Brewton News

July 4 - Members of the Brewton community are taking time today to remember a local man who fought and died for his country.

A strong storm in the northern part of our viewing area Thursday night.... resulted in a number of downed trees.

A Brewton woman was killed Sunday afternoon when the car she was riding in left Ala.

A woman trapped in a burning home this afternoon... Never made it out alive. Jody Romero was inside a trailer just North of Brewton when it caught fire.

Leslie Schuler once pleaded with a judge for visitation with the 7-year-old son he'd never known, so he could "become the child's father, not just a paycheck once a week." Now little Nate Turner lies brain dead after being savagely beaten on Father's Day, prosecutors say, by the very man who claimed he wanted to build a relationship.

A fire damaged three apartment units this morning in Escambia County. The call came a little after eight o'clock about a fire on Old Corry Field Road.

Who doesn't love some links? The marathon that is the U.S. Open is continuing on our TV screen, with Ricky Barnes wearing the same hat as The Banktress wears and continuing to meltdown.

Eleven month old Hadyn Brake laughs and smiles just like any other baby, but what's going on inside of her body is anything but ordinary.

Dr. Ronald Peters of Brewton holds one of the medals he won. News staff photographer Beverly Taylor/reporter Solomon Crenshaw.

The Alabama Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, which served in Iraq from September 2006 to 2007, has received the Army's Meritorious Unit Commendation for its "exceptional service" in Iraq, according to a National Guard press release.

The 29th annual Alabama Blueberry Festival is June 20 in Brewton. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day, there will be original arts and crafts, blueberry bushes, children's section, food court, motorcycle rally, live entertainment, fresh blueberries, cookbooks, antique car show and more.

The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has reaffirmed Andalusia Regional Hospital's accreditation with its gold seal of approval, the Commission's strongest designation.

After 20 years in business here, Winn-Dixie is closing its store next month, corporate officials announced this week, leading residents to launch a campaign to save the grocery.

A Brewton couple is seeking help in finding their family dog which might have been picked up at a gas station by a pair of Greenville residents in early May Rebecca Adams said the dog, named "Bones," was taken on Tuesday, May 5 from the Brewton Jet-Pep convenience store by a pair of women motorcyclists, who reportedly told the cashier at the store ...

Foresters on Tuesday will celebrate a south Alabama tract where research over decades has helped save the longleaf pine, which once covered up to 90 million acres from southwest Virginia through east Texas.

Bond is set at $130,000 for a Brewton coach accused of selling marijuana. Investigators say Daniel Wilson, an offensive line coach at TR Miller High School, sold the drug to an undercover officer Friday night.

May 9 - A local football coach is behind bars accused of pushing pot instead of plays.

Brewton, Camden, Clanton and Dadeville, Alabama each offer one location for drug and alcohol rehabilitation for those with substance abuse problems at various drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers.

The members of the Legislative Spouses Club gathered for a series of luncheons and activities over the last three months to enjoy the opportunity to bond as members of the Alabama family, whose members are bound by their spouses' commitment to service in the state's Legislature.

Living in Monroe County provides for opportunities to attend some very nice community colleges.