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As COVID-19 numbers begin to rise, residents will have two opportunities to receive free vaccinations this weekend in Flomaton and Poarch. Flomaton Medical Center Pharmacy on Highway 113, will be holding a vaccine clinic Saturday, June 24 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians will be holding a clinic from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15. According to information released by the Escambia County (Ala.) Heath Care Authority, there have been 37 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in...
A correctional officer at the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton was arrested Friday, April 16, on charges of using her position for personal gain after being accused of accepting money to smuggle synthetic marijuana (spice) and methamphetamine into the detention center. Bethany Meagan Whiting, 36, 32319 Highway 31, Brewton, was issued a bond of $100,000. Sheriff Heath Jackson said Whiting was accused of smuggling drugs into the detention center while she was working as a correctional o...
The cities of Brewton and East Brewton, along with the Escambia County Commission are sponsoring events around today's official Earth Day with clean-up opportunities that include providing trash bags for citizens or groups to pick up litter along county rights-of-way. The county commission is providing trash bags for individuals, groups and clubs to pick up trash along the road. Full bags can be left along the road and will be picked up. Commissioners said anyone needing bags can call them and a...
Jay Town Councilman Wayne Godwin announced that Monday night's meeting would be his last, leaving the council with one vacant seat and an even number of council members. Serving on the Jay Town Council since 2016, Godwin said he has sold his home in Jay and is moving just outside the city limits to his parents' old place, at the urging of his children. "It's all over with," said Godwin. "It was just time for me to be out of town. My kids wanted me to be down here. They were putting pressure on...
On Tuesday, new head coach and Athletic Director Brandon Wilcox started at W.S. Neal High School in East Brewton, following approval by the Escambia County Board of Education Monday. A 2002 graduate of T.R. Miller High School and member of its 2000 state championship team, Wilcox played tight end and defensive line in high school. Wilcox went to college at the University of North Alabama, where he was a linebacker and member of the 2003 Gulf South Conference championship team, and earned a...
Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson is issuing a warning: there will be zero tolerance for motorists passing stopped school buses while the bus' emergency lights and stop sign are visible. "We have received numerous complaints in regard to vehicles passing buses while they were stopped to load and unload children," Thompson said. "This is very unacceptable and against the law." Thompson noted that Alabama law requires the driver of a vehicle to stop while either approaching or passing a school...
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