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"We lost a good man today." Those were the words of Bo Bolton, former publisher of the Tri-City Ledger, said in response to the Wednesday-morning death of Dr. John Vanlandingham. Despite the efforts of first responders, Vanlandingham, 79, a long-time resident and practitioner of medicine in Flomaton, was pronounced dead at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital. Once noted as an, "icon of healthcare for the Flomaton community" by Chris Griffin, administrator at D.W. McMillan, Vanlandingham began...
By: Stephanie Cunningham Brewton resident, Chris Guthrie, 19, was honored by the Boy Scouts of America's Eagle Scout Court of Honor on July 8, 2017 at Brewton First Baptist Church by being recognized as an Eagle scout. Guthrie has been a member of the Scouts since he was 6 years old. During his years of participation, Guthrie earned more than the required 21 merit badges, held positions of quartermaster, patrol leader and senior patrol leader. He is also nominated to join Order of the Arrow, a...
"Tragic" was slowly and deliberately spelled out in the otherwise quiet library of Flomaton High School Tuesday morning as Jade Sowards spoke the letters to earn her way to the state championship spelling bee. Sowards, an eighth grader at Brewton Middle School won the Escambia County county-wide spelling bee in the fourth round against her competitors. Escambia County had four participants in this year's event including Sowards, Michael Bowen, a fourth grader from Flomaton Elementary School,...
The Tri-City Ledger is now offering its subscribers a new way to stay in touch with the local news they have came to trust with the launching of its companion website, www.tricityledger.com. The website will feature local news stories, a full listing of obituaries, columns and also offers an e-edition in the form of a full page of the hard copy of the paper viewable from computers, tablets and smart phone devices. In order to access the new website, current subscribers need only to visit the web...
With snow on the ground, carols in the air, and joy in hearts, crowds showed up to view the 2017 Christmas parade in Jay, Fla., Sat., Dec. 9. Despite the colder than typical temperature, parade goers risked the chill to show up to support the local floats made by churches and other civic organizations. After the parade, the festivities continued with Christmas on Commerce where jolly ole' Saint Nick heard the wishes of tots from the area....
One of my favorite things about working at a newspaper is that occasionally I am struck by inspiration and get to pour my thoughts and opinions into a words that get printed. Well, this past weekend provided such inspiration. Snow. Tiny bits of frozen ice crystals falling from the sky building to cover the ground and landscape, seemingly making everything stand still. Growing up in Oklahoma, I had plenty of the white stuff. We usually saw our first snowfall of the year before my birthday in...
It was Escambia Academy's first shutout of the season Friday, Sept. 15., as the Cougars continued their winning streak defeating the Jackson Academy Eagles 35-0. EA's record now rolls to 6-0. With a nearly balanced offense pulling in 380 total offensive yards, 177 through the air and 203 rushing, the Cougars made a clear statement over the Eagles. EA had ten different ballplayers carry the ball over the course of the game. Defensively, EA stood up to the Eagles and refused to let them put up any...
