Year: 2023

Local man killed instantly when freight train slams into SUV Rescue personnel await arrival of the county coroner. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 19-year-old Perdido man was killed instantly when a CSX freight train slammed into his SUV at the Martin Luther King Drive crossing early Sunday evening.The wreck claimed the life of Koby Wooten of Perdido, son of Melissa Wall and Ed Wooten. He is also survived by…

5 ECHS student athletes accept college, prep school offers The signees, from left, C’Anna Betts, Jumarcus Lee, Kaiden Arnold, Carmelo “C-Dot” Turner, Anthony McCants By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In what is being called a historic day for the school, five Escambia County High School (ECHS) student athletes formally signed scholarships or grants-in-aid to compete at the collegiate or prep school level.The event took place on National Signing Day (last…

Trail Blazer Citizen Award presented to Chris Walker, right, by Sherilyn Reynolds Rosa Parks Award presented to Carolyn Bankes, right, by Sherilyn Reynolds Certificate of Recognition presented to Zickeyous Byrd, left, by Rep. Alan Baker The head table, from left, Mayor Jim Staff, Bea Forniss, Rev. Cromwell Handy, Rev. Michael Arnold, Superintendent Michele McClung, Master of Ceremony Zickeyous Byrd, Rev. Willie Hawthorne. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Yellow Hat Society’s…