Articles from the April 15, 2021 edition


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  • CORRECTION: COVID vaccine is available APRIL 24

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    (EDITOR'S NOTE: The printed edition of the Tri-City Ledger has an incorrect date for availability of the COVID-19 vaccine; the free vaccination clinic at Flomaton Medical Center Pharmacy will be held Saturday, April 24. Call 251-296-0001.) Flomaton Medical Center Pharmacy will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 24, at the pharmacy, located on Highway 113 in Flomaton. Owner Danny Cottrell said there will be 120 Moderna shots available free of charge. The clinic will begin at 8...

  • Moore named new town clerk

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    Carrie Moore, who has served as the clerk for the city of Evergreen since 2017, was hired by the Flomaton Town Council last Thursday as the new town clerk for Flomaton. Moore said she lacks two classes to become a certified clerk in Alabama. The 1999 graduate of W.S. Neal High School, received a bachelor's degree in business from Troy University. She also said she's four classes away from receiving her master's degree in business administration. A native of Escambia County (Ala.), Moore was...

  • Flomaton cemetery clean-up set May 1

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    During Thursday afternoon's Flomaton Town Council meeting, Councilwoman Kay Wagner announced that plans for a May 1 clean-up day at the Flomaton Cemetery are a go and she already has people and groups committed to helping. She said she has small American flags the Boy Scouts have committed to place on veterans' grave sites, but is still encouraging others to help. She said this was not a town of Flomaton event, but is seeking help from people in the community to volunteer to help. She said the...

  • Jay rodeo returning April 23

    Gretchen McPherson, Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    Although COVID shut down the Jay Pro Rodeo last year, the event will be back in full swing at 8 p.m., Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at Ted May Arena, located at 4200 Highway 4 in Jay. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids age 12 and under and free admission for anyone who presents a flyer handed out to local elementary schools prior to the event. Parking is free.The rodeo hosts the 3R Rodeo Company from Jemison, Ala., and features pro bull riding, saddle broncs, calf and team...

  • Henderson named 'Teacher of Year'

    Gretchen McPherson, Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    On Friday, April 9, several members of Flomaton Elementary School personnel, along with Principal George Brown, Escambia County Board of Education member Cindy Jackson, Assistant School Superintendent Sandra Reid and Elementary Curriculum Spervisor Courtney McBride made their way to sixth grade math teacher Luanne Henderson's classroom to present her with the Teacher of the Year award for FES. Henderson is in her 23rd year teaching sixth grade math at FES, with 27 years total in education. A...

  • Flomaton man dies while turkey hunting

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death of a Flomaton man who collapsed while turkey hunting and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Dempsey Leon Hadley, 27, died April 10, while hunting in the Wallace Community off of Rawls Road. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said deputies responded to a medical emergency and upon arrival were advised that two turkey hunters were walking in the woods when Hadley got overheated, fell to the ground and stopped breathing. His hunting...

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