumped over in a vehicle at a gas station lead to a vehicle search, where counterfeit bills and drugs were discovered. Travis Floyd Winters, 21, 20 Cotton Creek Rd., was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with one count each felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of counterfeited bill when law enforcement removed Winters from a vehicle Sept. 16, to find...
While folks in this area are riding out another hurricane, get ready to watch your favorite cowboys ride out again at the Professional Cowboy Association's Rodeo with gates opening each night at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, through Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Brewton Municipal Arena, located at O'Bannon Park on 500 Sowell St. in Brewton. The entrance fee for adults is $10 and children age 12 and under is $5 at the front gate. Sponsored by the Greater Brewton Chamber of Commerce, there will be a...
Some missed opportunities early and late opened the door for Bayside Academy to take a 34-21 victory over Flomaton Friday night handing the Hurricanes their first loss of the season as well as the first area loss. Flomaton will be back in area play this Friday night when the Hurricanes travel to Mobile Christian. "We didn't practice well all week and we didn't play well Friday night," said Flomaton head coach Doug Vickery. "We never seemed able to get in tune." "We still did some good things,...
The Northview Chiefs walked away with a 30-20 victory in their homecoming game against Jay on Friday night. The Chiefs drew first blood on the gridiron with a 66-yard touchdown run from Jayden Jackson on the third play of the game with 10:40 left in the first quarter. The PAT was no good and put the Chiefs up 6-0. The rest of the first quarter was a slug fest and no points were added to the scoreboard as both teams struggled to get the upper hand. Jay was able to rally with a 47-yard touchdown p...
Patrick McGhee rushed for 258 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead Escambia Academy to a 47-14 win at Hooper Academy last Thursday night, moving the Cougars' record to 5-2 on the season and 3-0 in region play. The Cougars will host South Choctaw Academy this Friday night for homecoming. McGhee opened the scoring for the Cougars early in the first quarter on a 74-yard put return for a touchdown. Sam Martin added the PAT and EA had the early 7-0 lead. Jason Davis then scored on...
I was sitting in a county commission meeting Monday morning in Brewton when my phone started vibrating. The income call was from Nascar Ron as I have him listed. I ignored the call figuring I'd call him back after the meeting. I got two more calls from Nascar Ron back-to-back. I called Ronald Moye when I left the meeting and I could hear the fear in his voice about what was going on in Texas. I didn't have a clue. Larry White, who was at the county commission meeting, didn't have a clue. Nascar...
When storms approach we all want information and there are people up the line that have to make some decisions. Those include school superintendents who have to make a decision on whether or not to hold school to emergency management directors trying to give accurate and good information, but who are also asked to give their opinions. Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott made the call Tuesday to cancel school Wednesday. It was a precautionary decision based on information at the time. At the time Knott made the decision...
Members of a volunteer group from Escambia County (Ala.) located the bodies of Flomaton residents Joseph Huss and Mike McGee late Wednesday afternoon about 9 miles down river from the South Llano Recreational Vehicle Park in Junction, Texas, where they were staying Monday morning when the RV park was overwhelmed with a flash flood. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said two sheriff's deputies and about 15 volunteers had gone to Texas to help in the search. He verified...
