2 arrested in area thefts
The Escambia County Ala. and Fla. sheriff’s departments have been pursing Fred Carlton Ward, 44, and Tiffany Hawthorne Brewer, 36, for several months and finally got a break in the case last week. The two are suspected of stealing air conditioner components from homes and businesses in Century, Walnut Hill, and other areas. Escambia County Ala. sheriff’s investigator Preston Hill said the break came when an eyewitness saw Ward stealing air conditioner parts on Old Atmore Road near Flomaton on ...
Gospel Light Church hosting Glick Family
Gospel Light Church will host the John Glick Family in concert Saturday night. The Glick Family is no stranger to Gospel Light Church – they’ve been here before and always receive a warm welcome. John and Lanette Glick of Massillon, Ohio, will present a live music program of Southern gospel and country-style music. The group consists of the parents, nine children, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren. Highlights of the program include children’s songs and sometimes Bible story dramas. Members of the Glick Family sing four-part harmony and play guitar, violin, piano, mandolin, flute, ...
Northview holds football awards banquet
The Northview High School football program held its annual awards banquet Tuesday, January 17, with special recognition for players and cheerleaders. Head football coach Sid Wheatley and his staff, Ty Wise, John Madison, Derek Marshman and Mandell Smith, recognized several players for their accomplishments on and off the field. Cheerleading coach Anna Barry gave out several awards in recognition of excellent work done by the cheerleaders. Players recognized were: Most Valuable Offensive Player – Brandon Sheets Outstanding Offensive Back – Lamikal Kyles Outstanding Offensive Back – Roderick Woods Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Laderious Franklin Outstanding Receiver – Austin Albritton Outstanding Special Teams – Kevin Vaughn Most Valuable Defensive ...
Obituaries for the week of February 1, 2012
Minnie Godwin Roley Mrs. Minnie Godwin Roley, age 95, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at a Pensacola, Fla. hospital. She was a native of Jackson, Ala. and a resident of Davisville, Fla. since 1950. She was a retired nurse, a former employee of T G & Y, and a member of the Bratt First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Henry Godwin and Tommy Roley and a daughter, Bobbie MaLue. Mrs. Roley is survived by two daughters, Faye Cobb of Stockton, Al. and Brenda and Norman Steele of Davisville; five grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; twenty-four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, L.C. ...
BOE meets in Atmore
The Escambia County Board of Education met in its monthly session January 19 at Rachel Patterson Elementary School. This was part of the rotation system initiated to stay in touch with what was happening in each community the board represents. “It gives us an opportunity to be in the schools across the county,” said Sherry Digmon, District 6. More than 70 parents, teachers and board members attended, as Rachel Patterson went all out to welcome their guests. The program began with a welcome from Susan McKenzie, principal of Rachel Patterson, followed by ...
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Adams inducted – Coach joins ranks of ABCA Hall of Fame (with photo gallery)
Atmore resident Floyd Adams was inducted into the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Friday, January 20, in Birmingham.
Adams spent 38 years in public education, 37 as a coach. Everywhere Adams coached, his teams excelled.
From 1968 to 1970, Adams was head baseball coach at Century High School. The team record was 25 wins, five losses. In 1969 and 1970, they were Escambia River Conference champions and co-champions, respectively. Adams was honored those two years as ERC Baseball Coach of the Year and Co-Coach of the Year, respectively.
In 1975-76, he was assistant baseball coach at Tate High School, Gonzalez, Fla., and was head baseball coach from 1977 to 1983. The team record was 179 wins, 37 losses. Under Adams’ coaching, Tate won five district baseball championships, five regional championships, and four sectional baseball championships. Five times, Adams was named Pensacola …
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Man goes on burglary spree
A Robinsonville man has been arrested and charged with several counts of theft after he apparently went on a burglary spree in the Robinsonville area.
According to Escambia County sheriff’s investigators Preston Hill and Stoney Daw, the first incident occurred around Christmas, followed by a spree spanning several hours from midnight Tuesday, January 17, to Wednesday morning, January 18.
Hill and Daw went to the home of Justin Tyler-Kilgore Buckley, 22, in Robinsonville on January 18, to serve a warrant from a theft that occurred on Christmas Eve on Page Road. On Christmas Eve, a family was having a get-together and saw Justin coming out of a mobile home in the back yard. They asked him what he was doing, and he said he was reminiscing because he used to live in the trailer. …
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Uriah man indicted for attempted murder
A Uriah man has been indicted by the grand jury and charged with attempted murder in an incident that occurred in Huxford last year.
According to Escambia County sheriff’s investigator Preston Hill, Jeffery Scott Puckett, 47, is charged with trying to kill Gregory Gainey on August 26, 2011. The incident occurred at 309 Burlington Street, Huxford.
Hill said Puckett’s girlfriend called Gainey and told him Puckett was beating her up. When Gainey went to the scene, he and Puckett got into an altercation. Puckett stabbed Gainey several times in the neck and hit him on the head with a golf club.
Gainey was transported to Atmore Community Hospital.
Puckett left the scene and has been in hiding. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested him January 13 and charged him with attempted murder.
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Jordan joins GOP
On Friday, January 13, Escambia County District Judge Dave Jordan met with the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee to announce his desire to join the Republican Party. The party switch was approved unanimously by the Escambia County GOP and Judge Jordan was warmly received with a standing ovation.
“I have reached this decision after months of thought and prayerful consideration,” Jordan said. “I do not take it lightly. I have made what I feel is the best decision at this time.”
Jeff Peacock, chairman of the Escambia County Republican Party, welcomed Jordan to the GOP.
“Judge Jordan is an outstanding public servant and we are excited that he has decided to join the GOP,” Peacock said. “His decision is just another sign that the liberal agenda being pursued by the Democrat Party is out of touch with …
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Rosa Parks breakfast set
Every year, a group of area citizens gather to honor the memory of Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005), considered to be the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. They meet for breakfast on a Saturday near her birthday. This year, Saturday, February 4, is the day for the event which begins at 9 a.m. with breakfast, followed by speakers and awards. The site is the Family Life Center on Martin Luther King Avenue. Organizer Lillie Johnson said everyone over the age of 15 is welcome to attend.
This year’s speaker is Beatrice (Bea) M. Forniss who was recently selected to serve as chief of the Community and Economic Development Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Just prior to this serving in this position, she was the director of REAP (The Governor’s Resources …
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Hall running for commission
The following announcement was submitted by the candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 4.
I held the County Commissioner position in district four from 2000 to 2004. In this time, I spent significant time and resources in the completion of the Alabama Local Government Training Institute Basic Education Requirements. A 50-hour mandated program required by Alabama law by August 23, 2001.
I then went on and finished the Graduate Program, there again a 50-hour mandated program, by August 23, 2003.
I felt that getting this knowledge would help serve the people better in District 4. The topics were pertinent to the duties of a commissioner.
If elected, I will be aggressively pursuing funds for needed improvement. The money will not come to you. You have to go out and work for it.
I am a self-employed farmer which …
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3 ECMPS students named to state choir
Three students at Escambia County Middle Preparatory School have been named to the Alabama All-State Choir. This is the first time students at ECMPS have been selected for this honor. The students are Ty’Shawnna Packer, Brittany Stallworth and Anthony Fountain, all eighth-graders at ECMPS. This is one of the highest honors for choral students in the state. They will go to Samford University in Birmingham March 7, to sing with hundreds of other choral students from around the state.
This is the second year for the program under the direction of Conrad Weber, who restarted the choral program after an extensive hiatus. There are currently 62 students enrolled in the program.
Weber is launching a campaign to raise funds for much needed equipment for the choir. The choir is in need of robes, risers and shells to accommodate a projected enrollment of …
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Favorite Christmas memories shared at Canoe Study Club meeting
By SYLVIA HART
The spirit of Christmas lingered among Canoe Study Club members Tuesday, Jan. 17, as they met in the home of Glenda Lowry in Wawbeek.
Members went to the meeting prepared to talk about favorite Christmas memories, past and present, after they learned the scheduled speaker, Wayne Sherwood of Crestview, Fla., had health problems and would not be able to talk about a scaled-down version of Noah’s ark he has built.
Here are memories presented by the clubwomen:
Susan Pipkin Jansen — Jansen showed photos of the 1954 Christmas parade in Atmore, when she was age 7. In one photo she and another child, Susan Albert, stood on a float looking at the crowd while Santa Claus sat on the same float. Albert now is Susan Moorhead of Atmore.
Another photo showed the Escambia County High School band marching in the parade, and prominent in the picture was Betty Luttrell, a majorette. Luttrell …
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Huxford student wins spelling bee
A fifth-grader from Huxford Elementary School took first place in the third- to fifth-grade division of Escambia County public schools annual spelling bee Monday, January 23.
Anna Grace Janes, daughter of Jerry and Danna Janes of Atmore, took the prize in the sixth round by correctly spelling “contraband” and “homonym.”
Anna Grace and Deseree Cosey, a fourth-grader from W.S. Neal Elementary, battled it out after the rest of the competition was eliminated by the third round.
Madison Simmons, a third-grader from A. C. Moore Elementary, initially tied for third place with Nealy Wiggins, a fourth-grader from Flomaton Elementary, but lost a seven-round tie-breaker to Wiggins.
The older division, grades six through eight, was a grueling 17-round affair, with three students staying until round 16 and two left in round 17. It was won by Dinah Samuel, a seventh-grader from W.S. Neal …
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Perdido Middle School students finish in top 10 again
Perdido Middle School students Myles Ledkins, Cody Taylor, Logan Ferrell and Chris Presley finish in the top 10 in Alabama’s Stock Market Game for the fourth time in a row. With their eighth-place finish during the fall competition, these students are proving they know how to invest in the stock market and win.
The fall competition of the Stock Market Game, which is sponsored by Sterne Agee (www.sterneagee.com), began on September 26, 2011, and ended 10 weeks later in December. These students have consistently made more money than the national average. Taking their initial $100,000, the students invested in Chipotle Mexican Grill, IBM, and Apple, which they sold so that they could buy Google earning over $8,000 during the 10 weeks.
The SMG is played twice during the school year, and will begin again on January 31, 2012, and run through April 6, 2012.
Students …
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RP Red Shoe recipients
Lori Tolbert, left, and Tera Coon were selected as Rachel Patterson Elementary School Red Shoe Recipients for November. Red Shoe winners are chosen by RP principal Susan. Mckenzie and assistant principal Stephanie Jackson. Recipients are chosen based on their work performance and their willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty.
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