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Students at Flomaton Middle School hosted a 'Wax Museum' last Thursday, showcasing historical and contemporary figures around the world. Guests could press a button to 'activate' each character to tell facts about their characters' lives and contributions. For more, see our Photo Gallery....
The Brewton Police Department is continuing its investigation into a fatal crash Tuesday morning when a vehicle and motorcycle collided at the intersection of Highway 31 and Old Castleberry Road that killed a 26-year old Brewton man. According to reports released by the police department, Adam Bryan Harrelson, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 8 a.m. collision. Preliminary reports show a vehicle was traveling north on Highway 31 and attempted to make a left turn onto Old Castleberry...
Century resident and Councilman Luis Gomez's souvenir store, Florida's First Stop, located on Highway 29 in Century, now welcomes visitors with a mural featuring local Lake Stone and the Blue Angels. The mural was painted by artist Carter Gaston of Pensacola....
"Winning breeds winning" and Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery said he's witnessed that winning attitude in the 2019 Hurricanes that wrapped up spring training Friday night in Flomaton in a jamboree featuring Flomaton, Washington County, Monroe County and Southern Choctaw. In a unique format, the jamboree saw each offense playing against each defense and each defense playing against each offense. Vickery said he liked the format because it gave players time to rest and said the one...
Social media can be a great tool, but it can also be a Devil in disguise. I'm not a big social media person because I don't know if what I'm reading is factual or some of that 'fake news' President Trump keeps talking about. Social media went wild Saturday in the aftermath of the shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School building where one person was killed and eight others shot. I read posts about it being a graduation party for seniors at Escambia County High School; I read posts...
For many people, this will be a long weekend with Monday off to celebrate Memorial Day. There will be family gatherings, there will be trips to be the beach or to the river and Monday night Flomaton Speedway will put on a fireworks show. We just hope people will pause this weekend to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day; celebrate is probably not the correct word, because what we are actually doing is paying tribute to the many men and women who have died fighting to give us the freedom to go to the beach, have cookouts with our families or w...
At the Florida Preservation Conference in Pensacola this year, the Fidelis school located on Highway 87 in the town of Jay joined 10 others in a Florida Trust list of 11 historic structures to save. Converted in the mid-1980's to what is now the Fidelis Community Center, the schoolhouse was built in 1925 and had additions in the 1940s through 1960s. The county has considered demolishing the structure to make way for other projects due to a lack of funding to upgrade it and bring it up to code...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott told the Board of Education last Thursday that he felt '99.9 percent' sure the W. S. Neal High School graduation could be held in the newly renovated auditorium this Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. “The building inspector with the Alabama Building Commission made a full inspection yesterday,” said Knott. “All the items for us to be able to gain entry were up. The handrails are in place and all other safety items were in place.” Knott said th...
A convicted felon from Jay is facing more drug charges and a felony possession weapon charge after law enforcement executed a search warrant on May 14 and located drugs and a loaded weapon inside the residence. Anthony Glenn Brunson, 59, 2351 Camors Road, was alone in his residence when law enforcement arrived to serve a search warrant and discovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun, methamphetamine, marijuana and a digital scale, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. The report...
