Council limits vehicle access

Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant laid off two part-time firemen and the town council voted to limit take-home vehicles to only those employees who are on call in an effort to cut expenses for the town.

Bondurant made the announcement during Monday night's town council meeting.

“This week I felt like we needed to cut back,” Bondurant said. “I cut back two firemen.”

Bondurant noted it still leaves Jeremy Lee as the full-time paid fireman at the fire department. He said Lee will be paid for 40 hours a week but will not leave a fire.

“I let two people go,” Bondurant said. “They unde...