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Folks who plan on living in the town of Jay will pay a higher water deposit and water tap fee as well as sewer tap fee after the Jay Town Council approved an increase at its June 17 meeting, following a comparison to nearby municipalities and discussion about the number of unpaid accounts and difficulty collecting on them. Water deposits for home owners went from $50 to $100 and from $150 to $200 for renters, effective July 1, 2024, and billed August 1, 2024. The water tap fee went from about...
Brewton resident Frank Nalty was recently inducted into the Alabama Association of Resource and Development (RC&D) Council's Hall of Fame for his work in bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the gulf coast region that includes Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties. Nalty, 65, is a native of Brewton and a 1977 graduate of T.R. Miller. He has served on the RC&D Council since 1993. He is currently the longest serving member on the gulf coast RC&D council. Nalty said he began working on...
Three Brewton physicians appeared before the Escambia County Commission Tuesday afternoon requesting all three be appointed to the Escambia County Health Care Authority, plus a physician, not named, from Atmore. Dr. Jimmy Adkinson, Dr. Dan Raulerson and Dr. Robert Nelson addressed the commission during an administrative workshop. Debbie Rowell, chairman of the healthcare authority also said there needs to be a more permanent stream of income for healthcare in the county. On June 4, members of...
After two days of testimony in a combination of an Aniah's Law hearing and preliminary hearing, Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale set a $300,000 bond for Bradford C. Eusea on the murder charge involving the shooting death of Tanner Coleman of Flomaton. Eusea, 67, of DeFuniac Springs is charged with shooting and killing Coleman, 26, on June 23 inside Eusea's fiancee's house located at 20411 Highway 31 in Flomaton. Officers stated that Eusea was taken into custody without incident...
Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib told the council Monday night the town has hired an independent contractor for its water and wastewater services to remain in compliance following the death of former Water and Wastewater Superintendent ‘Rocky’ Witt June 19. “We’ve hired a part-time water and wastewater operations independent contractor to hold our licenses and do daily sampling until we can find a long-term solution,” said Seib. Seib said that the town has an inter-local agreement with eigh...
Heading into the Fourth of July weekend there will be no ambulance stationed in Flomaton and days that Flomaton has an ambulance at the fire station, it will be there for 12 hour shifts from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. According to the ambulance schedule, an ambulance was stationed in Flomaton for 12 hours on Tuesday, July 2. No ambulance will be stationed in Flomaton July 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. An ambulance will return to Flomaton for a 12-hour day shift on July 8. Other dates in July where an ambulance will...
Tuesday night, the Century Council held open public hearings and unanimously approved the first reading of three ordinances that amend the town’s charter by putting them in the town’s policies and procedures for ease of operations. These ordinances will appear on the November 5 ballot because they are currently in the town’s charter. The town’s charter is about 40 years old and recent infrastructure necessities, such as emergency approval for well parts and repair, have prompted town personn...
East Brewton and Jay kicked off its Fourth of July festivities Thursday that ended with a fireworks show about 9n p.m. Century and Flomaton are joining together for another fireworks show Friday, July 5 with festivities beginning at 4 p.m....
A Flomaton man is dead and a DeFuniac Springs man is being held without bond on murder charges following a Sunday night shooting at 20411 Highway 31 in Flomaton. Bradford C. Eusea, 67, is charged with killing Tanner Coleman, 26, by shooting Coleman in the chest with a .357 magnum pistol. According to Flomaton Police Chief Dereck Lowry, the Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about 6:30 p.m. June 23 in reference to a person being shot and the shooter still on the scene....
The town of Jay is mourning the death of 27-year-old Clay Brown, who lost his life when the 2016 Ford F-150 he was driving struck a utility pole and drainage ditch last Saturday morning. According to an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency report, Brown was traveling southbound on State Road 87 around 2:35 a.m., approaching the intersection with County Road 87A when for unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway and collided with the ditch and pole. Brown, the driver and sole occupant of the...
Flomaton and Brewton held Juneteenth celebrations Saturday with good food, fun and entertainment. Above Shaun Moye and Lillian Dean enjoy the good food. Below, children in Brewton enjoy the cool water on the slide. For more see Pages 14 and 15....
East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille said he has filed warrants against Branden Lee Howell for rape II and sodomy I against a child under the age of 15 while Howell awaits trial in Mobile on 11 counts of sex crimes against children. Records show Howell was arrested in Mobile County in 2019 and charged with two counts of sexual abuse, two counts of rape I, six counts of sodomy I and one count of sexual torture. Howell was released on bond in Mobile County and didn’t show up for his trial d...
Next Thursday, festivities will kick off local fourth of July celebrations around 9 a.m. in East Brewton and continue all day with fireworks Thursday night in East Brewton, Jay and Poarch. The fireworks show on Friday night in Century will wrap up the celebrations. East Brewton East Brewton's annual celebration will start at 9 a.m., Thursday, July 4. At 9 a.m., the spades tournament will begin, the cost is $5 per person, $10 per team. Bingo will start at 1 p.m. at the senior citizen's building...
A Castleberry woman was killed Monday and a Century man died from injuries suffered on June 10 in two separate vehicle crashes that occurred in Escambia County, Ala. and Santa Rosa County, Fla. Thelma Bradley, 82, of Castleberry was killed Monday when her vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer on Highway 87, a half mile south of the Alabama state line. John D. Woods, 68, of Century died June 13 from injuries he suffered in a June 10 crash in Brewton. Bradley According to a Florida Highway...
An Atmore woman was arrested on multiple charges after being accused of using a 1-month old infant as a shield as she tried to fight with police. Sarah Maria Gardner, 22, 302 Everette St., was arrested June 14 and charged with assault II, endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest and obstructing justice. She was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and later issued a $10,000 bond. Atmore police said the incident began about 7:15 p.m. on June 13, when an...
Blueberry ice cream on top of blueberry crunch was a hit Saturday in Brewton during the Alabama Blueberry Festival at Jennings Park. A huge crowd battled the heat to enjoy the day. For more see Page 11....
The Century Town Council Tuesday night approved to accept one of two lower bids submitted by flooring retailers, with the deciding factor being the company that can start the job quicker. Three bids came in on replacing the flooring in part of town hall, one for $21,145.57 from Cannon Carpets, one from Home Depot for $12,926.44 and one from Shamar Carpet for $15,818. The install includes removal of existing tile in the kitchen and two employee bathrooms and carpet throughout and replacement with...
Parents, fans, players and members of the community gathered Monday at the Flomaton High School library to welcome David Strickland as the new head baseball coach for the Hurricanes. Strickland replaces Troy Brown who resigned as Flomaton's baseball coach. Strickland will also serve as the physical education teacher at Flomaton Elementary School. Strickland, 31, is a native of Valley, Ala., and graduated from Beulah High School. He played one year of junior college baseball and four years of foo...
A Brewton woman is being held on $1 million bond after being arrested Monday, June 10, on multiple charges including trafficking after police reported finding 1.03 pounds of Kratom pills in her possession. Cerena Michelle Billock, 40, 256 Faulkner Road, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana I, trafficking synthetic drugs, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing governmental operations and illegal possession of a firearm....
Following a public meeting to discuss applying for a $400,000 grant to replace a sewer lift station on Cary Street, the Flomaton Town Council gave its OK to proceed, which will require a $45,000 match if the grant is awarded. Cara Stallman with Grant Management, LLC., told the council Monday afternoon that the deadline to apply for the Community Development Block Grant was July 2. She also told the council she didn’t get paid unless the grant was approved. Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye s...
The ‘Summer Adventure’ and Summer Reading Program at the Flomaton Public Library will continue through the month of June with the adventure program featuring representatives from the county extension office Friday, June 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. The adventure programs kicked off May 31 with a balloon and magic show, followed by Mike and Ann Stevens’ Cat’s Pajamas holding a pottery class on June 7. Programs are still scheduled for crafts on May 21 and presentation by Matt Mize with 4H on June 28. The...
Brewton police responded to a call about 10:30 p.m. last Thursday after it was reported a bear was crossing Belleville Avenue near the Escambia County Courthouse. Brewton Police Chief Matt Jordan said when officers arrived they located the bear in a tree near the courthouse. Jordan said officers contacted wildlife authorities who instructed the officers to simply monitor the bear. Jordan said officers backed away and kept an eye on the bear. He added that a couple of hours later the black bear...
With petitions from residents and recommendations from the county engineer, the Escambia County Commission voted to reduce the speed limit on portions of four roads. First approved was reducing the speed limit on Grissett Bridge Road from 45 mph to 35 mph from the Barnett Highway intersection west for four miles and then reducing the limit to 25 mph west to the end of the asphalt pavement. Commissioner Larry White said he received a petition from residents along the road requesting the drop in t...
A big crowed showed up in downtown Flomaton for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, exhibitions and of course good food for the Summer Bazar sponsored by the town of Flomaton. More than 40 vendors were on hand for the event. See more on Page 11....
Administrators from D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, Atmore Community Hospital and members of the Escambia County Health Care Authority addressed the Escambia County Commission Tuesday afternoon saying between the two hospitals and their clinics they are losing close to $800,000 per year. Although the group never asked the commission for money, they said they wanted to make them aware of the situation, noting that rural health care is in trouble all across the nation. Escambia County residents...
