Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Veterans Day events PAGE 4-5 Robotic surgery The Onlooker PAGE 19 NOVEMBER 14, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Making a SRO difference Trim-A-Tree now open in Foley! observation Customers help By JESSICA VAUGHN leads to child small utility [email protected] abuse arrest company give back The Foley Art Center’s to community 51st Annual Trim-A-Tree COMBINED REPORTS is now open! The store will remain open for six weeks, STAPLETON — For By JOHN UNDERWOOD from Friday, Nov. 9 through the second time in [email protected] Sunday, Dec. 23, and features three months, an ob- holiday fine arts and crafts. servation by a Baldwin ELSANOR — Thanks to This year, the store is in Suite County School Re- the generosity of its cus- #182 in Tanger Outlets, Foley. source Officer has led tomers, a small Baldwin A preview party was held on to an arrest on charges County utilities company Thursday, Nov. 9, to reveal involving a child. has been able to give back this year’s new decorations Michael Thomas to its communities in a and finds. JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTOS Owen, 28, of Staple- big way over the past two Over 125 artists and crafts- ton was booked into years. men from across the south- the Baldwin County The East Central Baldwin east are featured in the event. Corrections Facil- County Water Sewer and They’re all members of the ity on Tuesday, Nov. Fire Protection Authority Foley Art Center, and sell 6, charged with two implemented it’s “Program their work on consignment. counts of sodomy, tor- Changeup” in 2016, which This year, you can stop in ture/willful abuse of a allows customers the option and find one-of-a-kind orna- child, and sexual abuse of rounding up the amount ments, florals, wood carv- of a child under 12. on their utility bill. ings, stained glass, fused According to Bald- Initially incorporated glass mosaics, pottery, dolls, win County Cor- as the Rosinton Water and driftwood trees, polymer clay rections records, he Fire Protection Authority sculptures, blown glass, and remains in jail on a in 1987 in order to qualify jewelry to purchase. The walls $210,000 bond. for USDA Rural Develop- are covered with original According to reports, ment funds to build the a School Resource Of- system under a Federal pro- SEE TREE, PAGE 2 ficer noticed severe gram established to provide spanking marks on the clean drinking water to child. An investigation people in rural areas, ECBC revealed the alleged now boasts more than 2,000 abuse which inves- services, with approxi- tigators believe was mately 300 miles of trunk Foley’s 2018 Veterans Day Parade ongoing for at least two lines. Its sole purpose is to years. provide water to its custom- This is the second ers and the volunteer fire time this school year departments within its ser- that the observation of vice area. an SRO has led to an ECBC’s service area arrest on charges in- reaches as far north as I-65 volving a child. as far south as Elberta and In September, a to the Florida line on the Rosinton couple was east side. arrested on drug and ECBC, which changed to child endangerment its current name in 2008, charges following ob- was built in three phases, servations by the local beginning with the con- School Resource Of- struction of the facilities on ficer. County Road 87, just off of Thomas Charles Cot- U.S. 90 in the Elsanor com- tle Jr., 35, and Brandy munity. Michelle Booth, 34, face A minimum of 1,000 two counts of child customer sign-ups were JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTOS endangerment, pos- required for Phase I in session of a controlled order to qualify for Federal The streets of downtown Foley hosted the annual Veterans Day Parade on Sat. Nov. 10, beginning at 10 a.m. substance and posses- Many local organizations and school departments participated in the parade, honoring veterans from all sion of drug parapher- branches of the military and thanking them for their service. People lined the streets to celebrate those SEE DIFFERENCE, PAGE 16 nalia charges. who have served, as well as paying respect to those who are serving currently. For a full spread of Veterans Day programs and activities, check out our Living Section. On Tuesday Sept. For a full gallery of the parade, check our website at GulfCoastNewsToday.com. 11, a Baldwin County DEATHS PAGE 6 Sheriff School Re- source Deputy work- John Daniel Driscoll ing at Rosinton School Ronald J. Higginbotham observed Cottle ar- Judith A. Lindahl riving at the school to Jody D. Thomas drop off his 6-year-old Milton Trawick daughter. The SRO no- SEE SRO, PAGE 2 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 3 OPINION, 23 Coast CLASSIFIED, 21 PUZZLES, 24 Media HEALTH, 19 SPORTS, 12 VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 44 LEGALS, 25 TV LISTINGS, 8 1 SECTION • 32 PAGES 2 • The Onlooker • November 14, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media Routine stop leads to multiple charges for Georgia man BCSO RELEASE being charged with terfeiting and drug According to the re- stop after it had engine initially arrested for at- trafficking in metham- conspiracy. lease, Baldwin County troubles and deputies tempting to elude and BAY MINETTE — A phetamine, possession According to a re- Sheriff Deputies at- were able to take a per- driving under the In- Georgia man is facing of marijuana, first lease issued Thursday tempted to stop a 2015 son initially identified fluence. A search of the numerous charges fol- degree, possession of by the Baldwin County Chevy Camaro for as Bradley Lee Layland vehicle revealed over lowing a routine stop a concealed weapon Sheriff’s Department, speeding on Wednesday of St. Augustine Beach, 3.2 pounds of metham- by Baldwin County without a permit, driv- he is being held at the on U.S. 90 in the El- Florida, into custody. phetamine, counterfeit Sheriff’s Deputies on ing under the influ- Baldwin County Cor- sanor community. After interviewing currency, marijuana, U.S. 90 in Elsanor. ence and attempting to rections Center. There The vehicle fled the suspect, deputies along with a pistol. Christopher N. elude law enforcement. is no booking record from deputies and a discovered that the Garrett is currently Garrett, 33, of Cart- Garrett also has fed- available on the Cen- pursuit was initiated. suspect was in fact being held without ersville, Georgia, is eral warrants for coun- ter’s website. The vehicle came to a Garrett. Garrett was bond. Stapleton School SRO PHOTOS COURTESY STAPLETON SCHOOL Deputy Lisa Bedgood serves as the school resource of- ficer at Stapleton Elementary in North Baldwin County. Principal Jim Perry said that although she has only been assigned to the school for a short time, she is already mak- ing a big difference in the lives of the students. TREE programs, art grants to loved ones. The items local schools’ art depart- are unlike any you will CONTINUED FROM 1 ments, and art classes find anywhere else! for all ages. Trim-A-Tree Hours for Trim-A-Tree artworks in multiple is one of two of the cen- are Monday through mediums, all available to ter’s primary fundrais- Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., purchase. ers, the other being the Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Foley Art Center annual Mother’s Day For more information, has been participat- weekend Art in the Park. call 251-943-4381 or visit ing in the Gulf Coast Drop by now until Dec. FoleyArtCenter.com. area for more than fifty 23 to purchase unique You can also find them years, providing art gifts for yourself and on Facebook. JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTOS SRO ticed that a second child years old wasYou not prop- thatalways both children were knowParker Lane and Initi- a camper trailer and later determined to be 4 erly restrained while in very disheveled and ated a welfare concern upon arrival the au- CONTINUED FROM 1 the vehicle. the SRO and a DHR to check on the 4-year- thorities discovered the Thefun SRO, while speak things- employee traveled to toold. do! living conditions were ing with Cottle, noticed Cottle’s resident on The residence was “deplorable and unsafe The Onlooker for anyone to occupy,” according to a BCSO re- 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 lease issued Wednesday. PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 At the residence along [email protected] with the child were Cottle and Booth, his Cliff McCollum Retail Advertising girlfriend and mother of Managing Editor Central & South both children. [email protected] Bethany Randall “The camper was in John Underwood [email protected] deplorable condition Co-Editor Retail Advertising-South with hotwired power [email protected] LouAnn Love and no running water,” according to the release. Jessica Vaughn [email protected] “It was cluttered with Co-Editor Retail Advertising-North drug paraphernalia and [email protected] Frank Kustura [email protected] narcotics. Ms. Booth Tony Whitehead admitted to the deputy Sports Editor Classified Advertising that she was smoking [email protected] Whisper Edwards COMPLETE BALDWIN COUNTY CALENDAR meth just 30 minutes [email protected] Allison Marlow before authorities ar- Senior Features Editor Legal Advertising rived.” There were two [email protected] April Wallace CALL FOR guns recovered as well. [email protected] One of which Booth Parks Rogers tried to hide as Cottle Publisher HOME DELIVERY! answered the door. [email protected] According to jail records, Booth was re- To subscribe, make an address change or vacation delivery stop, you may call our office at (251) 943-2151, go online at www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com and leased on Oct.