In 1998, twenty years ago, Thad Moore was chosen to be the county attorney and Larry White was elected Chairman of the Escambia County Commission.

Escambia Academy’s Lauren Kirkland received state recognition with her art work. It was a drawing of a dinosaur.

Winn-Dixie had ground beef for 98 cents a pound and boneless top round steaks for $1.97 a pound.

More than four inches of rain fell on Atmore causing a flash flood, with water standing in several streets and, in general, making a mess that got caught up in the rain water.

After several months of waiting, Northview High School soil was judged to be safe. The school had been waiting for months to get good results from the soil tests and the school said they knew it was going to go that way. In the meantime, the county spent $17,000 to find out it was OK.

Cecile Smith of Brewton won in the Escambia County Junior Miss contest.

An East Brewton man was trapped when the truck he was driving was hit by a CSX train near Keego. He was cut from the vehicle and escaped serious injury.

The 1998-99 Escambia County High School cheerleaders were chosen to go to the Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Plans were announced to build Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton.

It was planned as an environmental center to make science fun.

And finally, there were lots of ads for back-to-school items and getting ready for football.