Brewton News

BREWTON, AL, November 2, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Billy D. Blair, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in law enforcement & intelligence.

BREWTON, Ala. - Escambia County Sheriff's deputies arrested school board member Richard Hawthorne on Friday after a grand jury indicted the former corrections officer on seven charges in connection with allegations that he fondled female inmates under his control, according to Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith.

HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville police arrested 13 students and one adult after a fight at Johnson High School.

The following suspects were charged with felonies Friday at Escambia County Jail.

One shot to the head was all it took for an elderly gentleman to bring down a home intruder.

There's one thing you have to say about Alabama's first lady, Patsy Riley: 'If she hosts it, they will come.' And come they did, as she joined Gov.

Bishop State Community College. Colleges around the state have seen enrollments rise as the economy has soured.

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola mill, near Pennington, Ala., shown here in 2002. Standard & Poor's has upgraded the credit rating of Georgia-Pacific LLC to BB+ from BB-. Standard & Poor's upgraded the credit rating of Georgia-Pacific LLC to BB+ from BB-, saying that the paper and building products has reduced debt, and that S&P expects relatively steady ...

The man shot to death while trying to break into an Escambia County, Alabama home had an accomplice.

A 24-year-old man was in the Escambia County Jail on Thursday charged with joining in a failed burglary that left his alleged crime partner shot to death.

An Atmore man says he is not a killer as he turns himself into the Escambia County, Alabama sheriff.

A pistol wielding home invader was shot in self defense by the homeowner. Police say that 33 year old Jeremy Paul McCall broke in to a house on Highway 31 North in Brewton, AL at about 3 AM on Monday.

Oct. 12 - An armed intruder was shot and killed after confronting a couple in the bedroom of their home near Brewton Monday morning, Escambia County Sheriff's deputies said.

An 81-year-old man shot and killed a masked gunman during a home invasion early this morning at a residence north of Brewton, Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith said.

A 4th grade teacher in Brewton is facing drug charges. Police arrested 46 year old Kelly Ball on charges of possessing a controlled substance.

Police in Brewton have arrested a fourth-grade teacher in an undercover drug sting.

Oct. 9 - Safety offcials are proposing more than $350,000 in fines for a local company after workers overcome toxic fumes.

Alabama State University has been awarded a Rural Business Opportunity Program grant by the United States Department of Agriculture .

Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials say a Brewton railcar repair company should pay $360,000 in fines for a variety of lapses in confined space work safety, according to a news release.

MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $364,350 in penalties against Frit Car Inc.