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.
06/02/11 City Councilman Bill Kling said former Mayor Steve Hettinger deserves credit for insisting that Comcast provide the channel as part of its cable television franchise.
05/31/11 Six years: That is how long it has been since the W.S. Neal High School track team has been able to host a home track meet on their own track after the track was damaged a few years ago by someone driving a construction vehicle over about 10 meters of it.
05/29/11 Associated Press - May 29, 2011 6:34 AM ET BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - The Baldwin County Commission has set the dates for a sales tax holiday on school supplies, computers and clothing.
05/29/11 BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) -- The Baldwin County Commission has set the dates for a sales tax holiday on school supplies, computers and clothing.
05/28/11 Dates and times are set for the sales tax holiday weekend in Baldwin County. Meanwhile, Brewton announces the for the second straight year it won't participate in the tax-free shopping weekend.
05/23/11 Students in Escambia County will have two additional diploma endorsement options next school year following actions taken by the school board this week.
05/23/11 (Courtesy Alabama River Group)Georgia-Pacific's Alabama River pulp mill in Perdue Hill, Ala., west of Monroeville. (Courtesy of Georgia-Pacific)Georgia-Pacific LLC said it has started making fluff pulp at its Alabama River mill in Monroe County. The company has converted one line...
05/20/11 Being competitive doesn’t fade with age — just ask the 130 senior amateur golfers competing this weekend in the 14th State Senior Amateur Championship at Saugahatchee Country Club.
05/20/11 A Baldwin County Circuit judge on Thursday handed down a suspended sentence to a Brewton man who pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in connection with a 2007 crash that claimed the lives of an elderly Atmore couple.
05/20/11 CASTLEBERRY, Alabama - The girl's mom woke up to flames. She found her son and got him out safely, but could not find her little girl. It turns out, she was hiding in the bathroom. A little girl is dead, the victim of an early morning mobile home fire in Castleberry. Thats in Conecuh County, about 15 miles north of Brewton. Relatives tell News 5 that Tasha Hosford woke up to flames around 3:00 a ...
05/20/11 Pro baseball Pos. Player Local tie Team/level/affiliate Stats P Paul Fagan Bartram Windy City/Independent Has not played. P John Goryl Flagler Mahoning Valley/A/Indians Season begins June 17. P Tim Griffin Bartram Pulaski/A/Mariners Season begins June 21. OF Kyle Parker Bartram Asheville/A/Rockies .291 avg., 3 HR, 27 RBIs, 10 2B, .481 slg. P Brandon Rapoza Bartram/Flagler Windy City/Independent ...
05/17/11 U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner will hold a Congressional Town Meeting in Brewton on Wednesday. The public is invited to participate in the Congressional Town Meeting from 11 a.m. to noon at Brewton City Hall, 1010A Douglas Ave.
05/16/11 ATMORE, Alabama - Both animal shelters in Atmore and Brewton will close by the end of the month because of financial problems. The director of the Escambia County Humane Society says because of budget cuts, she'll have to close the county's two animal shelters by the end of the month. Renee Jones says about 50 dogs and cats are housed at the shelters in Atmore and Brewton. "If anyone's thinking ...
05/11/11 The effects of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill last April in the Gulf of Mexico were not only felt in nearby coastal communities, but throughout the Gulf Coast region as a whole.
05/11/11 The effects of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill last April in the Gulf of Mexico were not only felt in nearby coastal communities, but throughout the Gulf Coast region as a whole.
05/09/11 Tension swept the floors of room 300 at the Santa Rosa County courthouse during the week.Inside the room, family members and friends of GeTyron Lopez Benjamin of Brewton, Ala., who was shot and killed allegedly by Jay resident Robert Floyd.The incident, which happened over a year ago, has been...
05/09/11 Tension swept the floors of room 300 at the Santa Rosa County courthouse during the week.Inside the room, family members and friends of GeTyron Lopez Benjamin of Bruton, Ala. who was shot and killed from a bullet that allegedly came from Jay resident Robert Floyd's gun over a year ago over...
05/07/11 The 2011 Alabama Blueberry Festival will look a little different this year.
05/07/11 Susan Rhodes and her son John Braxton spent Thursday evening surrounded by paper towels, toys, snacks and other supplies. This morning, they plan to pull out of Brewton with a truck filled with help for tornado victims in north Alabama. | 
