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Eunice Lorraine Stanton, 90, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in a Pensacola hospital. Mrs. Stanton was a lifelong resident of Century and graduate of Century High School who worked as a draw twist operator at Monsanto before retiring in 1982. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Century. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22, at the chapel of Flomaton Funeral Home with Revs. William Estes and Kathy McKinley officiating. Burial followed at Flomaton Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Stanton is survived by three...
Along the western end of the Robinsonville Baptist Church Cemetery rests the remains of Lt. William Maxwell. He was born in Monroe County Alabama and later adopted Robinsonville as his home as his family followed the migration of farm and logging families looking for low cost lands in western Escambia County in the early 1900s. His headstone reads “William Calvin Maxwell, 3rd Aero Squadron Born November 9, 1892, died in service Manila, P.I. August 12, 1920, Affectionate Son, fond brother, and a friend to all.” According to a Montgomery Adv...
In a few years Florida will celebrate two hundred years as a part of the United States. It was in 1821 that Andrew Jackson traveled to Pensacola to accept transfer of West Florida from Spain and establish himself as interim governor. At the same time, his cohort was working at St. Augustine to receive East Florida. The transfer of Florida as two territories presented an unacceptable situation for Jackson. To resolve this, the entire region was declared a territory divided into two sections called counties, as was standard in other states. To...
October always brings memories of the Escambia County Fair in Atmore during my youth in the 1950's. Crops had been grown, vegetables from gardens were canned in mason jars awaiting their need. Cotton and corn had been harvested, sold or cribbed. Peanuts were being dug for market or livestock. Sweet potatoes were either dug and banked or being. Cane was waiting for the end of the month to be stripped, cut, hauled and squeezed of juice for syrup making. Hogs were still fattening until colder weather in November for the big butchering. Things...
For the past few weeks, Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery has talked about the resiliency the 2018 Hurricanes have. He talked about it when Flomaton overcame a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter Oct. 19 to defeat Thomasville 43-42. When he gathered his coaches and players, and a crowd of happy fans, on the 50-yard line this past Friday night following Flomaton's 20-13 win over T.R. Miller he talked about the team's resiliency again. Flomaton starting quarterback, who accounted...
Escambia Academy's Patrick McGhee only touched the football seven times Friday night at Fort Dale but the Cougar running back picked up 215 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead EA to a 48-13 win. Escambia Academy (8-2) will begin post season play this Friday night at home against Coosa Valley. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EA head football coach Hugh Fountain said his team has been battling injuries and illnesses, but said he was proud of how the Cougars finished the regular season heading into...
Jay delighted the homecoming crowd Friday night by building a 30-7 lead with 9:57 left in the third quarter against Freeport but the celebration got put on hold until Trace Seib snagged his third interception of the night to seal a 30-26 victory in the closing seconds as the Bulldogs were driving for a potential game-winning touchdown. "It was a game to two halves," said Jay head football coach Melvin Kersey. "We were up 24-7 at the half and despite giving up a big play right before the half we...
