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Escambia County (Ala.) District Attorney Steve Billy, who announced in late September that he was retiring Jan. 1, has now rescinded that retirement and will continue to serve as the county's district attorney. Also, a complaint was filed last week with the Alabama Bar Association seeking an investigation into Billy's actions that led to the arrest and dismissal of charges against four people. Billy, 67, said he contacted State Sen. Greg Albritton Friday to tell him that he had changed his mind...
Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery has announced he will be retiring at the end of the year and Flomaton Principal Mark Harbison said he hopes to have a new football coach named by mid-January. At the conclusion of last Wednesday’s football banquet at Hidden Falls in Flomaton, Coach Vickery announced he was retiring. There were hugs and some tears between the coach and his players. “This has been one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Vickery said. Vickery, 55, has 31 year...
Thanks to an anonymous donation to the Flomaton Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund, workers were on site this week cutting trees and low-hanging limbs and the donation will be enough to allow the road through the cemetery to be repaved. Flomaton Mayor Jim Johnson, who is currently the lone trustee of the cemetery trust fund, said the donation was given and designated or repaving and cutting trees. Johnson pointed out that the town of Flomaton does not own the cemetery property and no town money...
Santa Claus anchored Flomaton's 2024 Christmas parade full of floats the FHS band, cheerleaders and more. Santa will return for a 10 a.m. parade this Saturday in Barnett Crossroads and then travel to Century for an 11 a.m. parade. For more on Flomaton's parade, See Page 15A....
The Town of Century approved unanimously to hire Jennifer Tien from Michigan as its town clerk Tuesday night at a salary of $86,000 and three weeks vacation, a week more than the standard two weeks a new employee receives. Tien requested three weeks vacation per year during negotiations, although the town’s 1993 employee handbook policy allows for three weeks of vacation after five years of service. Tien said she was currently receiving five weeks of vacation in her current role in Michigan a...
Two Pensacola residents are each being held on $1.5 million bond following a traffic stop in Atmore that led to both being charged multiple charges including trafficking drugs. Clifford Alan Lewis, 59, 5705 Wickford Lane, and Lee Ann Mathis, 35, 6160 West Nine Mile Road, were both charged with a felony count of trafficking drugs, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Lewis was also charged with driving under the...
One person was airlifted by helicopter near the Highway 4 bridge over Escambia River Saturday afternoon. Reports state a utility trailer hauled by an SUV became detached, causing the other vehicle to plow into the guardrail. The crash is being investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and no other information was available....
Shootings in Atmore Dec. 6 and Dec. 8 left three people dead and one person arrested with police seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect or suspects in the second shooting. About 10:55 p.m. on Dec. 6 Atmore police responded to an apartment in Point Escambia Apartments in reference to a subject who had been shot. When officers arrived they found Rakeem Dewayne Phillips, 32, of Atmore suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Phillips was transported to Atmore Community Hospital and...
An Atmore pastor, who also worked for the Alabama Department of Corrections at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore was arrested on multiple charges involving attempting to smuggle drugs and other items into the prison. Vincent Bernard Bishop, 54, 1508 Medical Park Drive, Atmore, was arrested Dec. 5 by DOC officers and charged with trafficking synthetic drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana I, prohibited activity (attempting to bring cell phones into the prison, attempting to commit a...
The Flomaton Town Council approved a proposal from Police Chief Dereck Lowry to add an additional drug-sniffing dog to the police department, which will be handled by Office Derick Hodges. Chief Lowry pointed out that current K-9 Officer Dewayne Longmire also serves on the state’s drug task force and is not always available. Lowry said the cost will be $5,550 for the trained dog and modifications will need to be made to a patrol car to handle the K-9. Lowry also noted the amount was included i...
Last Saturday, Jay residents gathered to watch the Christmas Parade and welcomed Santa Claus to town. Following the parade, participants lined the streets to kick off Joy in Jay festivities. See more on page 13....
The Alabama State Report Card was recently published and Escambia County (Ala.) overall maintained a ‘B’, with the score dropping one point from 84 for 2022-2023 to 83 for 2023-2024. Each school in the county is given both a number and letter grade. Comparison this year’s report card to last year’s, Flomaton Elementary School maintained a ‘B’ improving from 80 to 83. Flomaton High School also improved from a ‘B’ at 88 to an ‘A’ at 90. Escambia County High School went from a ‘D’ at 65 last year...
Santa Claus took wish lists all Saturday at Rabo's Ice Cream and will return Friday night for Brewton's Christmas parade and will be back in Flomaton Saturday for the 10 a.m. parade with floats lining up on Ringold Street next to the high school and middle school....
A single-vehicle crash Dec. 5 on Highway 31 near the 53 mile marker in Flomaton resulted in the passenger being ejected and transported to Atmore Community Hospital. The driver was not injured. No more information was available from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which investigated the crash....
One man is dead and another is in jail on murder charges after a lethal shooting that occurred at a bonfire event just after midnight Friday in Frisco City. The incident began around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, which was Thanksgiving, when Frisco City police received a complaint about loud music at what appeared to be a bonfire just outside of the town limits on Snider Avenue. Frisco City police and Monroe County Sheriff's deputies responded to the complaint and found traffic backed up for several...
Tuesday night, the Century Town Council unanimously approved a resolution that allows the mayor to spend up to $10,000 without council approval and requires two signatures on any check the town issues. Councilwoman Shelisa McCall was not in attendance. Right now, according to the town’s 40-plus year old charter, the mayor cannot spend more than $199 without council approval. The approval of an amendment by Century voters in the November 5 General Election will allow the Century mayor to spend m...
An automobile accident Friday morning claimed the life of a Frisco City man, according to Alabama State Troopers. Joshua Drew Simpson, 20, of Frisco City was fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident Friday around 10:58 a.m. near 1172 Jeddo Road, about one and a quarter miles off of State Highway 21 near Uriah. Simpson was driving a 2021 GMC Canyon that left the road, struck a ditch and tree, before catching fire, Alabama State Trooper spokesman Joshua Thompson said. Simpson was pronounced dead...
A large crowd gathered Thanksgiving Day in Poarch for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' annual Pow Wow celebration of the tribe's history, along with fun, games and of course, good food. For more see Page 11....
Atmore police narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at 1837 Rockaway Creek Road Nov. 26 which led to the arrest of an Atmore man on multiple drug charges after officers reported finding methamphetamine, Clonazepam and items used to ingest narcotics inside the residence. Robert Edward Lowrey, 42, who lived at the Rockaway Creek Road residence, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and was transported...
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts opens with 'An Enchanted Bookshop Christmas' Thursday (tonight) at 7 p.m. at 100 S. Trammell St. in Atmore. Two casts will perform this weekend and next. Above, members of one cast rehearse. See page 2A for more information. See more on page 2A,...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Board Members Sherry Digmon and Cindy Jackson, along with Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher and school system employee and payroll supervisor Ashley Fore filed a lawsuit last Friday in federal court accusing District Attorney Steve Billy, Sheriff Heath Jackson and four deputy sheriffs of violating their constitutional rights. The four are seeking compensatory and punitive damages in an amount in excess of $75,000 each, plus attorneys’ fees, “as well as any oth...
Atmore police made four traffic stops that led to drug arrests and another drug arrest was made as officers found drugs while making contact with an individual who had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. On Nov. 16, Atmore police initiated a traffic stop on Rockaway Creek Road on a vehicle with an expired tag that led to the passenger being arrested for possessing methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana (spice), marijuana and items used to ingest narcotics. The passenger, identified as Calvin...
A state trooper stop on Interstate 65 in Escambia County, Ala., led to the arrest of two Louisiana men on multiple drug charges including trafficking and one suspect, who was identified as a convicted felon, was also charged with for unlawfully possessing a firearm. Markell Ariana Ross, 25, of Marrero, La., and Alvin Tyrone Butcher III, 25, of Gretna, La., were both charged with two counts of drug trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession...
The Grinch was in Brewton Thursday night for the chamber of commerce's annual Holiday Kickoff to bring people to town to help local businesses as the holiday season begins....
Although snow is scarce, adults and kids alike got to 'ice' skate Monday and Tuesday at the Linda Carden Community Center on Booker Lane in Jay....
