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Lloyd Barrow And Scott Hammond Named Chamber Citizens Of The Year
February 25, 2009
The Flomaton and Century Joint Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet was held Tuesday night in Flomaton with the chambers naming their respective Citizens of the Year.
Flomaton High School Principal Scott Hammond was named the Flomaton Citizen of the Year. Ernest Lloyd Barrow was name the Century Citizen of the Year.
Ernest Lloyd Barrow
“Rain or shine, he is always ready and willing to help in any activity and never meets a stranger,” is how Benny Barnes of the Century Chamber of Commerce described Century Citizen of the Year Ernest Lloyd Barrow Tuesday night.
Barrow spent four years in the U.S. Army and worked at St. Regis Paper Company for 44 years. During his free time, he was always busy will activities to benefit the community.
For years, he managed the Century Little League Park, a park that now bears his name. He coached, cleaned up the park…anything that needed to be done so that the children could play ball.
He has been active in the Century Lions Club since 1962, and he was recognized for 40 years of perfect attendance.
Barrow is active in the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society and the Century First Baptist Church.
He loves cooking for family and friends, and even cooks for special events like class reunions and church activities. He also enjoys spending time with his wife Deanie, their four children and three great-grandchildren. There is a fourth grandchild on the way.
Scott Hammond
Scott Hammond has lived in Flomaton all of his life, except for one year when he taught in Montgomery. He graduated from Flomaton High School as salutatorian in 1988. He lettered in football, baseball and basketball. He was on the 1988 state championship baseball team.
He attended Jefferson Davis Junior College where he played baseball for two years. He played baseball two more years for Faulkner University in Montgomery where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree. He obtained his master’s degree while teaching, taking night classes. He taught math for one year at a Montgomery school.
He returned home to Flomaton High as a math teacher and coach. He has coached football, baseball and softball, including a state championship girls softball team.
When named principal at Floamton High School, Hammond’s goals were to restore school pride, reduce drugs in school, raise academic levels to exceed state levels and prepare students for the next level of education or work force.
Hammond’s wife Jacqui teaches and coaches girls softball and volleyball at Flomaton High.
“Scott has dedicated his life to making Flomaton a better place to live both today and training our children to be our future leaders,” Bo Brantley of the Flomaton Chamber of Commerce said when presenting the Citizen of the Year award to Hammond.
“Scott was asked recently when he would have children,” Brantley said. “His reply was that he didn’t need them because he’s already got 300 to tend to. And believe me he is as concerned about every one as he would be his own.”
Pictured above: Flomaton Citizen of the Year Scott Hammond (left) and Century Citizen of the Year Ernest Lloyd Barrow. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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10 Responses to “Lloyd Barrow And Scott Hammond Named Chamber Citizens Of The Year”
OOps! don’t forget Lloyd’s 7grandchildren he has had a part of raising and spending very much time with.
Congratulations Mr. Lloyd. Thank you for being such a great friend to my family and thank you for everything you do!!!
wow ! im so excited my grandaddy received this award i am so proud of him! he does so much for our family! and he is the best cook! i am so proud to say he is my grandfather !
Well deserve Lloyd , you are always there helping out.Long over due.
I have known Mr. Barrow since 1960.
He is a kind man and my dad’s best friend.
When my mother is unwell he brings my father to his Dr. appointments if us children are unable to.
I am grateful to him and what he taught us as our little league coach many years ago.
I respect him greatly and am very happy that he received this honor.
Congradulations to Lloyd and to Scott. The Chamber folks could not have picked any more deserving men then these two. I have known Scott all his life and Lloyd for the most of mine. Thank you Chamber for your choices.
Congratulations Coach Hammond. You are very deserving of the honor.
good job william.
Lloyd is well deserving of this honor. He is an unassuming man who works quietly in the background for his community. He is devoted to his family and his faith. It’s been an honor in itself to have known Lloyd for many years. His mother would be very proud.
Congradulations Coach Hammond. I always knew you would get repaid somehow.