Brewton News

The Narcotics Division of the Brewton Police Department have been busy in their efforts to eliminate illegal drug activity in the city making four arrests in four days within the past week.

UPDATE: Sheriff Grover Smith says a man they were searching for was captured in Alabama after he was surrounded by officers.

A Brewton man was taken into custody around 4 p.m. this afternoon after law enforcement officers with the Brewton Police Department, Escambia County Sheriffs Department and other assisting agencies located the suspect.

Atmore resident Gregg Akins announced this week he will join the ranks of those vying for Atmore City Council seats.

A high-speed chase Saturday near McCullough Road ended with two men in custody after the vehicle being pursued by authorities collided with a tree.

Pet lovers will have a chance to add a new member to their family this weekend - at a fraction of the regular cost.

A waitress at a Brewton restaurant has been charged with doctoring the amount of tips placed on credit and debit cards, according to a story from the Brewton Standard .

A Brewton waitress was arrested this week and stands accused of padding tips included on credit and/or debit cards at a local restaurant.

Dustin Lee McLellan was arrested and faces several drug charges after officers with the Brewton Police Department made the discovery.

Drug activity throughout the community has kept officers with the Brewton Police Department's narcotics division busy over the past week.

There's no place like home, and that's why newly appointed Regions Bank Branch Manager Kiel Odom came back to Andalusia.

A Century woman has been extradited to Alabama in connection with a Brewton bank robbery.

Three Brewton men are facing burglary and theft charges after officers with the Brewton Police Department investigated an incident on Fleming Lane where appliances, copper and even the kitchen sink were taken.

The Rev. Frank Scott, retired minister with the United Methodist Church, was honored during the Annual Blue Lake Family Day May 6, at Blue Lake Camp near Andalusia.

Members of the Jefferson Davis Community College Phi Theta Kappa organization will be joining forces with the American Red Cross to help form a group of volunteers ready to respond in cases of disaster.

Brewton area residents will observe a time of prayer at noon Thursday in observance of the National Day of Prayer annual recognition.

A grand jury indictment on charges of misuse of a public position has led to the arrest of a former Brewton police officer, according to a story in the Brewton Standard .

Seven people were arrested on charges ranging from public intoxication to possession of a controlled substance at the Murder Creek Ink, a tattoo and piercing establishment in Brewton, according to the Brewton Standard.

Just days after announcing the sale of Carl Smith Chevrolet to a Louisiana dealer, the dealership's owner turned himself in to Escambia County Sheriff's deputies in Brewton.

The state bar association has suspended Sara "Sally" Stoddard from practicing law in Alabama, according to a story in the Brewton Standard .