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Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

Coverage of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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Piles of tree limbs and logs stacked along a rural roadside after a hurricane, with a utility bucket truck in the background

Public Safety

Hurricane Isaias Recovery in Escambia County Presses On as Displaced Brewton Families Get Help

More than a week after the storm, Hurricane Isaias recovery in Escambia County continues as crews clear debris and families in East Brewton who…

Oct 18, 2026 Brewton

Mangled trailer home with torn roof and scattered belongings in a rural yard near Brewton, Alabama, after Hurricane Isaias

Weather

‘Please Don’t Kill Me’: Brewton Family Sheltered in a Bathtub as Isaias Tore Apart Their Trailer

Oct 13, 2026 Brewton

A pine tree and snapped utility pole lie across a two-lane road in rural south Alabama, with power lines draped over the pavement and a sheriff's patrol car stopped nearby

Weather

Brewton Curfew Ordered as Isaias Leaves Escambia County Roads Blocked by Trees, Lines

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

Crime

Orange Beach Public Works Director Out After Arrest in Atmore Prostitution Sting; Tyler Davidson Takes Over

Oct 6, 2026 Atmore

Crime

Atmore Human Trafficking Sting Nets 17 Arrests, Including State Rep. and School Board President

Oct 6, 2026 Atmore

Illustration for the news story: Easterbrook, Wesley Complaints Allege Pair Sought Sex With Person Believed to Be a Minor; Trafficking Charges Reduced

Crime

Easterbrook, Wesley Complaints Allege Pair Sought Sex With Person Believed to Be a Minor; Trafficking Charges Reduced

Oct 3, 2026 Fruitdale

Public Safety

Deputies Search for Randy Watson, 56, Missing From Huxford Road Area of Atmore

Sep 27, 2026 Atmore

Crime

Three charged after Flomaton narcotics search warrant at College Street home

Sep 21, 2026 Flomaton

Crime

Lower Alabama Drug Task Force Search Warrant on Maxwell Street Nets Cocaine Trafficking Charge

Sep 3, 2026 Atmore

Education

Possible Infant Skull Found In Wooded Area Near Byrneville Prompts Investigation — But It Was A ‘Realistic Fake’

Aug 25, 2026

Escambia County

Man Who Attacked Deputies With Meat Cleaver Identified in Fatal Escambia County Shooting

Aug 25, 2026

Crime

16-Year-Old Surrenders in Deadly Century Park Shooting That Killed a Former Flomaton Football Player

Aug 22, 2026 Flomaton

Crime

Bomb Squad Called to Airway Drive for a Suspicious Object That Turned Out to Be a Geocache

Aug 22, 2026 Escambia County