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Man arrested after twice chasing, shooting at
other vehicle
Long By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a Century, Fla., man January 14 after two incidents during which he chased another vehicle along a city street, each time firing several shots at it.Sgt. Darrell McMann, public information officer for Atmore Police Department, reported that officers were sent around 8:30 p.m. to the Brooks Lane area in response to a report of shots fired. They were sent to the…
Barlow brothers again rejected for parole
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As expected, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles (ABPP), during its January 11 hearings, denied parole for two Escambia County brothers convicted of killing their stepmother and stepsister nearly 30 years ago.The most recent rejection marked the fifth time Shannon Barlow and Franklin Barlow Jr. have come up for parole. They entered the state prison system in 1995 after each entered a guilty plea…
ALEA reports 14 traffic deaths during 9-day
holiday period
Special to Atmore News Although 14 people lost their lives in traffic crashes during the recent 9-day extended holiday period, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials reported that troopers with the agency’s Highway Patrol Division investigated 19 fewer fatalities than they had the year before.In 2022, state troopers investigated a total of 31,990 traffic crashes, which resulted in 10,914 injuries and 586 fatalities. Crashes declined by 2,185 and injuries were…
Hadley named RP teacher of year
Rachel Hadley, left, and Michele McClung Special to Atmore News Rachel Hadley is the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for Rachel Patterson Elementary School, according to RP Principal Toya McMillian.Hadley is currently the special education teacher. Last year, the students in this particular class were without a teacher. There was a nationwide shortage of special education teachers, and Rachel Patterson experienced it firsthand.“Mrs. Hadley saw the need, and stepped up…
Up for parole
Convicted of’93 double murder, Barlow brothers eligible for early release S. Barlow F. Barlow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles will decide this week whether brothers Shannon Dean Barlow and Franklin Lee Barlow Jr., both convicted in the brutal murders of their stepmother and stepsister more than 29 years ago near Nokomis, will remain in prison for at least five more years or will…