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Atmore resident Karean Reynolds will take a seat at the Escambia County Commission table and Atmore native Lyn Stuart will be leaving the Alabama Supreme Court following Tuesday's primary elections that set up a November showdown between Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and Democrat Walt Maddox. In the only local race on the Escambia County ballot, Reynolds defeated incumbent District 5 Commissioner David Quarker 572 to 252. Reynolds received 69.42 percent of the vote. Reynolds will take his seat on the...
An Atmore man, his son and the niece of the deceased victim of a fatal shooting all face homicide charges after law enforcement responded to the report of a dead male on Deer Creek Road last Sunday and discovered another male with a shotgun wound to the head had been transported to the hospital. Christopher Allen Stacey, 37, 145 Madison Dr.,Christopher James Logan Stacey, 18, and Alexis Shiffner Cain, 21, were arrested and charged with one count homicide and one count attempted homicide after tw...
Graduation in May had a special meaning for a Jay family that saw the father graduate from Pensacola State College, the daughter graduate from Troy University and the son graduate from Jay High School in the same month. Alton Flowers graduated May 6 Summa Cum Laude with a business degree from PSC; his daughter, Kayla Flowers, graduated May 11 Summa Cum Laude from Troy with a degree in Bio Medical Science; his son, Jackson Flowers, was no. 6 in 2018 graduating class at Jay on May 29. Alton...
Over the past few months, the East Brewton Police Department has arrested multiple people on drug charges with the majority going to jail for possessing methamphetamine. “It's the drug of choice,” said East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille. “We're working every day to keep it off the streets. We've got two K-9s here that are doing an awesome job.” Like other law enforcement officials, Brazille said meth has become an epidemic. He said officers don't find any of the old 'shake and bake' homema...
An investigation continues in a Saturday crash where a Flomaton woman was traveling south in the northbound lane of Highway 31 before crashing into a guardrail. Jaumelle Avain Ward, 25, was transported from the scene by ambulance to D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton with minor injuries. According to police reports, Ward was driving south in the northbound lane in a 2015 Ford Fiesta about 12 noon when the crash occurred. The report noted the vehicle was totaled. Witnesses said they...
With unofficial returns from Tuesday, Atmore native Lyn Stuart lost her bid for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court to Tom Parker by 15,652 votes and 19,917 registered Escambia County voters didn't cast a ballot. Go Figure. It gets worse when you look at the numbers across the state of Alabama. According to information released by the secretary of state's office, 2,480,406 registered voters in Alabama didn't vote. Those figures show Escambia County had a 20.59 percent voter turnout and...
Dr. John Bagwell has retired, but Dr. Hal Noble has picked up the noble task of holding a rabies clinic in certain parts of Escambia County this Saturday, June 9. Shots are $12 and he comes to you. A complete list of where Dr. Noble and his staff will be is printed on Page 2A of today's edition. It was in last week's edition as well because we realize this is a very important service to the people of Escambia County. It is a law that all dogs and cats more than 3 months old are required to have a rabies vaccination. It shouldn't take a law to m...
These days, it is hard to turn on the television or log onto the Internet without being bombarded with the latest “news” of what is happening in Washington. The media gives far too much attention to names like Stormy Daniels and Roseanne instead of focusing on the wide range of substantive issues being debated in Congress each week. While it is easy to get distracted by all of the “noise,” it skews the perception of what is really occurring here in Washington. Ultimately, these stories are just a sideshow that end up taking away from the cri...
You voted Tuesday on a crowded ballot. Historically, in Alabama we have voted more heavily in our Governor’s race year than in a presidential year. That is probably because we were more interested in the local sheriff and probate judge’s races, which run in a gubernatorial year, than who is president. The old adage, “all politics is local,” definitely applies here in Alabama. We not only have a governor’s race this year, we have all secondary statewide offices with a good many of them open including Lt. Governor, Attorney General, State Treasur...
A woman charged with theft of services and failure to pay now faces drug charges after Flomaton police found a pipe containing methamphetamine inside her home. Shanna Nelson, 32, 2328 Cary St., Flomaton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Another resident in the home, Nakita Barton, 38, was also charged on identical drug charges. Flomaton Police Detective Chance Thompson went to Nelson's residence Tuesday afternoon to...
Dr. Hal Noble, D.V.M. will hold a rabies clinic across Escambia County (Ala.) on June 9 where rabies shots for cats and dogs will be offered for $12 at 12 locations excluding Atmore. Rabies vaccines are required for all dogs and cats more than 3 months old. During the clinic, cats must be in carriers and dogs on leashes. The schedule is: Friendship Fire Department, 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.; Flomaton Community Center, 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Pollard-McCall Jr. High School, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; Barnett's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, 11 a.m....
A suspect who fled from a moving vehicle was later arrested and the driver of the vehicle was arrested on drug charges following the traffic stop on Old Fannie Road. Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis was on patrol at 6:36 p.m. on June 1 when he observed a Nissan Sentra with an obstructed front windshield. After activating his emergency lights, Davis reported the vehicle continued for about three-fourths of a mile and then began slowing down. With the vehicle still moving, a passenger in the...
The Flomaton Chamber of Commerce welcomed Medstar/Lifeguard Medical Services to the Flomaton community Thursday, May 24 at the Flomaton Fire Department. Above, from left, Fire Chief Steve Stanton, Catharine Jeter, Judy Champion, Jeremy Lee, Chief of Operations Michael Sandell, Lt. Chance Thompson, Ken Folsom, Webb Nall, Celes Green, Ryan Hooks, Jay Jackson, Bo Brantley, Hunter White and John Fowler....
Century council members Monday night discussed the frequent absence of town CPA Robert Hudson at the meetings and how to address missing paperwork that would allow an audit to be completed by the June 30 deadline. “Transferring money from the special revenue money will get us dinged again,” said Councilwoman Ann Brooks. “We need to address the loan repayment. All borrowed funds are considered loans, and we've made no plans to pay it back.” Century Mayor Henry Hawkins said that most of the town's...
A Flomaton man originally ticketed on May 21 for reckless driving and driving without a license was arrested again Tuesday and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after Flomaton police discovered the four-wheeler he was driving on May 21 had been reported missing from Flomaton Speedway. Christopher Bingham, 23, 239 Rickey St., was also on probation at the time of his arrest Tuesday and a petition to violate his probation was issued. Flomaton Police Sgt. William Mosely was working...
A Satsuma man serving in the Alabama National Guard lost his life and another man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 Thursday morning. John Wesley Waldrop, 38, was killed when the 2009 military Humvee he was operating left the roadway and overturned at the 63.7 mile marker, six miles north of Atmore, according to an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency press release. Waldrop was pronounced dead on the scene. The report said passenger Justin Cecil McCullough, 25, of Grand Bay, was...
A Walnut Hill man faces multiple felony drug possession and intent to distribute charges after deputies conducting a traffic stop Tue., May 29, discovered marijuana and methamphetamine, along with drug paraphernalia and other drug-related materials in the vehicle. Brian Arnette Moore, 43, 6400 Rockaway Creek Rd., was arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and intent to manufacture or deliver during a traffic stop when a deputy observed a brown purse and found insi...
There was quite a row recently across the pond when a young somewhat overbearing British activist was expeditiously arrested, tried without counsel, convicted, and jailed in less than a day. The self-described citizen journalist, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon who goes by Tommy Robinson publically, was arrested outside the Leeds Crown Court for “breach of the peace.” Robinson was livestreaming as he questioned defendants in a rape trial entering the court. Unlike America, England has restrictions on reporting of ongoing trials. He had been arrested las...
Jay Mayor Shon Owens will re-name the Jay Community Center the Linda Carden Community Center in a reception at 6 p.m., Tues., June 19, at the facility locatedon Booker Avenue behind Jay Town Hall in honor of former Town Clerk Cardin's 40 years of service to the community. Santa Rosa County Commissioner Don Salter will be the guest speaker and a small reception with light refreshments will follow the event. Carden started working for the Town of Jay in 1976 as the assistant to the town clerk,...
Investigators with the Butler County Sheriff ’s Office continue to piece together the events that led to a double homicide last weekend in the southern part of the county that left two Evergreen men dead. According to Sheriff Kenny Harden, a call from a passerby regarding the discovery of the two bodies off a dirt road in a wooded area, came in around 3:50 p.m. Saturday. Those bodies were later identified as Cortez Dees and Luman Williams, both of Evergreen. According to Harden, in an interview on Q-94 Tuesday morning, a call also came in ...
The towns of Century and Flomaton will kick off this year's July 4th celebration with Century's Independence Day Celebration beginning at 3 p.m., Sat., June 30, at Anthony Pleasant Park, with food trucks, food vendors, live entertainment and much more. The first band is scheduled to perform at 4:30 and play until 5:30 p.m. Concessions will be available and the proceeds will benefit the Little League Association. At 6 p.m., the second band will perform and Kona Ice as well as bouncey houses will...
Air Force Cadet Eugene B. Smith III, grandson of Wayne M. and Elaine C. King of Brewton and grandson of Annie L. Smith and Eugene B. Smith Jr. of Greenville, received a Letter of Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy from Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria, U.S. Air Force Academy commander USAFA....
Locals Jay Jackson and Joseph O'Bannon were selected as incoming seniors for Alabama Boys State 2018, held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa fromSun., May 27, through Saturday, June 2, 2018. Alabama Boys State is one of the highest honors granted to Alabama students. Students from across the state are chosen based on their demonstration of leadership, hard work, strong morals, and motivation in school and community activities. Boys State week is a full and active week held on the campus...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension Service to help military veterans obtain loans and pursue careers as farmers and ranchers. Secretary Perdue joined local dignitaries, members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and community leaders at the Dallas Farmers Market to unveil the new pilot program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is collaborating with AgriLife Extension Service on the pilot, which is part of the Texas A&M Battlegr...
Several area students from Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Frisco City, Monroeville and Uriah made Huntingdon College’s Dean’s List of High Honors and Dean’s List of Honors 2018. The students who made the lists are: Derik Andrew Kidd of Atmore; Joshua Barrett Fields of Brewton; Aina Gail Grods of Frisco City; Miles Jeffrey Barnhardt of Monroeville and Morgan Tierra Clausell of Uriah. The Dean's List of High Honors recognizes those who achieved semester grade point averages of 3.8 to 4.00. The Dean's List of Honors recognizes those who achie...
