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Man arrested for groping Walmart clerk
McGhee News Staff Report An Atmore man, already being sought for failure to appear in court for a review of a felony DUI charge, was arrested November 27 after he twice grabbed the private parts of a female employee of Atmore’s Walmart.David Allen McGhee, 60, of a Riley Road address, remained in the Escambia County Detention Center under a $300,000 bond as midweek approached, charged with one count of first-degree…
Wreck claims child
Mother, daughter critically injured, too, when SUV hits hay trailer Emergency personnel work to free the victims from the Equinox. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman and her 9-year-old daughter are reportedly on the slow road to recovery from critical injuries they suffered last Wednesday (November 24) in a two-vehicle collision that claimed the life of another child who was in the car with them.According to Alabama State…
Wallace, Benjamin take BOE top spots
BOE President Coleman Wallace, Superintendent Michele McClung, BOE Vice-President Danny Benjamin News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Monday, November 29, for the purpose of electing a board president and vice-president. There were no “new business” items on the agenda. The following was the only item under “old business.” “Pursuant to Ala. Code § 16-8-4, the board will meet in November of each year…
Closed for maintenance
CSX Transportation crews work Tuesday (November 30) on upgrading a rail crossing near Canoe. The crossings on Cowpen Creek Road, on which Escambia Academy is located, and Tumbling Lane will be closed for several days for maintenance. A spokesperson for Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the school can be accessed via North Canoe Road and Myrick Avenue or Randolph Avenue.
3-vehicle crash
Two people were injured, neither seriously, in a Tuesday, November 23, three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Craig and Main streets. Police reports show that a 2012 Jeep Laredo, driven by 45-year-old Fadhl Algabi of Tuscaloosa, ran the red light as he came off Craig at 4:15 p.m. His vehicle struck a 2019 Ford F250 driven by Spencer Rogers, 37, of Atmore, causing the truck to flip over and slide…