Articles from the June 24, 2021 edition


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  • Tornado rips E. Brewton

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Jun 24, 2021

    Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey walked through the destruction in East Brewton Wednesday morning as cleanup efforts continued after a tornado ripped through the area Saturday destroying homes, knocking down trees and tumbling power poles. The major damage was in East Brewton just east of W.S. Neal High School toward Highway 29 where a trailer park was destroyed. Severe damage was also reported on Riddle Road off of Kirkland Road. While there were several injuries reported no deaths were reported. "It...

  • Man laughs as charges against him read

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Jun 24, 2021

    A Montgomery man said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry after Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale set his bond at $1.5 million on multiple drug charges that also included promoting prison contraband at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore. Akasa Baabier Frazier, 29, 5720 Villas Lane, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, trafficking, unlawful possession of marijuana I and promoting prison contraband. Court...

  • McCrory hired at Bratt Elementary

    Gretchen McPherson, Staff Writer|Jun 24, 2021

    Students at Bratt Elementary School will see a new face behind the principal's desk when they return to school this fall. On June 15, Amy Scruggs McCrory was approved by the Escambia County (Florida) School Board to serve as the school's new principal. McCrory will replace Principal Karen Hall, who has been in education for 39 years, the past 11 as Bratt's principal. Hall said she going to spend some time with her family and she may decide in the future to step back into education in florida or...

  • No festival, but blueberries

    Jun 24, 2021

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