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Escambia County (Fla.) School Superintendent Keith Leonard, along with Cody Strother, the district’s coordinator for communications, visited Flomaton High School this past Friday to see first hand how Flomaton’s new cell phone lock policy worked and Leonard immediately said he was going to ask his school board to spend the money and implement the policy. Flomaton students, along with students at W.S. Neal High School and Escambia County High School, must now have their cell phones secured in...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission passed its 2024-2025 holiday schedule that adds Good Friday as a holiday since the county voted several years ago to align its holiday schedule with the state schedule which follows the federal holiday schedule. The problem over the past few years is that Good Friday was not on the state holiday schedule, but Gov. Kay Ivey has declared that day a holiday a week or so before Good Friday and it wasn't on the county schedule. Commission Chairman Raymond...
Due to a conflict and annual 9-11 breakfast was held Sept. 10, at Little Escambia Baptist Church in Flomaton to honor all first responders, noting they put their lives on the line every day. See more on page 11....
In an effort to conform to guidelines from the Alabama Public Library Service the Flomaton Public Library has begun issuing age-specific library cards and the library will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 16 and 17, to reorganize and possibly move books in the adult, young adult and juvenile book sections. Librarian Kaci Boutwell said the new state guidelines could jeopardize state funding for public libraries in the state that do not conform. Boutwell said the library board met last week...
In a public hearing at its Tuesday night meeting, the Century Town Council unanimously approved a resolution setting the FY 2024-2025 millage rate at .9204 mils, the same as last year, which is greater than the rolled-back rate of 0.9781 mils by 5.900 percent, according to administrative assistant Mallory Walker. At the same millage rate as last year, the town will receive $4,974 more than last year in ad valorem taxes. The gross taxable value of the town, certified by the county property...
Discussed at its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Jay Area Chamber of Commerce is planning a ‘Farm-To-Table’ fundraising event on Saturday, April 5, 2025, on Commerce Street that will become an annual event and help the chamber raise money, bringing together area residents, business owners, local farmers and others in Santa Rosa county for one night to celebrate what the town has to offer to those who live and work in the area. In case of rain, the event will be held at Holland Farms. The event wil...
During his annual physical with JB Golden, CRNP at the Flomaton Medical Center, Brewton resident Steve Layton's results showed he had elevated blood pressure. After consulting with his provider, further tests and a visit to the cardiologist were scheduled. In the end, an intervention for a blocked artery was necessary. Doctors discovered Steve's heart had a 95 percent blockage. "My cardiologist basically told me I was a ticking time bomb," said Layton. "The lab results showed that my calcium...
Lighthouse Christian College in Gulf Breeze will kickoff its inaugural football season this Saturday at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan., with Ronnie Cottrell as the team's first head coach and four players from Escambia County (Ala.) on the roster. Cottrell, 65, a Brewton native and graduate of T.R. Miller High School, resigned last year after nine years as the head football coach at Mobile Christian, which won the 3A state title in 2023. Cottrell coached at Flomaton High...
The search is over for Arthur Andrew Simmons of Brewton who has been wanted by the East Brewton Police Department for the past year on charges of rape II and sexual abuse II for allegedly having sex with a 15-year old girl. Simmons, 28, 270 Sawmill Road, Brewton, was arrested Monday by U.S. Marshal's and booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton. His bond was later set at $50,000. Court records state the sexual encounters with the underaged female occurred in East Brewton from...
In an effort to be transparent, Century Mayor Luis Gomez explained at its council meeting last Wednesday to a full audience that the town will not be able to rebuild the Carver Community Center or repair or rebuild any of the three bridges in Century because the almost $13 million in grants that were given to the town to complete those projects have been taken away. An amendment was presented and approved at the meeting that will convert the grant to a planning grant, extend it to Sept. 30, 2025...
Thanks to Escambia County Commissioner Larry White, a Lucas 3 chest compression system has been purchased for the Flomaton Fire Department which first responders say will save lives. Commissioner White spent $15,745 out of his discretionary money to purchase the piece of equipment that basically takes over life-saving measures in the event of a heart attack. "Obviously there's a local concern about the lack of ambulance service and I talked with the chief (Steve Stanton) and he said the Lucas de...
The local Meadorwood Garden Club has joined with the city of Brewton to honor deceased children in Brewton and surrounding communities, which also include East Brewton and Flomaton. The Angel of Hope Memorial Garden will be built in the Brewton city park next to the courthouse as a place to spend a serene, quite time to remember loved ones and a place to honor them. The park will include the Angel of Hope statue, landscaping with floral accents, benches, lighting and personalized pavers. Pavers...
An Atmore man is facing multiple charges that include felony charges of burglary I, robbery I, unlawful imprisonment and domestic violence I stemming from an Aug. 23 incident. According to Atmore police, officers were dispatched to the emergency room at Atmore Community Hospital’s emergency room in reference to a domestic violence incident. Police identified Juan Estaban Garcia-Galvin, 41, 203 Sowell Ave., as the suspect, noting the suspect has common children with the victim and they live in s...
An Atmore man arrested for rape I, sodomy I and sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 was waiting Wednesday afternoon to see if District Judge Eric Coale would issue him a bond following an Aniah's Law hearing held Tuesday morning. Joe L. Craft, 47, 189 Antioch Road, Atmore, was arrested for allegedly abusing a young girl over multiple years. Tuesday's 11 a.m. hearing was scheduled for not only the Aniah's Law bond hearing but a preliminary hearing. But his attorney, Gordon Godwin asked...
An investigation continues following the Saturday night shooting death of an Appleton resident whose body was found on the side of the road who died from from at least one gunshot wound. Aubrey McAllister ‘Mackie’ Jackson, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene and as of press time Wednesday, no arrests had been made. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said deputies were dispatched about 9 p.m. Saturday in reference to a body lying on the side of the road. Deputies, along with Sheriff Jac...
The Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce is putting the final pieces in place for the annual Railroad Junction Day, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28. Anybody wanting to have a vendor booth needs to either look at the chamber's Facebook page or call Marie Morris at 251-363-9027....
A documentary 13 years in the making, ‘Welcome to Jay’, by filmmaker Jeffrey Morgan, is set to be shown at the Tallahassee Film Festival on Saturday, Aug. 31, and follows the apparent racist past of the town of Jay, Fla., beginning with the story of two allegedly racially-motivated murders about 90 years apart. The three-minute trailer can be found online under ‘Welcome to Jay’. The trailer referred to Jay as a ‘sundown town’, where all black people had to be out of town by dark, the film fo...
Early Sunday morning, the town of Century had a water main rupture on Highway 29 in front of Ace Bondurants Lumber and Hardware that left its residents with low pressure or no water at all, a boil water notice that was put in effect, and one employee badly injured. Century Mayor Luis Gomez said the call came to Century Supervisor Kevin Merchant about 4 a.m. Sunday. Gomez said he got the alert call from the Omni Beacon company soon after. When they got to the scene, the water was gushing out, Gom...
A Flomaton man was arrested on three counts of cruelty to animals after police found five dogs in his back yard chained without access to adequate food, water or shelter. Reginald Lee Williams, 38, 2139 Cary St., was arrested Aug. 15 on warrants signed by the Flomaton Police Department. Inv. Clay Smith said the arrest stemmed from a July 2 complaint from an individual concerning the dogs that the individual told police appeared to be suffering from the heat. Smith said police did a welfare...
Separate traffic stops by Flomaton police for seatbelt violations led to the arrest of two people on drug charges that included methamphetamine. On Aug. 13, Officer Derrick Hodges was on patrol about 6:50 p.m. when he inititated a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation. According to reports, the driver, identified as Leslie Teresa McCann, 36, 729 Jackson St., Flomaton, pulled into a private driveway of a residence of someone she didn’t know. Hodges reported that due to her behavior, he c...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission voted unanimously Monday to seek an attorney general’s opinion on whether or not the commission has the authority, without legislative approval, to put a 4-mill ad valorem tax increase on the ballot for citizens of the county to decide. The issue centers around two amendments passed by the Alabama Legislature in 1947. Both bills were sponsored by State Rep. Barnes Lovelace. One bill allowed most all counties to put a 4-mill hospital tax on the ballot and R...
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt announced last week that D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton will receive a $700,000 grant for necessary medical equipment to improve patient care which is part of $15.218 million Sen. Britt secured for health care needs in Alabama. Britt, a member of the senate committee on appropriations locked in the $700,000 for D.W. McMillan for the 2025 fiscal year from the labor, health, human services and education related agencies appropriation act. “Healthcare is c...
Creamer Industrial Park on Highway 31 South in Brewton is now a preferred selected site by CSX Railroad to market the site to industry that needs rail access. A second piece of property, known as the Jones Family Timber Management in Atmore, off of Highway 31 is also on target to become a selected site. CSX officials were Brewton Tuesday to meet with Steve Creamer, city and council officials and economic development leaders. Creamer was presented with a gold railroad spike plaque signifying the...
Two inmates who escaped from the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton Monday night are back behind bars facing felony I charges and will likely face additional charges, according to Sheriff Heath Jackson. Cameron Garner, who was being held for burglary III and attempting to elude and Joseph Loper, who was being held on a failure to appear charge, both escaped from the county jail shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. Sheriff Jackson said he asked Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams...
The Flomaton Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating 33-year old Caleb Ryan Adams, who is wanted on multiple warrants from Flomaton and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. Adams, whose address on his driver's license was listed as 302 Dusty Lane had been living at 829 Titi St., Lot 6, Flomaton, according to police. Last week, Flomaton police received information that Adams was a suspect involving some stolen property out of Escambia County, Fla. Police obtained a search...
