Lisa Tindell

It was a cold Saturday evening making the annual lighting of the holiday lights event even more special. Mayor Yank Lovelace, and his wife Sally, were on hand to flip the switch to officially light the holiday lights around Brewton.

If you’ve noticed extra activity at Cornerstone Community Church of God on Belleville Avenue, it’s because the congregation is having to move. The move is due to their lease ending December 31. Cornerstone Community Church has called the building home for over 25 years. The church, originally built as a Universalist Church in 1883, had not been used as a church since the 1970’s.

An Atmore man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for fraud in connection with emergency benefits, wire fraud, bank fraud, and illegal possession of a machinegun.

Perfect parade weather is in the forecast this Friday as an array of floats take to the street in the annual Brewton Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade gets underway at 6 p.m.

A T.R. Miller Tiger signed formal commitment papers last week showing his intent to attend the University of Florida and play football as a Gator next fall. Myles Johnson, a highly-sought-after athlete, had been visited by many coaches from many universities encouraging the starred athlete to be a part of their teams. Officials from the University of Alabama, Louisiana State University, Liberty University, the University of Florida and the University of Mississippi.

A Brewton native is making plans for a January 2025 event to receive a prestigious honor for being an outstanding football coach. Juan Johnson, a graduate of T.R. Miller High School, was chosen as the Class 7A Coach of the Year by the Alabama Football Coaches Association. The honoree will be among those recognized for the honor in a ceremony set in Montgomery next month.

The Escambia County School System received an 83 on the 2024 Alabama Department of Education Report Card. The grades, which were also given to each school in the system, are based on academic achievement, academic growth and the graduation rate. Chronic absenteeism and college and career readiness indicators are also factored into the score. Superintendent […]

Hours before the scheduled 6 p.m. start of the annual community-wide Christmas parade on Friday, the streets were lined with spectators to witness the event hosted by the Greater Brewton Area Chamber of Commerce. Parking lots around the East Brewton and Brewton area were packed indicating the thousands of people who turned out for the annual parade.

Cornerstone Community Church will be hosting a “Nigth of Praise” on Sunday, Dec. 22 beginning at 5 p.m.

A small army of women are working to gather funding needed to create an “Angle of Hope” memorial garden — and their efforts could use a little help. Members of the Meadorwood Garden Club began a project that has gained a little momentum. “Every penny helps,” said MGC member Becky Lambert. The group is hoping […]