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In times of old, great armies made up of men and animals moved across our piney woods and fields in search of battle and plunder. Whereas such opening sentences serve to stir the imagination and curiosity it doesn't tell the personal stories of thousands of individual soldiers who were the spoke in the wheel, metaphorically speaking; these were the men who camped along the creek banks and rode patrol along our railroads and dirt roads during the period 1861-1865 during a time which many of us...
With the recent cold weather making the news, it made me think of another cold spell that happen just over thirty five years ago. The cold spell that just passed was more of a event for the northern part of the country since we didn't really see any really cold weather from it. The event from thirty five years ago happen right here in this area. It was Christmas Eve 1983, which some say is the coldest Christmas Eve on record for North America. I remember it so well because I along with two friends were crazy enough to go camping during this...
One of the highest honors from my time in Congress has been the many interactions I’ve had with members of our nation’s armed forces and our veterans. Throughout the long history of the United States, countless Americans have served our country honorably in the military. Many made the ultimate sacrifice. There is no greater way to say “thank you” to our fighting men and women and our veterans than by ensuring they are taken care of both during and after their service, with the most up-to-date weapons systems and funding to carry out their m...
The Legislature has met for their organizational session and elected their leadership for the next four years. Both the House and Senate leadership remain essentially the same as the last quadrennium. Senator Del Marsh, R-Anniston, was elected Senate President Pro Tem. Senator Greg Reed, R-Jasper, remains Majority leader. Senator Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia continues as Rules Chairman and Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will again be Chairman of Finance and Taxation/Education. The only new leader will be Senator Greg Albritton, R-Escambia, who...
Something snags in my memory seine to lodge and stay around until I deal with it. I rummaged around for the past few days to remember a happy time spent with childhood friends. Then a bittersweet memory floated up. The McDills ( name changed to allow dignity) lived in an old shack just over the hill and down the fence line from where we lived. Poor was just a suggestion, destitute was getting close to describe the family situation. Mr. McDill was "off". Mrs. McDill was a pillar of fortified steel. The kids that were still at home were worm...
February is often considered the month of love, with couples and family members sending heart emojis, heart-themed cards and heart-shaped chocolates. But what's a better gift to your loved ones than taking care of your heart? February is American Heart Health Month. And while you might first think of it as routine campaign — it’s becoming more important than ever. Cardiovascular or heart disease is the leading cause of death in women and men, with obesity and diabetes, which increase a persons' risk of heart attack and stroke, on the rise. Whi...
Our character and reputation will make us… or break us -- in life. Character is what we are -- our private substance. Reputation is what others think we are – our public image. A reputation is a message about us that grows and travels by word of mouth. Yet, a reputation is a fragile thing, it can be easily fractured should we compromise on character. Upright character is the only sound foundation for a solid reputation. The events of daily life not only build character -- they reveal character. If we do not possess the major ingredient of chara...
Jonathan Darryl Morgan, 56, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Morgan was a native and lifelong resident of Flomaton, Ala. An avid musician, pianist and singer, he attended the Promise Land Outreach Ministries Church of Atmore. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Apostle Wayne Marshall and Pastor Connie Marshall officiating. Burial followed at Little Escambia Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Morgan is survived by his wife of 30 years, Helen L....
Christina Shevon Phillips, 19, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Miss Phillips was born July 19, 1999, to Christopher Phillips and Sheree Brewster in Orlando, Fla. A 2017 graduate of Escambia County High School, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where she was honorably discharged in 2018. She had been member of the Bethany SDA Church in Atmore, where her great-grandmother has been secretary for over 40 years, since age 11. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3, at Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church wih Pastor Dr. DeJuan Knight...
Norvie Lee “Slim” Trawick, 91, of Castleberry, Ala., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at Jay Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Trawick was a native of Brewton and longtime resident of California before moving to Castleberry in 2017. A retired carpenter in the construction industry and member of the Elks, he was a U.S. Navy Veteran stationed in Guam during WWII. He attended Oak Grove Holiness Church and participated in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, Calif. for several years. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, from the chapel...
On the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe Versus Wade making abortion legal throughout the land, the New York legislature marked the occasion by passing a state law to allow abortion right up until the moment before live birth. The abortion debate has raged since that fateful shameful day, but it seemed we at least at consensus that late term abortions were extremely brutal and unnecessary. Most states ban abortion in the third trimester when the baby is considered viable outside the womb. But once again we suddenly find...
An Atmore woman already in jail on $50,000 bond from five charges filed by the Atmore Police Department saw her bond jump another $150,000 after being served Tuesday with a grand jury indictment charging her with trafficking Kratom. Nadia Coker, 42, 619 Trammel St., Atmore, was already out on bond for an assault III charge when she was arrested Jan. 31 by Atmore police. According to Atmore police reports, officers were dispatched to Acapulco's Restaurant at 300 East Church St., at 8:48 p.m. on...
A Jay woman who was responsible for a three-vehicle crash Monday morning in Flomaton was arrested on drug charges and may face additional charges in the collision that sent one person to the hospital by ambulance. Starla Ann Patterson, 29, 5268 Magnolia St., Jay, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance that included the prescription drugs Xanax and Suboxone. She was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center and jailed on $10,000 bond. Flomaton Polic...
Century Mayor Henry Hawkins made a recommendation that the council approve moving town employee Toni Simmons up to billing clerk and increase her pay from $9.80 to $12 and then select an applicant from those that were interviewed for the billing clerk position to fill the front desk position. Councilwoman Ann Brooks made a motion to not follow the recommendation, which was seconded by Councilman Ben Boutwell. Councilman Luis Gomez and Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson voted no, and Boutwell...
Brewton Mayor Yank Lovelace and his wife Sally toss out goodies Saturday in Brewton as the parade to honor the late Dr. Matin Luther King Jr., rolled through Brewton to celebrate the birthday of the late civil rights leader....
Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Judge Bert Rice retired and new Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale was officially installed in separate celebrations last Thursday and Friday at the Escambia County Courthouse. Pictured left, Wade Hartley, president of the Escambia County Bar Association, presents a gift to Judge Rice on his retirement from the bench. Pictured right, newly elected Circuit Judge Jeff White, right, places the judicial robe on incoming District Judge Cole....
Feedback from the first of three meetings on Friday, Jan. 28 in the town Jay resulted in several ideas on how to spend $17,500 awarded to the town for economic development by the Florida Competitive Partnership. As part of this interactive grant with the Department of Economic Opportunity, Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said department representatives will come out to the town in mid-February and do an inventory of the town's assets, such as the livestock market, historical society, Commerce S...
At the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education meeting Jan. 24, Flomaton Elementary School Principal George Brown presented an overview of the art program at the school this year to the school board, allowing 3rd grader Chloe Johnson and 2nd grader Cam Crawford to show board members their portfolios. “When I got to FES, I tried to figure out what we could do to support the academics we have here, and I noticed we did not have art,” said Brown. “Coming from a county that had it at every schoo...
Escambia County is one of four recipients of grant funds to support programs that assist domestic violence victims and prosecute offenders in south Alabama. The county was awarded $60,698 of the $199,192 allocated by Gov. Kay Ivey. “Domestic violence victims and their families deserve professional support to assist them in overcoming the trauma, as well as advocates to help them pursue justice in the legal system,” Ivey said. “I commend the work of these organizations for helping those who n...
An East Brewton cop witnessing a potential drug deal and a traffic stop led to two people being arrested on drug charges that included methamphetamine and spice. Edward Eugene Lowery, 40, 1406 Dailey St., East Brewton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (spice) and Nichole Elizabeth Miller, 38, 2119 Karlburg St., Pensacola, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (meth) in arrests made Feb. 4. According to reports released by the East Brewton Po...
Mya Etheridge, left, of Huxford Elementary School took top honors in the Escambia County Spelling Bee held Tuesday at the Flomaton High School library. The spelling bee lasted 15 rounds before Etheridge took the title. From left are Etheridge, first place; Imari Lemon of Escambia County Middle School, second place; Gracie Peters of Brewton Middle School, third place; and Brooks Jernigan of Brewton Elementary School, fourth place. Etheridge will now represent the county in the state spelling bee...
Many local students from Atmore, Brewton, East Brewton and Flomaton were among the total of 12,332 students enrolled during the 2018 fall term at The University of Alabama who were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). Students who made the Dean’s List are: from Atmore: Scarlet Martin and Mikayla Spruill; from Brewton: Kenneth Brazile, Duncan Brittain , Katherine Greco, Leslie Holmes, McKinley Jenkins , Joshua Kendall, Trinidad Miller, Tyler Reid, Z...
Discussion about the possibility of having mobile food trucks come to Century in the future resulted in the scheduling of a workshop to the discuss details, laws and regulations will be on Monday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Century Town Hall. Council members listened as Town Planner Debbie Nickles presented possible economic opportunities and other benefits. “When Odom's Bar wanted to install permanent food truck so they could cook steaks and stuff, that issue is not addressed in the Land Developm...
The Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) invites the public to attend two additionalworkshops to provide input regarding the North Escambia Transportation Service Pilot Project. ECAT and Escambia County Community Transportation staff will be on hand to answer questions. The first meeting will be at 5 p.m., tonight, Thursday, Feb. 7, at Pensacola State College Century Campus in Room 7720 at 440 E. Hecker Road in Century. The second will be at 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11, at the Walnut Hill Community Center, Ruritan Building located at 7850 Highway...
Art educator Sarah Stubbs of Northview High School and Ernest Ward Middle School student Patrick Rolin were named winners in their category at the 65th Annual Youth Art Focus exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of Art, available for viewing now until Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Stubbs’ creation, entitled ‘Sweet’, won second place. Rolin won third place with his ‘Untitled’ two-dimensional work. This is the 65th year the Escambia County School District has partnered with the Pensacola Museum of Art to present the Annual Youth Art Focus, an annual ex...
