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An East Brewton woman was arrested on drug charges after receiving an envelope that contained 30 lortab pills in the mail. Lisa King Pritchett, 47, 210 Ball Lane, Lot No. 3, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille said his office received information that someone living in the trailer park on Ball Lane was receiving drugs through the mail. An investigation was launched and Sgt. Paige Howell was watching her mailbox when Pritchett...
Property owners in Escambia County (Ala.) who have not paid their property taxes have until May 16 to pay the taxes, fees and penalties before that property will be put up for sale at public auction beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 17. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said as of Tuesday there were still more than 300 parcels still on the books to be sold. “Hopefully people will come in a pay the taxes,” Pettis said. “If not, they will be auctioned off beginning May 17.” The tax sale will be held...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Eduaction approved the following personnel changes at its Thursday, April 26 meeting. The changes are as follows: Approval to reinstate three (3) sick leave days to Jennifer Parker, lunchroom manager, Pollard McCall Junior High School, due to an on-the-job injury, effective October 16, 2017, October 17, 2017 and October 26, 2017 Leave of Absence Kimberly Caraway, Office Aide at Huxford Elementary School, leave of absence, effective March 5, 2018 through April 2, 2018 Resignation Jeremy Bardin, Special...
Northview High School’s drama students’ Theater Performance of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ will begin at 7 p.m., Friday, May 4, and at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2018. Admission is free. For more information, contact 850-327-6681. The Northview 2018 Graduation Ceremony will be at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at Northview High School. The event will be available to watch on Live Stream and will be posted later on the Escambia County School District Youtube Channel. Past ceremonies can be seen there from 2015, 2016 and 2017....
A Jay man who was found sleeping behind the steering wheel of his car at a stop sign in Flomaton was arrested on drug charges after officers discovered methamphetamine in his possession. Jimmy L. Johnson, 48, 14392 Highway 87 North, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to police reports, Flomaton Officer William Mosely was on patrol about 2:30 a.m. on April 21 when he pulled up to the intersection of College and R...
Last Thursday, April 26, the Escambia County (Ala.) Children's Policy Council sponsored an educational presentation entitled 'The Truth About Marijuana' at Flomaton High School auditorium as part of the Drugs Erase Dreams (DED) Program. Mollie Pizzotti and guest speaker Anthony Pollard spoke to the students from their own experiences about the dangers of drugs. Above, from left, Pollard, Denise Carlee, Pizzotti and District Judge Jeff White....
We are about a month away from the June 5 Democratic and Republican primaries in Alabama and things seem awfully quite on the local level because there is only one local race on the ballot in the Democratic Primary between incumbent District 5 Commissioner David Quarker and challenger Karean Reynolds. Things will be different in the November General Election when we have Republican nominees and Democratic nominees for county commissioner, sheriff and state representative. So, I'll go ahead and...
It took multiple people getting killed at the intersection of Highway 31 and Highway 113 before the Alabama Highway Department finally agreed to put rumble strips on 113 heading into Flomaton. All of those fatalities involved people coming into Flomaton on Highway 113 and whether it was fog or whatever, they plowed into vehicles stopped on Highway 31 attempting to make a left turn. The last crash on Aug. 30, 2010, killed four people, including a father and his son who were making that left...
Saying it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when, area firemen gathered Saturday for a training exercise on how to extricate passengers in the event of a bus wreck. Freddie Wayne McCall Sr., and Flomaton Speedway, allowed the fire departments to use the old school buses that were part of the recent school bus races at the racetrack. Flomaton Fire Capt. Jeremy Lee and Barnett Crossroads Chief Ben Roe said the drill was a success but said more training is necessary. Escambia County (Fla.)...
Patients and employees of Flomaton Medical Center, were 'shot' by an active shooter Friday afternoon during a drill to help train police officers, first responders and medical center staff. Mike Myrick, medical center director, said the drill was a valuable tool to teach staff and others what to do in an actual situation....
Volunteer fire fighters, Dylan Emmons, Ryan Hooks and Jay Jackson (not pictured) get hands on training in putting out a vehicle fire, Tuesday, May 1, in front of University Auto Recyclers in Flomaton. For more photos see the Photo Gallery...
The Flomaton Lions Club hosted a Pancake Supper Monday, April 30, at the Flomaton Community Center. The event raised more than $1,000 to benefit the Flomaton High School Leo Scholarship. Area residents turned out for pancakes, sausage and live entertainment by the Flomaton High School Jazz Band. Above, a young diner prepares to enjoy a plateful....
Flomaton High School senior Danielle Sager, daughter of Larry and Terrie Sager, signed on with Faulker University in Montgomery with a 4-year basketball scholarship. Sager said she chose Faulkner because they offered the most and it felt like home to her. Sager played post and prior power forward positions at Flomaton for four years. Above, from left, Faulkner coach Joel Harrison, Larry Sager, Danielle Sager, Flomaton coach Nathan Kemp....
