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A 45-year old Brewton man who allegedly set up a sex date online with a 14-year old girl was arrested Friday, Aug. 13, when he arrived with three condoms, one breath mint, on Viagra pill, marijuana and one Oxycodone pill in his pocket at a pre-determined location to meet the girl, only to be greeted by law enforcement officers and not the young girl Blake Thomas Martin, 45, 3161 Keego Road, was arrested and charged with electronic solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child for sex,...
With the 2021-2022 school year into its second full week, students and faculty members in the Brewton City School System and the Escambia County School System have been sent home due to COVID-19 issues that involve positive tests and contact tracing. However, superintendents for both systems say steps continue to be taken to insure safety and to keep students in the classroom. As expected, the county school board followed the Brewton City School board, by implementing a mask order last Thursday...
The town of Jay will receive $1 million for Bray Hendricks Park improvements following a unanimous approval at the Tuesday, Aug. 10 Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners meeting. The proposed improvements include playground equipment replacement and other improvements for recreational soccer, football baseball and tennis teams and will also include an outdoor fitness court. The town's request for county funding assistance will supplement state appropriated funds, town resources a...
Michelle M. McClung will take over as superintendent of the Escambia County (Ala.) School System on Sept. 1 after the school board gave Board President Cindy Jackson the approval to sign the contract during a meeting last Thursday in Brewton. The school board voted 4-3 on July 30 to select McClung as the new superintendent. McClung's attorney made some changes to the original contract and the board voted to accept some and not accept others. The revised contract was signed by McClung and sent...
Flomaton's pre-season football game scheduled for this Friday night will be held but with a different opponent after a COVID-19 outbreak at Geneva County forced the Bulldogs to cancel their trip to Flomaton to take on the Hurricanes. Flomaton head football coach Doug Vickery received the word Tuesday of the cancellation and said he reached out to a friend who is on the coaching staff at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope. The Cardinals will now travel to Flomaton for a 7 p.m. kickoff...
