East Brewton is adding stop signs, speed bumps and LED streetlights to slow traffic, boost safety and trim lighting costs, ...

Reid State Community College marks record spring enrollment with 617 academic students, new transferable associate degrees, expanded workforce training and its largest-ever dual enrollment cohort.

Escambia County’s 2026 ballot is set as qualifying ends, with Sheriff Heath Jackson unopposed, key GOP contenders visiting, ...

Gas prices climb for second week, with Alabama’s average at $2.50 per gallon and the U.S. average at $2.84; diesel also rises ...

The 2026 tax return season is officially open with taxpayers having until April 15 to file returns for the tax year.

Rising healthcare costs are straining Alabama’s 2026 education budget, pushing lawmakers in an election-year session to ...

Retired educator Gwynne Shell, with 30 years in Escambia County schools, announces run for District 1 school board seat ahead ...

Alabama gas prices edge up 1.4 cents to $2.45 per gallon, while the national average rises to $2.76; both remain about 30 cents below last year, GasBuddy reports.

Explore the Jan. 28, 2026 e-edition of The Brewton Standard, featuring the latest news from Brewton and East Brewton.

Brewton, East Brewton launch EMT training at Coastal Alabama Community College so fire and police first responders—and local residents—can gain lifesaving skills amid EMT shortage.

Alabama faces a cold week with light midweek rain and a late-week system that could bring winter weather, especially in the north, though details remain uncertain.

With as many as 220 jobs at stake, Grede Manufacturing is planning to "cease all manufacturing operations" at its Brewton location in the coming weeks. The Brewton location of the company is one of ...