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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers As the race for our open U.S. Senate seat begins, let’s look at the lay of the land. First-of-all it will be a sprint. The race is upon us with the primaries on August 15 and the run-off six weeks later on September 26. The Republican primary victor will be coronated on December 12. We, in the Heart of Dixie, are a one party state when it…

Rock City

By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson I’ve seen London, I’ve seen France And I’ve seen Rock City When I was growing up in lower Alabama, some folks from Tennessee arrived in our area. They worked out a deal with a local farmer just south of town that they would paint his barn if he would let them put a sign on the roof where it could be seen from the road.…

Obituaries for the week of May 31, 2017

Margaret Ann Mayo Bryan Mrs. Margaret Ann Mayo Bryan, age 87, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Jay, Fla. She was a native of Century, Fla. and has resided in Poplar Dell, Fla. for the past sixty-eight years. She was a member of the Poplar Dell Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her a son, Fred Bryan. Mrs. Bryan is survived by her husband of sixty-eight years,…

Atmore Memorial Day observance cancelled

Billy Gates, commander of Atmore’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016, announced early this morning (Monday, May 29) that the Memorial Day observance planned for today has been canceled due to the threat of bad weather. “Due to the weather I have decided to cancel all program activities today,” Gates said in an email to all program participants. “Everyone stay home, stay safe and stay well.” Gates said the cancellation…

Obituaries for the week of May 24, 2017

Crystal Fillingim Criswell Mrs. Crystal Fillingim Criswell, age 38, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Pensacola, Fla. She was born in Flomaton, Ala., former resident of Jay, Fla., where she graduated from high school. She has been a resident of the McDavid and Walnut Hill, Fla. for the past 19 years. She was a member of the Bratt Assembly of God Church where she taught children bible study. She…