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Crutchfield Saxon McCarthy Gainey Carter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During the lengthy period when the COVID-19 pandemic raged and prevented the housing in the county jail of hardly anyone except those arrested for violent crimes, felony drug offenders got something of a free pass.Sheriff Heath Jackson said this week the time has come to pay the piper.Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators have begun the process of serving…

Buckets of rain, but no major damage Officer Logan Weber replaces barricade tape that was torn apart by a vehicle By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Tropical Storm Claudette spawned a tornado that tore across East Brewton and is being blamed for an 18-car pileup that resulted in 10 deaths in Butler County, but the swift-moving weather system left only a wet calling card as it passed through Atmore.The storm reportedly…

In a scene from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” from left, Elly Mae (Hanna Lilly) rasslin’ with Jethro (Andrew Barrow), Jed (Dietrich Bondurant), Cousin Pearl (Priscilla Eby), Granny (Sharon Poulsen), and George Turner (Josiah Carter) on the floor. News Staff Report “Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed … “Many of you can sing that line and probably the rest of the song.“The Beverly Hillbillies” was a popular…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher For Destiny Patterson and Alana Sigafoose, Café 251 is about community – something Alana learned from her dad, Boyd Sigafoose.“Dad would have loved that we have a restaurant,” she said. “One of the highlights for him was going to Buster’s and blowing smoke with all the old men. They were always at the round table. When we kids got to go, we sat in a corner,…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Escambia County (Ala.) school employees are scheduled to received state-mandated pay raises October 1, but at a special meeting June 8, the board of education approved a recommendation by Superintendent John Knott that raises begin with the employees’ contract year. Knott said the action was a way for the board to show their appreciation to employees who have worked through a challenging year. Also at…