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Escambia County is following a trend across the state of Alabama with a recent spike in positive COVID-19 cases as health officials continue to stress the importance of being vaccinated against the...

Community members, parents, school system employees and the general public is invited to the Flomaton High School auditorium Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, July 26, 27, and 29 to observe the Escambia...

The Century Town Council Monday night approved a proposed interlocal agreement between the county and the town for the town to be reimbursed $450,000 for a grant for expenses related to wastewater...

W.S. Neal High School in East Brewton will welcome back a familiar face this year when Todd Williamson, who was assistant principal at the school several years ago, returns as principal. A few years...

An Atmore man was given a $30,000 bond on a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals and four misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals after officers found one dog dead and others tethered with...

Three Iowa residents were arrested on multiple drug charges in Escambia County, Ala., after officers found oxycodone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine and marijuana inside their vehicle. Candy Joel Hart,... Full story

A 17-year old Atmore resident has been arrested and charged with production of pornography with a child and possession of obscene material for allegedly videoing a nude minor child then posting the... Full story

Beginning this Sunday, July 18, stores in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County (Ala.) can begin selling alcohol on Sundays following a unanimous vote by the county commission Monday morning....

The Flomaton Town Council voted Monday afternoon to name a committee to begin the process of developing a zoning ordinance for property inside the town limits. Mayor Bondurant presented the council...

The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday for recommended personnel changes and announce two new principals, Randall Jackson at Pollard McCall Junior High School...

Edward Russell Dubose will spend at least another five years in prison after the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole denied the Brewton resident's parole from a life sentence for the kidnapping,... Full story

Shannon Dean Barlow was 15-years old when he murdered his stepmother Kathy Victory Hall Barlow, 40, and his stepsister Angel Hall, 12, on Oct. 10, 1993 inside their Nokomis home. Barlow pleaded...

On Tuesday, June 29, officials from the Atmore Community Hospital and Escambia County Health Care Authority (ECHCA) gathered to break ground on a new urgent care clinic on Highway 21 across from Wind...

Edward Russell Dubose was scheduled to go before the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Wednesday seeking release from a life sentence he received for the 1988 kidnapping, rape, sodomy and murder...

An alert by Flomaton's new K-9 'Boo' led to the arrest of a Castleberry man and Brewton woman after officers reported finding methamphetamine inside their vehicle following a traffic stop. Tommy Ray F...

A 23-year old man with addresses in Brewton and Birmingham was jailed on $100,000 bond on multiple drug charges that date back to 2020. Da'Quain Markail Kiser, with addresses listed in court records... Full story

Students at Flomaton Elementary School will see a new principal this fall following the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education's approval of Courtney McBride Monday. McBride will step in to take...

Jay will kick off the Fourth of July weekend celebration this Saturday (July 3), Windcreek will follow on Sunday, July 4, and East Brewton will wrap things up Monday (July 5) with its annual duck...

Late Wednesday the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles denied parole for Edward Russell Dubose, who pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, rape, sodomy and murder of 16-year old T.R. Miller High School... Full story

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey walked through the destruction in East Brewton Wednesday morning as cleanup efforts continued after a tornado ripped through the area Saturday destroying homes, knocking down...

A Montgomery man said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry after Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale set his bond at $1.5 million on multiple drug charges that also included promoting prison...