Articles from the October 3, 2019 edition


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  • Scams come in all kinds of ways

    Joe Thomas, Ledger Editor|Oct 3, 2019

    If you have a computer and you have email you have more than likely been targeted for a scam. They come in all disguises, from telling you you have won a bunch of money but need to send some money to cover certain costs to friends who are either stranded somewhere and need some emergency cash. Over the past week or so I've received two emails that appeared to have been sent to me by friends. The emails, labeled 'URGENT', said they needed a favor from me. “I need to get a Gamestop Gift Card f...

  • Firefighters fighting, don't burn anything

    Our View|Oct 3, 2019

    “We've got fires everywhere” is what we heard Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton say over the radio Tuesday afternoon. At first it was hard to understand where but we quickly learned they were along Highway 31 and later learned they stretched from Flomaton to Brewton. Our scanner started again Wednesday morning with calls of more brush fires along Highway 31 and firefighters and the Alabama Forestry Commission scrambled to get the situation under control. Witnesses told fireman that the cause of the fires along Highway 31 were caused by an 18-wh...