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Saturday morning we were at the Flomaton Speedway to cover multiple fire departments cutting up old school buses. It wasn't play time, it was time to teach and train firemen how to react in the event we have a major school bus crash with children trapped inside. Ben Roe, who serves as the Barnett Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department chief and also works as a state trooper, said what he's said before – It's not if, but when we will see a school bus crash in this area. We hope Roe is wrong in his choice of 'if' and 'when' in terms of a school b...
"If I'm going to have a meeting that's not going to include the entire council and I know that there is a possibility of shining a bad light on Century or getting the council in some type of danger, I think we need to bring it to this table and say, 'I would like to attend this meeting on behalf of the council,' and I'd like to make that motion and it needs to be seconded and yes or no, for me to represent this council," is how Century Councilman Luis Gomez described his feeling Monday night...
A fifth earthquake in the area in less than a month has prompted geologists to install four temporary seizement stations from near Jay and into Escambia County, Ala., in hopes of gaining more information on the recent earthquake activity. The first earthquake was reported March 6 in an area between Jay and Century; a second was reported March 11 just outside Flomaton near the intersection of Old Fannie Road and Welka Road; the third was reported March 12 in Flomaton; the fourth was March 13...
“We will have another year we will be staying with our old standards and it will be next year before anything will be actually done and then that pushes every other course back another year,” is how Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott predicted Bill SB 119, that just passed through the Senate to abolish any mention of Common Core standards will effect education at the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board meeting last Thursday. The bill was introduced into the Senate last week...
Flomaton High School senior Donte Dixon is now the first African-American in Flomaton Boy Scout Troop 31 to earn Eagle Scout status. Dixon's Eagle Scout ceremony was held Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Next Level of Faith Ministries Church in Flomaton. "It started bringing tears to my eyes, it was a real proud moment," said Dixon. "I could see in Mrs. Jaye Jayes face, and my mom's, how proud they were, they all teared up. I was happy with an accomplishment like that." Dixon said he has always been...
Barnett Crossroads Fire Chief and State Trooper Ben Roe said it's not a matter of 'if' but a matter of 'when' emergency personnel are dispatched to a school bus crash. This past Saturday, first responders from multiple agencies gathered at Flomaton Speedway for a training exercise on how to address such a tragedy. "Any kind of training you can get is beneficial," Roe said. "A school bus is a unique individual." He said what makes school buses unique is not just their commercial grade of...
Two separate traffic stops in Flomaton ended with three people going to jail on drug charges after officers discovered spice and methamphetamine. On March 25, Cassandra L. Smith, 29, 3487 Old Atmore Road, Flomaton, and Ryan Wade Stephens, 24, 40 Hudson Hill Road, Century, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (spice) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to reports, Flomaton police pulled over Smith for having an expired tag. The off...
A two-vehicle crash at 12:10 a.m., Saturday, March 23, has claimed the life of an Nederland, Texas man and injured another. Steven Stone Stewart, 47, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe he was riding in made contact with an unknown vehicle, left the roadway, and overturned. Stewart was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fl, where he died from his injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet, James Pittman, 55, of Nederland, was injured and transported to Atmore Community Hospital. The vehicle that left the scene of the crash is...
Routine traffic stops in East Brewton resulted in the arrest of two suspects on drug related charges. On March 22, Trevor Lee Jones, 24 of Arkansas, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer discovered a homemade pipe in his pants pocket after smelling to odor of marijuana. Sgt. Paige Howell initiated the traffic stop on Gillis Street for failure to use a turn signal. He reported as he approached the vehicle he smelled the odor of marijuana and asked the driver...
Next to the stage behind the Flomaton Library there is now a Blessing Box, which contains non-perishable food items available to anyone who needs them and free to all. Ricky Hart, pastor at Vision Church on Highway 31 and his wife Stephanie, were in search of a project that would impact more than just their church and its members. That's when she discovered a great idea. "I just wanted to do something for our community," said Stephanie. "I searched for ideas on Pinterest and found the food box...
The Jay council discussed various ways the Jay Livestock Market could benefit from a $150,000 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity at its Monday, March 18 meeting, although no decision was made, following a visit by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Director of USDA Rural Development, who, along with Jay Operations Manager, Eric Seib toured the facility to explore ways to improve the site, as part of the town's five year capital improvement plan. “We've discusse...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following personnel changes at its Thursday, March 21 meeting. The changes are as follows: Leave of Absence Shirley Longmire, 7-hour Lunchroom Worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective January 16, 2019 through February 25, 2019 Resignation Vicke Smith, special education instructional aide at Flomaton Elementary School, effective March 15, 2019; Kendall Richardson, 7-Hour custodian at WS Neal Elementary School, effective March 22, 2019; William West, head softball coach at...
