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Brewton pair jailed for sex abuse
A Brewton couple was arrested on sex and abuse charges with the man accused of having sex with a girl as young as 8-years old and the female being complicit by being told of the abuse and doing...
Spencer appointed to the council
The town of Century will see a new council member following a unanimous vote Monday night to approve Brenda Spencer to fill seat 3, left vacant when Benjamin Boutwell resigned to run for mayor....
Adjustments made for COVID upswing
With positive cases of COVID-19 increasing across Escambia County (Ala.) municipalities and the county are implementing new policies in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus and keep employees...
Crapps announces re-election plans
Flomaton Councilman C.E. 'Buster' Crapps said his family has a deep history and love for the town in announcing he will seek re-election to his District 4 council seat in the Aug. 25 municipal...
Schools working on reopening plan
With a return to classrooms looming in less than a month in the face of rising positive COVID-19 cases in the county, Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott told the school board...
School board approves adjustments
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education Monday approved a 3 percent salary adjustment increase for school administrators (principals, assistant principals and attendance administrators) to...
Staff member at Fountain positive
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that one (1) staff member at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual along with three other staff members from...
Going once, going twice, sold!
Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis calls for bids last Thursday as his office sold 193 parcels due to past due taxes and collected $68,219.95 in taxes, fees and penalties. People who had...
Century OKs advertising
The Century council Monday night approved Interim City Manager Vernon Prather's recommendation to transfer $13,677.20 to pay water system debt service and infrastructure. The balance of the Local...
PSC offers free screen
This Friday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pensacola State College Century campus will hold drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing, at 440 East Hecker Road in Century. Done through Community Health Northwest Florida, the testing is open to...
Commission to address rise in COVID cases
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission will meet Monday morning with at least one issue on the agenda dealing with the upswing of positive COVID-19 cases in the county. During an administrative worksho...
Jay passes gas inspection
According to Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib’s report Monday night, the town of Jay has been approached by a development company about extending natural gas service to River Woods Ranch...
EREC in Jay closes its lobby
Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in our local area, the Escambia River Electric Co-operative (EREC) lobby in Jay is closed to the public effective Monday, July 6, until further notice. The drive-through will remain open. EREC encourages its...
Esc. Co. (Ala.) school board OKs personnel changes
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the following changes at it's Thursday, June 18 meeting. The changes are as follows: Leave of Absence Damien Jackson, special education instructional aide at WS Neal Elementary School, effective...
Universities recognize area graduates, honor students
CACC Coastal Alabama Community College recently posted its Spring 2020 President’s and Dean’s List, including numerous students from this area. The students’ whose names were recognized on the President's List: from Atmore, Kyle Andrew...
Flomaton Public Library closed
As new cases of COVID-19 increase across the state of Alabama and in Escambia County, Gov. Kay Ivey has extended her 'Safer at Home' order and the town of Flomaton has implemented changes that include...
Schools are set to open Aug. 7
Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott said Tuesday in a special meeting that public schools will start Friday, Aug. 7, following State Superintendent Eric Mackey's announcement that...
Jay kicks off fireworks July 3
The town of Jay will kickoff this weekend's Fourth of July festivities with fireworks at Bray-Hendricks Park at dark Friday, July 3, followed by its annual 'Celebrate Freedom' 5K run Saturday morning...
Reardon will seek re-election
Saying he wants to continue maintaining a safe environment for everyone in Flomaton, Councilman Charlie Reardon announced he will seek re-election to his District 1 seat on the Flomaton Town Council....
Do you recognize these 'kids'?
Please call J.B. Johnson, Jr., at 850-418-3329, if you see yourself in the picture above. If you recognize anyone in the picture, please pass on the contact information mentioned above. Thank you for...
Enjoying the battle
W.S. Neal's Issac Smith gives a friendly pat to T.R. Miller's Miller Hart during Saturday's 'Battle of Murder Creek' baseball game between the two schools. Josh Godwin, owner of David's Catfish and...
Jay paints trail
the Town of Jay received a grant through United Way from International Paper to install a Born Learning Trail at Bray-Hendricks Park....
Grants can help low income, elderly
Escambia County (Ala.) will get a share of $192,264 awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey to Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Alabama to assist low-income and elderly residents with improvements to their homes to lower energy costs and improve home...
United Bank receives development award
The U.S. Treasury Department recently gave a $6 million community development award to United Bank, in Atmore, in south Alabama, one of the largest awards in the department’s Capital Magnet Fund program. The Capital Magnet Fund promotes investment...
Clean-up postponed due to quarantine
The 2020 Statewide “Don’t Drop It On Alabama” Spring Cleanup will be held the entire month of April. The cleanup is held annually and coordinated by Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State), which also coordinates and implements the...
