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Lots of mental commitments, but what’s the process?
This is the second article in a series about mental health in Escambia County. The last article shined a light on this county’s high mental ...
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AIB coming back here
Judges from the national awards program America in Bloom (AIB) will be in Brewton from June 12 to June 14. AIB assesses cities nationwide based ...
by Gina Castro, Friday, April 5, 2019 5:22 pm
Arrests
Woman flees scenes of accidents
The Brewton Police Department officers arrested Amy Michelle Ferrell early Tuesday afternoon after she left the scene of 2, yes 2, motor vehicle accidents. Ferrell ...
by Gina Castro, Friday, April 5, 2019 5:13 pm
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Community youth rally set
A youth rally is coming to Brewton April 13. The event is organized by Women to Women of Brewton. Member Lashawnda Watson said the youth ...
by Gina Castro, Friday, April 5, 2019 5:09 pm
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Officials: Medicaid expansion could save local hospitals
A standing room only crowd attended Monday night’s meeting at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital to discuss the importance of Medicaid expansion to both Escambia County’s ...
by Gina Castro, Friday, April 5, 2019 5:05 pm
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Yeiter sentenced to death in murder
By Gina Castro It took the Escambia County jury 38 minutes to agree that Brett Richard Yeiter be sentenced to death by lethal injection last ...
by Gina Castro, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 12:04 pm
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Escambia Co. had more mental commitments than Jefferson Co. last year per capita
This is a first in a series Over the past few years, education and discussion about mental health has increased. Celebrities like Carrie Fisher and ...
by Gina Castro, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:03 pm
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Jury finds Yeiter guilty of capital murder in 2014 Sellersville case
It took Escambia County jurors less than an hour to find Brett Richard Yeiter guilty of capital murder on Tuesday. Yeiter was convicted of the ...
by Gina Castro, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 7:13 pm
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Ivey signs gas tax bill into law
The Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Tuesday to increase the state’s fuel tax by 10 cents for the next three years. ...
by Gina Castro, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:58 am
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Capital murder trial starts tomorrow
A capital murder trial is expected to begin on Thursday for the man accused of killing his father-in-law in the Sellersville Community in October 2014. ...
by Gina Castro, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:58 am
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