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A Bay Minette man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling or vehicle following a shooting early Sunday morning at The Assembly Hall, formerly the Chick-A-Dee Club in Atmore. Anji Lynn Baker, 34, was arrested in Pensacola following the shooting that left three people injured. According to reports released by Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, Baker is awaiting extradition to Alabama to face the attempted murder and shooting charges. According t...
Flomaton High School's Miss FHS 2018 is Ansley Lasala. For more pictures of Thursday's pageant, see our Photo Gallery....
Scottie Stewart and Karean Reynolds took their seats on the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission Wednesday adding two new faces to the board while David Stokes took the oath of office for his eighth term representing District 1. Reynolds defeated District 5 incumbent Commissioner David Quarker 572 to 252 in the June Democratic Primary and did not face Republican opposition in last week's General Election. Running on the Republican ticket, Stewart defeated long-term Democratic incumbent Larry White...
Bo Brantley, left, representing Woodmen Life Woodmen of the World Atmore chapter 1872 presents a $250 check to Kaci Boutwell, librarian at the Flomaton Public Library, as part of the library's fund drive. The library is hoping to raise at least $1,000 to match a $4,000 grant to purchase books from the schools' reading lists. Donations can be made at the library at 436 Dr. Van Ave., Flomaton, Ala., 36441 or through the library's Facebook page....
Already down three employees, Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis told members of the town council Monday he will be losing two more officers shortly, one for medical reasons and another for military duty and asked the council to lift the hiring freeze to allow him to hire up to three part-time police officers. “Is it possible to lift the freeze to hire some part time help?” Davis asked. Councilman Jim Johnson made the motion to lift the ban and to allow Davis to hire the part time officers, not...
An anonymous tip to the East Brewton Police Department that a woman walking down Andrew Jackson St., on Nov. 8 was carrying methamphetamine ended in a drug arrest after the woman attempted to hide the illegal drugs. Krystal Dawn Moffett, 36, 202 Schad St., East Brewton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to East Brewton Police Sgt. Paige Howell, he received the tip that Moffett was carrying drugs and responded...
At 8:22 p.m. Tuesday night, Atmore Fire Department responded to a 911 call regarding a possible fire at 303 N. Trammell St. Emergency responders arrived to find flames coming out of the top of the structure's front window and roof. “They had some candles burning in the upstairs bedroom, and they turned over, which started the fire,” said Atmore Fire Chief Ronald Peebles. “It was a total loss, because what didn't burn was heavy with smoke and water damage.” Peebles said the extend of damage was d...
The Century Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the holidays with an Open House scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13. The Century Welcome Center will be decorated with Christmas and a table full of food. The public is invited to join in kicking off the season. The town’s lighting of the Christmas tree at Nadine McCaw Park will be at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30. The Byrneville Elementary Chorus will sing Christmas carols as the tree is being lighted. The Century Christmas Parade w...
Since the town of Century embraced a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) last September, the first step toward the reality a community garden were realized early last Saturday. Covering an area of about 500 acres between State Road 4 to Jefferson Avenue, south of Pond Street and back up along Highway 29, the CRA is funded by TIFs, or tax increment financing, and can be used to make improvements to a blighted area by putting a portion of property taxes back into improvements. The community...
Century Health and Rehabilitation Center will host Family Education at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, in the conference room at its facility located at 6020 Industrial Blvd. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring a friend, a neighbor, a relative or anyone interested in information concerning nursing homes, Medicare and Medicaid, probate court proceedings, guardianships for elderly, minors or disabled adults, settlements, special needs trusts, wills, trusts and estates, durable power of attorneys, disabled children and adults. Steve Quinnell of...
Truman Capote's holiday classic, “A Christmas Memory” comes to life in a one-woman show featuring master storyteller Dolores Hydockat 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, in the courtroom of the historic Monroe County Courthouse Museum. Ms. Hydock's performance is the signature event for the 11th Annual Fruitcake Festival, to benefit the museum. The poignant story is thought to be based on Capote's own childhood memories of the last Christmas season he would spend with his best friend, an older, eccentric cousin. It is told through the eyes of sev...
Serving as a dancer in the event, Christian Carlson of Brewton was among the 70 students who participated in ‘Art in Motion’ at Troy University's Department of Theatre and Dance Fall Dance show in November. ‘Art in Motion’ was a collaborative effort that stemmed from the inspiration of both artists and dancers as they worked alongside one another to create a unique dance concert. The show ran Thursday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 11, and included an art display that ran through Wednesday, Nov. 14....
After crunching the numbers from the Nov. 6 General Election I came to one conclusion: You can stick a fork in the Escambia County (Ala.) Democratic Party because it's done. I don't think I'll live long enough to see another Democrat win a county-wide election and with the exception of one or two school board or county commission seats, I'm not sure we'll ever see a Democrat take another oath of office at the Escambia County Courthouse. Call it the Red Wave or whatever you want to call it,...
There's a scam going around you need to be made aware of. We received an email from Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain last week warning people of the scam. He sent the email after he had two individuals come to his office last Thursday saying they had received a telephone call about the consequences of missing jury duty. As Fountain noted, it's not the first time such a scam has been tried, but this one was a little bit different and little more personal. The phone call comes in telling somebody the caller is an officer...
