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The town of Jay mourns the loss of 25-year-old Eric Godfrey, who was electrocuted Monday, Nov. 11, while working in Yalobusha County, Miss. Godfrey was on a construction site in Oakland, Miss. and was laying a pipe underground when a machine made contact with an overhead power line, according to the Yalobusha County coroner. A 2018 graduate of Jay High School, Godrey started playing football there in eighth grade as a starter and soon moved up to varsity. He received the Challenger Award in...
A little more than a week after multiple shots were fired in the 400 block of 4th Avenue in Atmore, an Atmore resident was shot Saturday afternoon in what police say was a drive-by shooting. According to Atmore police, shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, police received a telephone call from a female stating her brother had been shot on Brooks Lane. Police and medics were dispatched to the scene. When officers arrived they reported finding a male victim with two gunshot wounds to his lower...
Flomaton Elementary School students welcome veterans to the high school's auditorium Friday for a special Veterans Day celebration of elementary and high school students to honor the men and women who have fought for freedom. See more on Page 3....
Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale issued the oath of office to County Commissioners Raymond Wiggins and Brandon Smith Wednesday morning after the two were re-elected without opposition in the Nov. 5 General Election. The county commission held its organizational meeting Wednesday as required by law following the election. Wiggins’ and Smith’s terms on the commission officially ended at 12 a.m. Wednesday, so Vice Chairman Larry White opened the meeting. After Wiggins and Smith were swo...
In a vote of 4 to 3, the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education selected Board Member Coleman Wallace as board president and Kevin Hoomes unanimously as its vice president at its special annual meeting Monday, Nov. 4. Wallace was nominated by Danny Benjamin. Sherry Digmon nominated incumbent Loumeek White. Benjamin, Hoomes, Mike Edwards and Wallace voted for Wallace. Cindy Jackson, Digmon and White voted for White. Digmon nominated Hoomes for vice president. This annual special meeting is...
Huge crowds came to Brewton Saturday for the annual Porchfest with artists entertaining and crowds enjoying an afternoon of fun, food and entertainment. For more see Page 7....
