Day: March 17, 2021

Don Fletcher

Parole denied
Jones Walker By DON FLETCHER News staff Writer Two Escambia County men, one of whom has spent the majority of the past 40 years in prison, will each remain behind bars after recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The board denied parole for both Glenn Lamar Walker, 60, who is serving a life sentence handed down in 2000 for a first-degree sex abuse conviction in Escambia…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
APL new arrivals
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivals Several patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Sara Baggett: The Return by Nicholas Sparks: 4 stars Martha Staff: Trial and Error by Robert Whitlow: 4 stars Lacey McMath: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey: 5 stars Shelia Trawick: A Picture of Love by Beth Wiseman: 5 stars Shelia…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Breaking ground for Coastal Growers
Breaking ground, from left, Brooks Hayes, Paul Turner, Dirk Lindsey, Joe Parker, Darrin Driskell, Governor Kay Ivey, Brad Smith By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Wednesday, March 10, dignitaries broke ground on the Coastal Growers peanut shelling facility in Atmore Industrial Park. They broke ground with two buildings already coming out of the ground behind them. If two words could embody the comments made by numerous people leading up to the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Commission buys land for new jail
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although it was just the first step, Escambia County Commissioners have started a long and arduous process that will eventually lead to construction of a new county jail. Commissioners announced that the county had agreed to pay $512,000 for 177 acres located behind Brewton Industrial Park — a per-acre price of just under $2,893 — for the new facility. “It’s a very big step,”…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Chamber celebrates excellence
Karean Reynolds received the Citizen of the Year award Murray Johnson, left, presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Buck Powell News Staff Report It was a first for the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce – an annual meeting (banquet) held outdoors under a tent. It was also a first for some awards celebrating people’s contributions during a most unusual year. People and businesses stepped up – and the Chamber recognized…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago