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Effective immediately, the possession or use of any portable electronic device is prohibited in all courtrooms in the Escambia County (Ala.) Courthouse in Brewton. Presiding Circuit Judge Todd Stearns signed the order on Jan. 10. Stearns noted his order "Is the direct result of repeated and increasingly frequent acts that have interfered with the operations of the court. His order identifies portable electronic devices as cell phones; any device capable of taking a digital or actual photograph;...
The Brewton Council of the Arts is bringing the Missoula Children's Theater to Flomaton with rehearsals beginning Monday, Jan. 20, and the performance on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Flomaton High School auditorium. The children's theater will present Hercules, which is adapted by Michael McGill and Joseph Martinez with music and lyrics by McGill. Auditions for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the FHS auditorium and those wanting to addition...
"I love this town, this is my home," is how Century Interim Mayor Alicia Johnson described her recent appointment as interim mayor following last week's council meeting where Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. announced he was resigning due to health reasons. Johnson vacated council seat 4 to become interim mayor. "Everybody here has lifted me up, especially when I was sick, they did the fundraiser, they really lifted me up, so it's my turn to pay back for that," said Johnson. "It's exciting. It's a great...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved resolutions Monday re-electing Raymond Wiggins as its chairman and Larry White as its vice chairman for the next year. The five-member commission is elected by districts but each year the board selects its full-time chairman and part-time vice chairman. Also Monday, retired Brewton physician Dr. Jimmy Adkisson addressed the commission asking if the board had made any decisions on filling two vacancies on the Escambia County Healthcare Authority....
The town of Century opened a time capsule Jan. 3 that has been buried at Century Town Hall since Jan. 2000. Newspapers, pictures, flyers and much more were collected. Above left, Century residents and town personnel gather to await the opening. Below, a Tribute to the Town of Century from the Florida House of Representatives....
At the end of the town council meeting Tuesday night, Century Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. announced his resignation as mayor effective Friday, Jan. 10, citing health reasons. "As I prepare to step down, I remain committed to supporting a smooth transition and have full confidence that the foundation we built will sustain and propel the town forward," said Gomez. "Thank you for your trust, collaboration and the opportunity to serve this incredible community. With deepest gratitude, thank you for...
Special to the Ledger The Brewton campus of Coastal Alabama Community College will host the institution’s first ever Living History Day on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, featuring dozens of community organizations, historical and genealogical societies, and live demonstrations. The event is being organized by the Coastal Alabama Historical Society, a student organization who partners with the Escambia County Historical Society to promote learning in new and expansive ways. The Coastal Alabama Living History Day is a free event and will be held in a...
As of late last week, the former Brewton Heights Shopping Center has a new owner, and he's already working on revitalizing this key retail property in the heart of the city. "This would be an ideal site for a restaurant, steakhouse or something similar," said local entrepreneur Steve Creamer, who signed the final paperwork on Thursday last week. "We start demo on the back section where Sears was next." With plans to rebuild and renovate other salvageable buildings, Creamer said the 7.4 acres is another project sure to demonstrate excitement....
The town of Century still needs a town clerk following its last meeting when an applicant from Michigan was approved but withdrew her application after a series of phone calls from anonymous callers leaving messages that she shouldn’t come to Century. At its Dec. 17 meeting, the Century Council approved to hire new town clerk, Jennifer Tien, but within days the applicant turned down the position, the second applicant to do so since the town began looking to hire a town clerk. In September 2...
Atmore police is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect or suspects in a Dec. 30 shooting on Ashley Street that left one person injured. According to reports from the Atmore Police Department, about 11:13 p.m. the police department received numerous telephone calls in reference to shots being fired near the 100 block of Ashley Street. When officers arrived they reported finding a male victim with a single gunshot wound to his lower extremity. The victim was transported by a...
The Flomaton Fire Department recently added another piece of equipment to its ability to provide life-saving efforts with the addition of a battery-powered cutter that will be used to free people trapped inside vehicles following a crash. The fire department recently purchased the $11,710 piece of equipment that was added to the budget by the Flomaton Town Council. Jeremy Lee, Flomaton's lone paid fireman, said it's a great addition to the fire department, noting that the battery-powered 'jaws...
Christmas came early for Atmore resident Roy Tolin when Steve Stanton, Jeremy Lee, Larry White and Ronnie Hammond pooled their resources to purchase a new bicycle to give Tolin new transportation. Stanton said he first met Tolin after hearing him on WPFL radio 105 phone ads needing an air conditioner. "I found him an air conditioner and delivered it to his house," Stanton said. "He works cutting grass and needed some transportation." Stanton said he, along with Lee, White and Hammond made sure...
A Brewton woman was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication following an incident outside the Flomaton Public Library at noon on Dec. 27 after yelling profanities that threats into her cell phone and then profanity toward police officers when they arrived. Lindsey Marie Hanks, 43, 365 Stick City Road, was arrested and transported to the Escambia County Detention Center. According to police reports staff inside library called the police concerning a disorderly person near the fron...
A Flomaton man who was arrested in November for attacking a clerk inside the Chevron station at the intersection of Highway 31 and 113 was sent back to jail Dec. 21 by Atmore police after Atmore officers found drugs inside his vehicle following a traffic stop. Atmore police charged Justin Michael White, 39, 45 Karen St., with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana II and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According the Atmore police...
Last Thursday afternoon, the 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, working in conjunction with the Conecuh County Sheriff's Office, seized 32 kilos (70 pounds) of suspected cocaine after making a traffic stop on I-65 in Conecuh County. The team made a traffic stop on a commercial vehicle on I-65 Northbound at the 86 mile-marker. During the stop, criminal activity was noted which led to a search of the suspect vehicle. Officers found the suspected cocaine in hidden compartment on the trailer....
Bella Boyd, a kindergarten student at Pollard-McCall Jr. High School recently showed the true meaning of Christmas after her grandparents gave her $100 to purchase whatever she wanted for Christmas. Bella took that $100 and used it to purchase items for Paws Crossed Animal Rescue in Brewton and put it a donation bucket at the school. The school also collected other donations for Paws Crossed. "She's just a special person," said Pollard-McCall Principal Junia Fischer. "She's got a great heart...
A 53-year old Atmore man was arrested on felony charges of two counts of sexual abuse I and stalking II for allegedly trying to force himself on a woman working at an Atmore business. Anthony E. Montgomery, 53, 2150 Jack Springs Road is accused of the offenses that apparently occurred on Dec. 5. According to court records, Montgomery is accused of frequently sexually harassing a female employee at an Atmore business after the female advised him she was not interested in a relationship with him....
Three-year-old Berkeley Ramer and one-month-old Benton Jackson patiently wait for the man in the red suit. Submitted by grandparents, Stephanie Myrick. Selected as the First place winner of the Tri-City Ledger Christmas Contest....
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...
