Articles from the February 11, 2021 edition
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Atmore man arrested for murder
An Atmore man who has been wanted since November, 2020, was captured last week in Texas and brought back to Escambia County, Ala., to face murder charges in the Nov. 27 shooting death of 17-year old...
Mother, daughter are rescued from burning home
A Flomaton mother and her 6-year old daughter are fine today thanks to multiple events early Tuesday morning that ended when Flomaton firemen rescued the two from a second-story exterior deck while...
Flomaton votes to increase its sales tax
Citing falling revenue, including about a $100,000 per year drop in franchise fees from Alabama Power due to the shutdown of Air Products, the Flomaton Town Council voted Monday night to increase the...
Wagner says cats, cows, goats need to be addressed
Flomaton Councilwoman Kay Wagner said the town needed to come up with a plan to deal with cats and also needs to address people raising livestock inside the town limits. “I challenge everyone in her...
Boutwell representing Century at PEDC board
After tabling the issue at the last council meeting, the Century City Council approved Century Mayor Ben Boutwell to attend monthly meetings of the Pensacola-Escambia Development Commission (PEDC) Boa...
County leaves tax rate level
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved the 2021 ad valorem tax rate with no increases in the rate for the current year. The board voted unanimously Monday to adopt the current tax rate. The...