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Appleton Volunteer Fire Department Chief Michael Tyler was attacked by the husband of a woman he was attempting to provide medical attention to which led to the husband being arrested. His wife was later pronounced dead at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton. Christopher Wade Smith, 51, 9722 Appleton Road, has been charged with assault I and criminal mischief II. Funeral arrangements are being made for his wife Tonia Smith. According to reports released by the Escambia County Sheriff's...
Carlisa is back to spread the Christmas Spirit with another free meal for the community. Carlisa Thomas-McMillan is offering another free Christmas dinner this year from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas day at the L-House in Brewton. There will be a smoked pork roast, cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, rolls, a beverage and a dessert to follow. “All are welcome,” said McMillan. “We want to feed the community. People suffer from food shortages all the time and on Christmas we want to make sure that doesn't happen. It's a chance for peopl...
Lee Busby got 37 votes, Luther Strange pulled in 18 and Donald Duck was even able to garner two votes in Escambia County during the special Dec. 12 election between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore. Secretary of State John Merrill ordered election officials in every county to tabulate the write-in votes earlier this week. Merrill said state law requires the write-in votes to be tabulated if the number of write-ins is larger than the difference between the top two candidates....
In 2015 representatives of The Paces Foundation, a non-profit organization, sat down with then Century Mayor Freddie Wayne McCall Sr., and Century Town Planner Debbie Nickles to discuss the possibility of building a 50-unit affordable housing complex in the town. One of the issues before the project could proceed with the bidding process included the tap fees for water, sewer and natural gas. At that time, the tap fees for water and sewer used by the town the cost would have been $63,750. In Oct...
Addie Lynn Simons, daughter of April and Cale Simons, gets an up-close look at Santa Claus as St. Nick prepares for his Christmas Eve journey. The photo, submitted by grandparents Sherry and Joel Ellison won first place in the Tri-City Ledger's annual Christmas Photo contest. For more, see today's B-section....
An Atmore woman has been identified as the driver of a vehicle that crashed Dec. 12 and then fled the scene, resulting it multiple citations. Cortina Cemone James, 28, 900 South Trammell St., has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving while license is suspended and having an expired tag. Flomaton police were dispatched to an area in front of 20502 Highway 31, Flomaton, at 8:26 a.m. on Dec. 12 and found an abandoned red vehicle off the roadway on the side of an embankment....
Warrants have been signed for the arrest of a Flomaton woman who is accused of stealing several items from the Circle K store on Sidney Manning Boulevard in Flomaton. Warrants were issued against Tonya Rolin, 39, 1434 College St., charging her with theft of property IV. Flomaton police responded to the Circle K Monday in reference to a subject taking several items and walking out of the store. Once outside the store, a store clerk told the suspect she had called the police and the suspect...
Truth For Youth, Inc. is sponsoring a Save Our Children Report Card Rally for boys and girls ages 6 through 14 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 23, at Century/Flomaton First Baptist Church Family Life Center gym on Highway 29 and College Street. There will be free food and games and all children must wear tennis shoes and pants must be belted through the loops. Children will require a permission slip to attend. Permission slips are available at Century Town Hall and there is a limited number of spots available. For more information, call...
The Escambia County (Ala.) board of education approved the following personnel changes at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 14. The changes are as follows: Leave of Absence Tashan Streety, 6-hour lunchroom worker at WS Neal Elementary School, leave of absence, effective January 5, 2018 through March 5, 2018 Resignation Shelley Burgess, 6-hour lunchroom worker at Escambia County Middle School, effective November 30, 2017; Alfred Johnson, head mechanic at Brewton Bus Shop, effective January 2, 2018; Joshua Lambeth, HVAC/Electrician at Atmore Maintenance...
Flomaton police signed warrants Wednesday for the arrest of two people accused of attempting to burglarize a home on Nov. 23. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Kristalyn Hutcheson, 19, 1284 Nelson Road, Brewton, and Christian Grimes, 18, 1412 Dailey St., East Brewton. Both are charged with attempted burglary III. According to police reports, officers were dispatched to a Rigby Lane residence in reference to the incident. When they arrived they talked with a 16-year old victim who told...
Escambia County (Ala.) has released its food scores for the month of November 2017. The scores are as follows: Atmore Acapulco Mexican - 90 All of God’s Child LC - 96 Church’s Chicken - 82 Circle K #2721565 - 87 The Coffee House - 96 Diamond #4 - 97 Fairfield Inn & Suites - 95 Gather - 98 Hardee’s - 96 Popeye’s - 98 Ramey’s Supermarket Deli - 90 Retail - 92 South AL Vending - 96 Taco Bell - 93 Winn Dixie Deli - 96 Retail - 93 Brewton Arby’s - 98 Brewton’s Barista - 96 Brewton Lodging - 94 Chang King Buffet - 95 David’s Catfish House - 90 Hudd...
Wreaths Across America held a wreath laying ceremony last Saturday, Dec. 16, at more than 1200 cemeteries across the U.S. Above, Jay Vietnam veteran Wayne Cook and others gather wreaths that represented each branch of the military prior to laying wreaths on local fallen soldiers buried at Jay Cemetery....
I loved the movie Forrest Gump, I had read the book, but I always wondered what that line 'Mama always said stupid is as stupid does' really meant. In the aftermath of this special senate race between Roy Moore and Doug Jones, I think I've learned what Forrest was really talking about. Here we are well over a week after the voters of Alabama voted to send Democrat Doug Jones to Washington to represent us and Republican Roy Moore has yet to concede. Stupid No. 1 on Moore. He was holding out on...
Editor’s note: Christmas is a time to reflect on all the hopes and fears around the world. Years ago an 8-year-old girl named Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun newspaper saying her friends had told her there was no Santa Claus. The response, written by Francis P. Church and appearing on the Sun’s editorial page on Sept. 21, 1897, remains as appropriate today as it did those many years ago. In wishing you a Merry Christmas, The Tri-City Ledger shares this memorable letter with you. ***** We take pleasure in an...
It’s that time of the year again. It’s the time we hurry from store to store looking for that perfect gift for our loved ones. It’s the time when many travel around the country to spend time with their families. It’s the time where we dust off the cookbooks to prepare the perfect dish for the Christmas lunch or dinner. If you are like me, Christmas is a time when you can feel overwhelmed. There is so much to do and so little time to get everything done. Between balancing work, family, and the holidays, it seems like there is not enough time in...
Well, folks, we have had a more exciting and fun filled political year than we expected. Usually, most of the fun is reserved for even numbered years when presidential or gubernatorial elections are held. However, it’s been a good ride. Obviously, the Special Election for the remaining three years of Jeff Sessions’ senate term monopolized the year. Although you will have to remember, that election was preceded by two events that set up the senate race. Donald Trump selected Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. Sessions had been our junior sen...
Elections and holidays are never a good mix. After the shock a Democrat won a US Senate seat in deep red Alabama in a bitter and bruising series of special elections, folks are looking for fault. Not solid Republican, but most Alabamians are conservative. If any “conservative” leaning Democrats exist anymore, they would be in Alabama. So how did a very liberal Democrat win? The short answer is while Republicans were busy infighting spilling each other’s blood, Democrats exploited it with an incredible get out the vote ground game. Spend...
In the early days after the War Between the States religion became a source of comfort and peace for a generation which had grown tired of war and destruction. Local Baptist evangelists rapidly spread the Gospel throughout the region. James Lazarus Bryars was an early Baptist missionary who walked from community to community founding churches and preaching at turpentine stills and lumber camps. Among the many churches Bryars helped to found was Sardis Baptist Church in July 1865. Burgess Miles...
The holiday season gives us an opportunity to reflect on the best qualities of our fellow men, both through the sparkle of our children’s eyes as they look to an exciting future and to the memories of those now past who did a little good in their lifetimes. The name of one such good man from our past seems to return to my mind on occasion, Mabry Dozier. Mabry came to Century shortly after graduating college where he began work at the saw mill. He soon married into a local family and over the years his company position progressed until he was a...
