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Flomaton resident Martha Sansom credits God and a caring community for finding her brother clinging to a stump on Big Escambia Creek for more than 10 hours Friday night and Saturday morning. "We had to pick him up at the emergency room but we could have been going to the funeral home to pick out a casket," Sansom said. "We were blessed. There were a lot of people out there working and a lot of people praying." The saga began Friday night when Gerry Thompson, 33, didn't come home for supper. "He...
A Brewton man was apparently killed by a bolt of lightning Saturday afternoon while standing under a tree on the banks of Burnt Corn Creek. Gregory Shipp, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Brewton Police Department was dispatched to O'Bannon Park shorty after 4 p.m. in reference to a person being struck by lightning. Lt. Matthew Jordan said after a short search of the area, officers were able to locate Shipp. Jordan said emergency medical aid was attempted but Shipp was pronounced dead....
Escambia County (Ala.) Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams said people across northwest Florida and southwest Alabama should expect a lot of rain beginning late this week. Adams said the National Weather Service sent out an update concerning a tropical system in the northern Gulf of Mexico that will affect this area for the rest of the week. Adams said to expect heavy rains and possible flooding as the storm passes through. He also said people need to be cautious while driving....
Briana Stuckey will be leaving Flomaton today (Thursday) for a trip to Gillette, Wyoming, to show her talents at the High School Rodeo National Finals, scheduled for July 17-23, with a goal of adding more hardware to her rodeo trophy case, Stuckey, 17, will be a senior at Flomaton High School this year, and hopes rodeo riding will be her ticket to attend college. Stuckey will be competing in the breakaway roping and goat tying events while at the national finals. She said she started in junior...
