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A spike in COVID-19 cases in Escambia County (Ala.) prompted Presiding Circuit Judge Jeff White to cancel the January jury term that was scheduled to begin Monday, but he said he's optimistic that jury trials will resume in March. Judge White issued his administrative order canceling this week's jury term last Friday after learning that the county had been designated as a high-risk area for the coronavirus. However, he did say the court system is not closed and cases can move forward. "When I...
A 24-year old Flomaton man was arrested on rape II charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year old girl, who reports said met the man outside her house and traveled to another location to engage in intercourse. Clifford Dakota Commalander, 24, 968 Old Sardine Road, who was 23 at the time of the alleged crime, was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center. According to the arrest warrant, on or about Sept. 24, 2020, picked up the underaged girl at a stop sign near her house and took...
Flomaton's lone paid fireman, Jeremy Lee, who submitted his letter of resignation three weeks ago to accept a new job, will remain as the town's paid fireman following an agreement with the town. Lee submitted his resignation on Dec. 30, but following a meeting with Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., he has changed his mind. During Monday afternoon's town council meeting, Bondurant said he'd offered to raise Lee's pay from $13 per hour to $15 per hour. "When we have good employees I want to ke...
Cara Campbell Coburn, a native of Century, is a mother of one with husband Bryan and lives in Milton, Fla. She is also a graduate of Lighthouse Christian Academy, a now-closed academy that was located near Jay, where she spent four years enduring what she discovered is considered abuse as a 'troubled teen.' Coburn is an advocate for teens who are enrolled in academies or homes aimed at helping troubled teens using practices based in religion who face situations of possible abuse and wind up...
