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Brewton man jailed on sex charges
A Brewton man is being held without bond and will have an Aniah's Law hearing to see if he will stay behind bars after being charged with sexual abuse I, sodomy I, rape I, incest and aggravated...
One dead, one injured at Atmore event
One person is dead, another is hospitalized and the Atmore Police Department is seeking the suspect or suspects in an early-morning shooting Monday. According to Atmore police reports, officers...
A rabid bat confirmed in Flomaton
A fox and bat in the northern end of Escambia County, Fla., have tested positive for rabies and the Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed that a bat found in the Flomaton area in Escambia...
Charges upgraded to murder
Charges against an illegal immigrant living in McDavid have been upgraded from attempted murder to murder after the female victim he is accused of shooting in the head died. Luis Trevizo Becerra, 39,...
Charges mount on Flomaton resident
Charges continue to mount on a Flomaton man who was on probation, out on bond and had a warrant for his arrest when he was arrested last Wednesday and charged with trafficking methamphetamine and...
Canes roll Blue Devils 34-12
Flomaton High School head football coach Doug Vickery said he was pleased with the team's effort as the Hurricanes closed out spring training with a 34-12 victory over Escambia County High School....
Two jailed for child's murder
An Aniah's Law hearing was scheduled Monday for a Monroeville woman and an Atmore man who have been charged with aggravated child abuse and murder following the death of the woman's 2-month old...
Miller jailed for killing brother, beating father
An Evergreen man who was on probation for attempted murder is back behind bars on murder and assault charges after being arrested for shooting and killing his brother and beating his father. Shawn...
Park named after Dewey Bondurant, Jr.
Anthony Davidson Field will now sit inside Dewey J. Bondurant, Jr., park instead of Hurricane Park after the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board voted to name the Flomaton park in honor of the former...
Sheriff rescues 10 along Burnt Corn
A kayak trip down Burnt Corn Creek Sunday almost turned tragic for two families after swift currents overturned the boats, sending 10 people to scramble for safety. A 911 call from Michael Sherrer...
Williams indicted for murder
The backseat passenger in the vehicle that resulted in an Alabama state trooper shot and the female driver dead has been indicted by an Escambia County (Ala.) grand jury on felony murder and...
Johnson sworn in as Flomaton mayor
Jim Johnson was sworn in Monday afternoon as mayor of Flomaton to fill the unexpired term of Dewey Bondurant, Jr., who resigned the mayor's position April 10. Johnson, 63, has served on the town...
FHS track team historic
Flomaton High School's boys track team finished second in the Class 1A through 3A state track meet this past weekend in Cullman in a meet that not only came down to inches or seconds but numbers of me...
Aniah's law keeps Coley jailed
In the first hearing of its kind in Escambia County (Ala.), a Mobile man charged with rape I, sodomy I, domestic violence assault II, domestic violence strangulation and interfering with a domestic vi...
Williams charged; is still in jail
Johndarius Christon Williams, one of two occupants of a vehicle who survived a shootout with an Alabama state trooper that left one person dead and the trooper injured has been arrested on drug charge...
Cink tapped as new clerk-administrator
Ron Cink, who has served as Baldwin County's budget manager and administrator for the past 17 years, will become Escambia County's new clerk-administrator on May 15, replacing Tony Sanks who is...
County will spend $3.7 M to increase communications
Thanks to a $1.2 million grant secured by U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl and a $2.5 million shift in Alabama Rescue Plan Act funds, Escambia County, Ala., is about to kickoff a $3.7 million project to update...
Judge tosses Bridges lawsuit
A Baldwin County judge dismissed Bill Bridges’ lawsuit against members of the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission and it’s uncertain whether Bridges will appeal that decision. Circuit Judge Clark...
FES to grow a garden
Flomaton Elementary School teacher Danielle Brown received a double surprise Wednesday morning when representatives from Alabama Power, Co., presented her with a check to kickoff her science class'...
Man released from prison jailed for rape
A Mobile man who was released March 28 under Alabama's early release program is back behind bars after being accused of raping, sodomizing and assaulting a female in Atmore. Ronald Gregory Coley, 34,...
Trooper shot; suspect dead
An Alabama state trooper who was shot at least two times Sunday following a traffic stop on Highway 41 north of Brewton in an incident that left one suspect dead and two others injured, during an...
T.R. Miller student killed in auto crash
A T.R. Miller High School junior was killed and another Miller student was injured in a single-vehicle crash last Wednesday on County Road 69 in the Damascus community. Quentera 'A.J.' Stanley, 18,...
Mayor Bondurant resigns in Flomaton
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., resigned as the town's mayor at the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon's council meeting, ending a 23-year run as the town's mayor. "Effective immediately, I resign...
Escambia deputy sheriff jailed for having sex with girl he just arrested
An Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office deputy was fired and arrested for alledgely having a sexual encounter with a female suspect he arrested on drug charges. Eric Glenn Lambeth, Jr., 25, 6159...
NeSmith selected police chief
Johnny Wilson submitted his resignation from his position as chief of police in Flomaton Monday morning and during an emergency meeting Monday afternoon, the Flomaton Town Council voted unanimously...