07/03/11 The 2011 Babe Ruth softball state tournament wrapped up today, and Alex City and Brewton walked away champions. Alex City won in the 12-and-under All-Stars age group and East Brewton finished runner up; while Brewton won in the 10-and-under age group.
07/02/11 Former W.S. Neal Eagle and JDCC Warhawk Daniel Hodge always thought of the game of baseball as his time to shine.
07/01/11 Covington County and South Alabama picked up wins at the 9-and-10-year-old district tournament last weekend in Brewton. The county team beat Brewton 11-9 on Sunday, and South Alabama defeated Brewton 11-3 on Monday.
06/30/11 FOLEY, Alabama -- The 2011 Alabama legislative session showed promise in several issues affecting the Alabama Gulf Coast, local house and senate officials told members of Baldwin County United on Wednesday.
06/29/11 The 12-and-under South Alabama All-Stars baseball team needed an essential win over East Brewton Monday night in an elimination game to claim a spot in the state tournament.
06/28/11 In their district tournament in Brewton, the East Brewton 9-10s went 1-2 in their pool to end their season. East Brewton opened the tournament with a 10-5 loss to South Alabama on Friday and a continued game Saturday after rains cancelled games Friday night.
06/28/11 The Brewton Cal Ripken 9-10 all stars finished in third place in the district tournament in Brewton. After winning their first two games of pool play against Atmore and Flomaton, Brewton lost to Covington County in their final pool play to finish second.
06/23/11 Escambia County Department of Human Resources director Lynn Barnes and the local DHR office will hold a disaster food stamp program next week in the Damascus/Boykin area.
06/23/11 Starting tomorrow, local All-Star baseball teams will begin their quest for a state title, as the district tournaments get under way in Opp, Brewton, East Brewton and Elba.
06/22/11 Atmore Police have one suspect behind bars following an investigation into the Monday morning robbery of a local convenience store. Tracy Devon Owens, 40, of Atmore, was arrested Tuesday on unrelated charges.
06/21/11 One person was killed and a second injured in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 31 North near Brewton Tuesday evening. The identity of the woman who was killed in the crash was not made known by press time, pending notification of next of kin.
06/21/11 The Brewton Cal Ripken softball league has announced their all stars from the 2011 season. Making the 10-and-under team is: Hayley Thompson, Steely Ruzic, Alexis King, Anna Grace White, Myra Reiss, Mary Madison Brown, Hannah Lisenby, Mallori Floyd, Morgan Longmire, Gabbi Solomon, and Kennedy Harp.
06/21/11 The East Brewton Cal Ripken 8U Rookie League All Stars, the East Brewton Bulls, will begin play in their all star tournament Saturday, June 25, in Opp.
06/20/11 After having finished their regular season a month ago, the Brewton and East Brewton Cal Ripken all star baseball teams will begin their tournaments Friday in Brewton and East Brewton.
06/08/11 Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday signed an emergency declaration to ban outdoor burning across the state.
06/08/11 Sometime around midnight Thursday, the Alabama Legislature will adjourn and close the books on one of the most prolific sessions in state history. It was, depending on whom you ask, either a triumph or a disaster.
06/08/11 An announcement made last week by the Federal Emergency Management Agency put Escambia County in a list with 46 other counties in the state affected by tornadoes during April.
06/07/11 Katerina Williamson, medical director for the SPCA Suncoast shelter in New Port Richey, helped coordinate the transfer of the animals from Humane Society of Escambia County, in Brewton, Ala.
06/07/11 A series of strong thunderstorms this afternoon damaged a number of areas in rural southwest Alabama, the National Weather Service said.
06/06/11 An announcement made last week by the Federal Emergency Management Agency put Escambia County in a list with 46 other counties in the state affected by tornadoes during April. | 
