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Daizee Brooke Angus always had a smile on her face and her smile was contagious to those around her; whether they be fellow students, teachers or employees at McDonald's in Flomaton. Angus, 19, a senior at Flomaton High School, was killed Friday night in a vehicle accident that has left her friends and family in shock. According to reports released by the Florida Highway Patrol, Angus was traveling east on County Road 4A shortly after 8 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a curve and traveled...
"Please accept this letter of resignation in my position of Town Planner, effective Friday, December 29, 2017. I will continue to complete the projects currently underway. I appreciate the opportunity to have been a part of moving Century forward and the support I have received from the Town and Century residents over the past 30+ years," is what landed on Century Mayor Henry Hawkins' desk from Town planner Debbie Nickles the day following Century's last town council meeting on Monday, Dec. 18....
A homeless man wanted on felony warrants for several break-ins at camp houses in the Bradley community was taken into custody following a high-speed chase that involved multiple law enforcement agencies in Alabama and Florida. Louis Allen Scott, 30, with no address, is currently being held in the Okaloosa County Jail in Florida awaiting extradition to the Escambia County Jail in Alabama where he faces three counts of burglary III and three counts of theft of property II. A second suspect, Shane...
Santa Claus gets a late request last Thursday at Nadine McCaw Park in Century during the Movie and Santa festivities in Century. For more see the photo gallery....
The Tri-City Ledger is now offering its subscribers a new way to stay in touch with the local news they have came to trust with the launching of its companion website, www.tricityledger.com. The website will feature local news stories, a full listing of obituaries, columns and also offers an e-edition in the form of a full page of the hard copy of the paper viewable from computers, tablets and smart phone devices. In order to access the new website, current subscribers need only to visit the web...
Warrants were signed Wednesday for the arrest of a former Flomaton Subway employee, who is accused of kicking in the back door of the restaurant Tuesday night and taking an undisclosed amount of cash out of the safe. Flomaton Police Department Lt. Chance Thompson said officers are looking for Patrick Davis Griffis, 26, who is wanted on charges of burglary III, theft of property I and criminal mischief III. Thompson said Griffis has multiple addresses that include Flomaton. The manager of the...
The Girls in Action and Royal Rangers from Liberty Baptist Church visited the Gatewood Nursing Home in Brewton on Saturday, Dec. 23. Above, from left, Callie Kent, Amberlyn Carnley, Bailey Fillingim, Danielle Hagan, Tylise Child's, Leon Childs, Bryer Chavers, Rett Parish, Myles Hagan, standing Tennisson Carnley holding Kenna Grace Carnley....
The Communty Action Agency of South Alabama will receive $166,847 of grants totaling $2.3 million Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded for programs that help low-income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their quality of life. The Community Services Block Grants will enable 20 Community Action Agencies throughout the state to help low-income residents achieve self-sufficiency and address barriers to success through a variety of programs and services. The specific needs of the communities served determine which programs are...
An Andalusia man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash last Sunday in Escambia County (Ala.) Lester Cecil Aughtman, 57, was killed when the 1999 Jeep Wrangler he was driving left the roadway struck a culvert and overturned, according to an Alabama State Troopers news release. The wreck happened on Escambia County Road 43, 19 miles east of Castleberry at 5:20 a.m. Aughtman was pronounced dead on the scene. No further information is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate....
Brewton will have a snow machine for its annual New Year's Eve Blueberry Drop at Jennings Park, but Mother Nature may take care of the need with temperatures expected to drop into the teens over the New Year's weekend with possible snow flurries in south Alabama. Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces, Will Easley and Karen Cover are the scheduled artists to take the stage beginning at a 7 p.m. The annual celebration will include dancing in the streets and a kid-friendly atmosphere that hopefully...
Derik Andrew Kidd of Atmore, Haleigh Nicole Ridgeway of Frisco City and Miles Jeffrey Barnhardt and Susannah Lynn Dorrace, both from Monroeville, have all been named to the Huntingdon College Office of the Registrar’s list of full-time day students whose academic performance during the fall semester 2017 qualified for recognition on the College's Dean's List of Honors or Dean's List of High Honors. Kidd, Barnhardt and Dorrance were listed on the Dean's List of High Honors, recognized as those who achieved semester grade point averages of 3.8 t...
Escambia County High School juniors Adonis Williams, above left, and Olivia Simmons were selected by their teachers to represent ECHS at the Southern Pine Youth Tour 2018. If chosen in January in Brewton, the two will go to Montgomery in March and then to Washington, D.C. this summer....
I didn't know Daizee Angus. She wasn't somebody that grew up with my children who I got to know. I went to the wreck Friday night on County Road 4A and learned someone had been killed. I heard about the horrific details of the fatality. At that time Friday night I didn't know whether it was a teenager or old man who had been killed, but I felt for the family who had to deal with such a tragedy right before Christmas. It was later that night that Daizee's name began circulating through social...
They have a New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City and Brewton will drop its blueberry ball the same night. The town of Century dropped the ball last week when the town council voted not to honor a verbal agreement with the Paces Foundation over water and sewer connection fees associated with a $10 million apartment complex in the town. In 2015, former Mayor Freddie Wayne McCall Sr., and Town Planner Debbie Nickles negotiated the deal to bring the 50-unit apartment complex to Century. Part of the deal included connection fees. McCall and...
This Christmas, the American people received a gift that isn’t found underneath the tree but will be found in your pocketbook and paychecks over the coming years. I’m talking about passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act represents the first major overhaul of our nation’s tax code since 1986. The ultimate goal is to grow the American economy and put more money in your pockets. I firmly believe the money is better off in the hands of the American people instead of in the coffers of a bloated federal government. Consi...
At the close of each year, my tradition is to acknowledge the passing away of significant political leaders from the political stage in our beloved state. We lost some icons this year. As I sit in my office writing this yearend column, pictures of two of my favorite friends and legends adorn my walls. The photos of Governor Albert Brewer and Congressman Jim Martin look down at me. Both were Christian gentlemen. Governor Brewer passed away last January in Birmingham. He was 88. We had visited over lunch only a few months earlier. Brewer grew up...
According to the main stream media, the past year has been a tumultuous trouncing of Trump at every turn. Breathlessly trying to perform last rites on the Trump presidency since election night, they and Democrats warned of endless racist violence, stock market crash, economic collapse, and international defeat around the globe. And Trump would be impeached, jailed, and exiled to Guantanamo Bay Cuba for colluding with the Russians to steal the American throne from its rightful heir, Queen Hillary. Any sober review of 2017 wrecks the propaganda r...
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus hitched a ride on top of a Century Fire Department truck this past Saturday to spread the Christmas cheer throughout the town with candy, beads and more. Above Mrs. Claus waves to the children who were awaiting the pre-Christmas goodies....
We at the Escambia County Office of the Alabama Extension System hope you are having a beautiful, safe and happy Holiday Season. We hope to see you sometime soon in 2018! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates about 90 billion pounds of edible food goes uneaten each year in homes and away-from home eating-places. This is equal to 123 times the weight of the Empire State Building and costs consumers about $370 per person each year. WOW! That’s amazing! Here’s the breakdown from USDA on how much food is wasted from each food gro...
Aquilla Bradford, 67, of Atmore, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Mr. Bradford's funeral service will be announced by Turner Funeral Chapel in Atmore....
John Edward Brown, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Atmore, Ala., died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 30, at Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Center with Overseer Darryl North officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Shiloh Cemetery in Nokomis with Turner Funeral Chapel directing....
Alice Renee Buckhault Howell, 53, of East Brewton, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 in a Mobile hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Howell was a native of Benton, Ark. and a long time resident of East Brewton. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Sister Brenda Watson officiating. Burial followed at Wildfork Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Howell is survived by her former husband, David Howell of East...
Daisy McGhee Long, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 in Molino, Fla. Mrs. Long was a native of Huxford and former resident of Pensacola who had resided in Molino for the past 10 and a half years. A member of Central Chapel Church, she was a past employee of Florida National Bank, accounting supervisor with Northwest Florida Blood Bank and retired accounting supervisor with Pensacola Naval Hospital. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Eloise Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Oak...
Newborn Amara Michelle Riley died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at U.S.A. Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile. The funeral service will be announced by Turner Funeral Chapel in Atmore....
Herman Vernon Salter, 73, of Brewton, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 after a brief illness. Mr. Salter was a native and former resident of Castleberry, Fla. who became a long time resident of Brewton. An avid fisherman, he attended Castleberry School System and was employed as a truck driver before retiring. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15, at Travis Cemetery with Rev. Johnny Cardwell officiating. Burial followed at Travis Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Brewton directing. Mr. Salter is survived...
