News
Stabbing at bar ends with arrest
Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at Odom’s bar on the Florida, Alabama state line Sunday night and found a man suffering ...
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News
Bentley declines to sign state up for ‘Obamacare’
Health care continues to be a volatile issue in America and Monday Gov. Robert Bentley declined to sign Alabamaians up for parts of the proposed ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, October 1, 2012 9:28 pm
Brewton
Light ballot calls for heavy decision
The announcement last week that Searcy Hospital, a treatment center for mental illness serving counties including Escambia, will close at the end of October has ...
by Blake Bell, Saturday, September 15, 2012 2:00 am
Escambia County
PCI in burial battle
By Blake Bell news reporter The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is under fire again this week — this time from members of another Creek ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:04 am
News
Racial issue at rest
W.S. Neal High School will no longer elect homecoming maids based on race, after an out-of-court agreement reached between the U.S. Justice Department and Escambia ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 2:00 am
News
Second mom pleads guilty
By Blake Bell news reporter The case of two young mothers charged with the reckless murder of their three young children in Atmore has come ...
by Blake Bell, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 5:36 pm
Lifestyles
Time running out for shelter animals
As few as four generous hearts could make a world of difference for some local animals who are running short on time at the Brewton ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 2:00 am
Brewton
Commission, PCI meeting ‘pleasant’
A better line of communication is what Poarch Creek and Escambia County officials said came out of the long awaited meeting between the two governing ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:34 pm
News
Escambia Academy student dies in crash
An Escambia Academy student was killed Monday evening after his vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler. Noah Allison, who transferred to Escambia Academy near Atmore from Charles Henderson High ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, July 23, 2012 10:29 pm
News
PCI, commission meeting date set
A much-anticipated meeting between Poarch Creek and Escambia County officials has been officially scheduled in hopes the two governing bodies can come to an agreement ...