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Flomaton hit with fake bills
The Flomaton Police Department has secured arrest warrants on two people who are accused of passing and attempting to pass counterfeit bills at the Circle K convenient store Tuesday. The discovery of...
Flomaton moves Santa parade to Dec. 9
Due to potential heavy rain Saturday morning, the Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce has moved Saturday’s Christmas parade to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, to coincide with the Christmas Bazaar in downto...
Taxes can be paid online in Escambia
Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis is reminding property owners that their property tax bills are due by Jan. 2, 2024 and noted taxes can be paid online or at the tax collector's office....
'Bee' aware of the importance of bees
"If we don't have bees we don't eat" is how Atmore Mayor Jim Staff explained the need for more people to get into beekeeping. The Escambia County Extension Office in Brewton kicked off a series of...
Grand jury report eyes Digmon
A grand jury report made public last week concerning the request to impeach school board member Sherry Digmon points to thousands of dollars the Escambia County (Ala.) School System paid to her throug...
Lopez gets 10 year sentence
Former Flomaton Police Officer Issac Lopez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but given 346 days credit for the time he spent in jail, following his arrest in December, 2020. Lopez pleaded guilty...
Chase ends in Flomaton crash
A high speed chase initiated last Friday within the Brewton city limits ended with the suspect involved in a crash in Flomaton involving two Flomaton police vehicles with the suspect being tased and a...
Primary ballot set for Escambia Co.
When Escambia County (Ala.) voters go to the polls for the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries there will be two contested elections on the ballot following Friday’s deadline to qualify,...
Flomaton OKs garbage hike; OKs lagoon grant
With a proposed 5 percent increase from Waste Pro for residential garbage collection in Flomaton the town council voted twice before agreeing to pass a 2 percent increase along to customers and...
Osaka Baptist to host next voting
When Escambia County (Ala.) voters in the Little Escambia precinct go the polls March 5 for the Republican and Democratic primaries, they will cast their ballots at Osaka Freewill Baptist Church...
Digmon facing impeachment
The same grand jury that indicted District 6 Escambia County (Ala.) School Board Member Sherry Digmon on three felony charges also filed a report stating Digmon should be impeached and removed from...
Don't burn
Flomaton and Century fire departments were dispatched 4813 Old Atmore Road shortly before noon Saturday after the burning of a large vegetative and limb debris pile began to spread, bringing warnings...
Bain art show to also highlight the PorchFest events
In conjunction with the city of Brewton's PorchFest this Saturday, the Brewton Council of the Arts will be hosting the Lee Bain Brewton Invitational Art Show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 623 Belleville...
Digmon facing three felony charges
Escambia County (Ala.) School Board member Sherry Digmon has been arrested twice within a week on charges her newspaper (Atmore News) released grand jury secrets and was arrested again on ethics viola...
Repton man faces multiple charges
A Repton man was arrested on multiple charges after Escambia County (Ala.) sheriff's deputies responded to a shots fired call on Oct. 29. Deshawn Jermaine McMillan, 21, 192 Holman St., was charged...
Man jailed on multiple charges
A Monroeville man has been arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly attempted to smuggle cocaine, methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana, marijuana and cell phones into the Escambia County...
FHS inducts first Hall of Fame recipients
Ed Richburg, Bodie Hammond, Cassie Lassiter and Bo Brantley were inshrined into the inaugural Flomaton High School Athletic Hall of Fame during pregame festivities Friday night. FHS Principal Mark...
Century teen jailed for attempted murder
A Century man was jailed on $300,000 bond on two counts of attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied building and three counts of shooting into an unoccupied vehicle. Travis Lavar...
Charges mounting on Atmore woman
A traffic stop in Atmore for an expired tag and improper lights led to multiple charges after the suspect attempted to flee police on foot after being pulled over. Annie Deloris Frye, 52, 208 Park...
Century finally passes tax rate
On a second vote Saturday morning, the Century Town Council approved the same 0.924 millage rate for property taxes that has been in place for the past eight years. The council then approved its...
Would be robbers shot by the victim
Two men apparently attempted to rob the wrong people after one of the intended victims shot the two would-be robbers, sending both to the hospital. According to Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Heath...
Flomaton man is jailed card theft
A Flomaton man has been arrested and warrants are signed on a second person after being accused of stealing a credit card and making 42 transactions totaling more than $951. Buddy Wayne Jones, 39,...
$1.725 billion set for Wednesday
Lines started forming Tuesday morning and continued today at lottery stores in Century as the Powerball jackpot swelled to an estimated $1.725 billion for Wednesday night's drawing. If there were no...
Two arrested in Johnson death
In December, 2022, Century resident Cynthia Franklin was asking questions and getting no answers when unofficial sources and friends started calling and telling her that her son, Lavor Chante...
No quorum, no vote by the school board
The Escambia County (Ala.) School Board meeting scheduled for last Thursday was canceled when four of the seven board members said they would not be able to attend, meaning there was not a quorum to...