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The Brewton Police Department has identified Jamie Lynn Brownlee, 38, a resident of the Rome Road community in Andalusia, as the woman whose body was found inside a vehicle parked outside the Brewton Walmart on July 10. Brewton police were dispatched to Walmart about 6:10 p.m. on July 10, where they found the body of a female in the back seat of the parked car. Witnesses said the vehicle had been parked in that spot for three days before the body was discovered. Police reported it appears no...
When I read the story about a drug-sniffing K-9 who died following a contraband search at the Staton Correctional Facility on July 18 I scratched my head, felt sorry for the dog and really felt sorry for the dog's handler who I later learned was Sgt. Quinton Jones. But what really stood out to me is the fact that the dog died from complications when he inhaled synthetic marijuana, better known as spice. I read a lot of arrest reports in my job and right now the top three or four are meth, spice,...
We didn't know Garrett Ryan Salter; that's probably a shame. We've probably covered him in football and baseball games, but we didn't know him as a person. After the T.R. Miller High School graduate died in a single-vehicle crash last Wednesday just outside of Brewton we reached out to people who knew him. There was a single theme: He had a big heart and a big smile and people liked to be around him. When we talked with David Jennings who coached him and coached against him in youth baseball Jennings said that while Salter's athletic ability...
A registered sex offender living in Atmore is back behind bars on $1 million bail after being arrested last week on five counts of possession of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute and one count of electronic solicitation of a child. Matthew Mason Dodge, 46, 1013 McCullough Road, was arrested last Wednesday, July 17, at his residence. According to information released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA State Bureau of...
Flomaton High School's Marching band hit the practice field this week to begin rehearsals for the 2019 football season with new band director, Adam Atchison. For more, see our Photo Gallery....
The smile Garrett Ryan Salter brought to the faces of everyone he ever met quickly turned into tears last Wednesday morning when the news that the 2017 graduate of T.R. Miller High School had been killed in a single-vehicle accident. Salter, 20, a Castleberry resident, was on his way to work at T.R. Miller Mill Co., at 4:50 a.m. when he apparently lost control of his 2003 GMC Sierra and overturned. According to reports released by the highway patrol division of the Alabama Law Enforcement...
The city of Brewton will take a trip back to yesteryear this Saturday with the re-enactment of the Battle of Burnt Corn Creek, which will kickoff at 9 a.m. at Jennings Park and end with the battle that begins with noon. Connie Baggett, information officer for the city of Brewton, exhibits that include a living history demonstration, cultural history exhibits, vendors native American items and of course vendors with food and drinks will begin at 9 a.m. At 12 noon, there will be a re-enactment of...
At Jay's July 15 council meeting, council members received updates on the town's ongoing projects and approved the purchase of odorant detection system software. The renovation of the Jay Livestock Market continues, with roofing on the old hog barn scheduled to begin. The auction barn is cleaned, but needs a deep cleaning, according to Operations Manager Eric Seib. He said representatives from an HVAC company came and looked at the unit in place and determined it is no good. He said they...
