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A Brewton man who showed up for jury duty at the Escambia County Courthouse was quickly excused from duty and escorted to the county jail after he emptied his pockets before going through the metal detector and emptied out a bag containing marijuana and synthetic marijuana (spice). Jacoby Nykem Curry, 26, 156 Pitts St., was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana II. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said Curry was running late for...
Dry, windy conditions this past weekend turned into the perfect storm for brush fires as multiple fire departments scrambled around Escambia County (Ala.) putting out four fires that eventually burned 165 acres and engulfed one shed from five fires Saturday and Sunday. Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said one of the wildfires began when a control burn got out of hand and the other three started with people burning debris that also got out of hand. Stanton said the first 911 call came from a...
In a vote of 3 to 1, the Jay Town Council approved canceling its annual July 4th fireworks show, citing shipping issues, the upcoming Bray-Hendricks park demolition and renovation. Councilwoman Nina Hendricks voted against canceling the show. Town of Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib told the council the cost of fireworks has risen this year to $15,000 due to shipping delays, shipping costs and China's increase in pricing, as compared to $10,500 last year. With the park demolition scheduled to...
The first time Flomaton's 2022 track and field team set foot on a track this year was Saturday at the Covington County Invitational and the boys' team left Andalusia with a third place finish among 20 teams. Karl Smith started the track and field team at Flomaton High School in 2019 and Saturday's third place finish was the highest in school history. He noted the girls also finished eighth overall. Flomaton doesn't have track and field facilities but Coach Smith said he's got girls and boys will...
