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Wildlife finds mates in backyard summer sounds
The humming white noise of the constant croaks, crickets and coos of the summer nights is something that feels like home to most Alabamians. These sounds of summer are so familiar, yet often unidentifiable. Identifying the individual sounds of the ni...
Joint operation nets employee arrest
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Escambia County Sheriff's Investigators along with Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations served arrest warrants on Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, who was a...
Staff member tests positive at Holman
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that one staff member at Holman Correctional Facility out of ten staff members around the state have tested positive for COVID-19 as of 12 p.m. on Friday, August 7. These...
Troy University students recognized
Megan Fournier of Atmore and Takeysia McFugerson and Khalil Monroe, both of Brewton, were recognized by Troy University as students who completed the requirements for graduation during the summer semester and term 5 of the 2019-2020 academic year....
Two area students appointed
Sam LoDuca from T.R. Miller High School, and Robbins Manning from Excel High School from Excel High School, along with several other students around the state,were appointed by Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne when he released the following...
Century library giving free masks, sanitizer
Beginning Wednesday, July 29, Century Branch Library, located at 7991 N. Century Boulevard, is now offering a bottle of hand sanitizer in addition to face masks as part of Escambia County’s public health campaign, "Mask Up, Escambia!" The library...
New faces at DW McMillan
D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital announced that Aleigh Taylor, CRNP and Natalie Young, CRNP, have both joined the staff of the D.W. McMillan Medical Center. They will begin seeing patients beginning...
Two staff test positive
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that two staff members from Fountain and Holman Coorectional Facility out of seven additional staff members across the state have tested positive for COVID-19, as of 12...
Temp checks at courthouse
Cherie Curtis, RN, left, gives a temperature to someone entering the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton. County commission Chairman issue an order that everyone entering the courthouse will be...
Board OKs personnel changes
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations at its special meeting Wednesday, July 15. The changes are as follows: Resignations Tiffany Oliver, English/Language arts teacher at Escambia County High...
COVID-19 testing at PSC
Community Health Northwest Florida hosted a drive-thru and walk up COVID-19 testing last Friday at Pensacola State College's Century campus. According to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins, 87 tests were...
Candidate forum in Atmore this Saturday
Everyone is invited to the Atmore Citizens for Change Candidate Forum that will begin with a Meet and Greet event at 4 p.m., this Saturday, July 18, at The Club, located on Highway 21 in Atmore. The Meet and Greet event gives the candidates who are...
Santa Rosa County registration deadline near
Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie A. Villane reminds voters registration books will close on Monday, July 20. It is the last day to register to vote or make party affiliation changes for the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday,...
PSC offers free screen
This Friday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pensacola State College Century campus will hold drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing, at 440 East Hecker Road in Century. Done through Community Health Northwest Florida, the testing is open to...
Do you recognize these 'kids'?
Please call J.B. Johnson, Jr., at 850-418-3329, if you see yourself in the picture above. If you recognize anyone in the picture, please pass on the contact information mentioned above. Thank you for...
Enjoying the battle
W.S. Neal's Issac Smith gives a friendly pat to T.R. Miller's Miller Hart during Saturday's 'Battle of Murder Creek' baseball game between the two schools. Josh Godwin, owner of David's Catfish and...
Jay paints trail
the Town of Jay received a grant through United Way from International Paper to install a Born Learning Trail at Bray-Hendricks Park....
Three Holman staff test positive
The Alabama Department Of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that three (3) staff members employed at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore as well as: two (2) staff members at Birmingham Community Based Facility/Community Work...
Ala Power pledges $1M
The Alabama Power Foundation and the ABC Trust have pledged $1 million to provide support to communities affected by coronavirus. The foundation and trust are partnering with agencies including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Way and...
Coastal offers apprenticeship
Coastal Alabama Community College has partnered with Alto Products Corp. for the first machinist apprenticeship in Southwest Alabama. It is the first such partnership in the region to be competency-based and builds on the College’s recent...
ECAT modifies schedule
Due to COVID-19 contact tracing there are many Escambia County (Fla.) Area Transit (ECAT) employees on quarantine; therefore, ECAT services have experienced delays on multiple routes throughout the day. Starting Monday, June 22 until further notice,...
Troy University honors students
Troy University recently announced several area students who have been named to the Chancellor's List and Provost’s List for the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2019/2020 academic year. Those area students who made the Chancellor's List include...
Locals inducted at Huntingdon
Two area students, Joshua Barrett Fields of Brewton, Ala. and Haleigh Ridgeway of Frisco City, Ala., were inducted Spring 2020 into one or more of 15 honor societies Huntingdon College offers where students may earn membership on the basis of...
Three contraband arrests at Fountain in Atmore
Three arrests were made at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore as part of the Alabama Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) enforcement of the Department’s zero-tolerance contraband policy, making...
