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A Monroeville man originally arrested on domestic violence and theft charges now faces additional charges after he was accused of trying to escape from an Atmore police officer after being taken to Atmore Community Hospital after complaining about health issues. Savon Deon Hurst, 27, 13 Crowe Ave., now faces escape III and criminal mischief III charges in addition to the domestic violence charges. Hurst also had a warrant for his arrest for violation of probation from community corrections....
A car fire ended up destroying a home; a space heater caused a fire and a possible electrical fire had firefighters busy over the past week with no injuries reported. Flomaton received a 911 call at 3:35 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21 of a fire at 121 Martin Luther King Drive in reference to a house fire. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said when he arrived it appeared the fire started at an electric space heater and the blaze had climbed the wall and headed toward the attic. Flomaton, Friendship, Lambe...
Circuit Judge Jack Weaver denied a motion filed by Brewton Attorney Earnie White to dismiss capital murder charges against his client, Jonathan Michael Taylor, claiming prosecutorial misconduct. Taylor faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or death if convicted of the March 15, 2015 killing of Cory Brian Moncrief. Taylor’s co-defendant, Nadiya Diane Walker, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and has agreed to testify against Taylor at his t...
Local festivities for Halloween and area fall festivals will begin this Friday, Oct. 28, and continue through Monday, Oct. 31. Atmore The Atmore Chamber of Commerce's Trick or Treat on the Street will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, with businesses giving candy to participants. Brewton Brewton will kickoff the Halloween activities at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Witches of Brewton hitting the streets at 3 p.m.; the Cold Moon Festival at Dogwood Hills at 4 p.m.; and the Zombie Walk and hau...
With the General Election set for Nov. 8 applications for absentee ballots in Escambia County (Ala.) must be made by 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the circuit clerk’s office inside the courthouse in Brewton. As of Tuesday, Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he had sent out 214 ballots and had received 135 back to his office, leaving 79 ballots still outstanding. In addition to Fountain’s office, absentee solicitations are also available on the secretary of states’ website at www.s...
