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With fall weather around the corner, area festivals and events are under way to welcome the season, beginning with Brewton's Cold Moon Festival this Saturday and winding up with Flomaton Elementary School's Fall Festival November 17. Brewton The city of Brewton's Trick or Treat will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30. The Cold Moon Festival will be at Market Park beginning at 6 p.m., this Saturday, Oct. 20, featuring vendors. Bill Peavy will perform at 6 p.m., then the Mulligan Brothers from...
Pollard-McCall Jr. High School has received a $12,000 grant from the Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council (R,C, and D) to renovate both the Sarah Finlay Science Center and Nature Trail that were initially installed on their campus with grants from The Finlay Foundation and The Gulf Coast R, C and D. Over the years the installations have become run down and are currently is a state of disrepair. Kevin Knowles, our new 4th through 8th grade science teacher has integrated these two areas into his curriculum. Knowles has...
Escambia County School District and eMINTS National Center Partner to Provide Technologies that will Prepare Students for Future-Ready College and Career Skills. In the spring of 2016, the Escambia County School District partnered with the eMINTS National Center to embark on a journey that would impact school staff and students. The purpose was to conduct a study that would consider the effectiveness of instruction when impacted by a shift in strategies and technologies used in the classroom. During the past two school years, teachers at Pollar...
Pollard-McCall Jr. High announces their honor roll students for the first nine weeks. The students’ names are as follows: ALL As First Grade: Shylah Bell, Alex Bryant, Eden Clark, Audrianna Dela Cruz, Skipman Fountain, Logan Golden, Blake Hagen, Annelise Kent, Aubrey Langford, Jude McBride, Lucas Minchew, Scarlett Strickland, Isaac White and Zane White; Second Grade (Findley): James Bell, Braylen Boartfield, Kinsley Burkett, Calvin Byrd, Dayton Langston, Zoey Powell, Daniel Torres and Brenner Wallace; Second Grade (Kirkland): Lane Bush, Lane J...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott announced at its board meeting Aug. 16 that Rachel Patterson Elementary School was selected and designated an Alabama Bicentennial School based on their project proposal, “Pandas for Pets: Encouraging Community Involvement in the Animal Shelter”. Rachel Patterson Elementary School and other selected schools participated in the Alabama Bicentennial Schools Ceremony and award presentation held at 10 a.m., on Friday, August 3, in the Alabama State Capitol. The Alabama Bicentennial Sch...
The Rural Radio Preparedness Association will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Linda Carden Community Center, located at 5259 Booker Lane in Jay. The Escambia County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton. Entrance is through the northeast side of the building. The first FCC exam for this area will be administered at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 20th at the Poarch Creek Indian Fire Station #2 (behind casino)....
Each October, the Alabama State Bar promotes a statewide pro bono celebration in each county. Unlike the criminal defense system, there is no constitutional guarantee of funding for low-income Alabamians who need civil legal assistance. Last year, more than 422,000 households experienced more than 733,000 legal issues with low-income households only having had legal assistance for approximately 16 percent of these legal problems. A free clinic will be offered on Wednesday, October 24, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Escambia County Courthouse for low...
I've been saying for years the judicial system in Alabama was on the verge of collapse due to lack of funding and an order issued by Mobile County Circuit Judge James Patterson on Sept. 24 will either open eyes or open Pandora's Box. It will be fun to see which one happens. The rubber meets the road in the court system at the circuit clerk's office. This is where it all starts and stops. Over the years, the state has cut, cut and cut more employees from the clerks' office all across the state. T...
We agree with Flomaton Councilman Buster Crapps that the majority rules and the wishes of the Flomaton Town Council should be granted. Flomaton has voted twice to approve the sale of alcohol on Sundays in an effort to keep tax dollars from heading to Century. The problem is the vote has been 5-1 both times with Councilman Roger Adkinson voting no. The real problem is members of our legislative delegation – State Sen. Greg Albritton, State Rep. Alan Baker and State Rep. Mike Jones have said they need unanimous support from the council to push t...
Four bodies have been found in Texas following the Oct. 8 flashflood that engulfed an RV park on the banks of the Llano River in Junction, Texas. Officials have identified the bodies as Joseph Huss and Mike McGee of Flomaton and Davin Hartman of San Angelo, Texas. According to Texas officials, a fourth body was located Tuesday afternoon in the Colorado River more than 90 miles away from the RV park. As of Wednesday morning, a positive identification had not been made. Apparently mistakes in...
“According to Matt Dannheiser, they do not have a leg to stand on,” is how Century Mayor Henry Hawkins described the lawsuit brought against the town of Century by the Paces Foundation for the Century Park Apartments' higher than originally quoted water and sewer tap fees at Monday night's meeting. The original fee of $63,750 for water and sewer taps was quoted to the Paces Foundation in 2017 during the previous administration but the company had to pay $165,180 when the time to hook up the ser...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., told council members Monday night that a proposal to allow Sunday alcohol sales in the town limits appears to be a dead issue with Escambia County's legislative delegation saying it will not introduce the local bill since the vote to allow Sunday sales was not unanimous by the town council. On Aug. 13 the town council approved an ordinance on a 5-1 vote to asked the Legislative delegation to pass a local bill to allow for Sunday alcohol sales beginning at 10...
Firefighters from Flomaton, Friendship and McCall worked to contain two structure fires and prevent them from spreading early Friday. Firemen were dispatched to the old Johnson Grocery at 3:25 a.m. and found the old store and a mobile home next door fully engulfed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation....
If you thought lines were long at Century Lotto stores Tuesday prior to that night's Mega Millions drawing, you haven't seen anything yet. Nobody won the top prize Tuesday night and Lottery officials are estimating the top prize for Friday night's drawing will be at least $868 million and could possibly reach $1 billion with the frenzy to purchase tickets. Mega Millions is a game that involves 44 states and two jurisdictions. To play, you pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and a Mega Ball from 1 to...
