May 2021 - Page 4 of 17

Don Fletcher

Kidnapping

Girl, 13, abducted after father puts her out of truck Colbert By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 55-year-old Pensacola man remained behind bars this week, charged with the May 15 kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl whose father had put her out beside a county road because she continuously “irritated” her brother.The Escambia County (Fla.) Jail’s website shows that Ronald Gene Joyner is being held under total bonds of $56,000 in…

The ‘forgotten’ holiday

Atmore native Greg Turberville to deliver Monday’s Memorial Day address Turberville By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Memorial Day, the day set aside each year for remembrance and commemoration of the men and women who have given their lives in service to the nation, has become America’s forgotten holiday. And at least one local veteran isn’t happy about it.The local memorial gathering, co-sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016 and…

Boy dies in ATV crash

Mitchell News Staff Report Tragedy struck the Flomaton community again on Sunday, May 23, when an ATV crash claimed the life of a Flomaton Elementary School student who had just finished the sixth grade.Authorities say Logan Mitchell, 12, son of Lacinda Mitchell and Luke Mitchell, was fatally injured in the crash, which occurred on private property in the Upper Creek Road community, about a half mile from U.S. 31.Logan was…

Obituaries, week of May 23, 2021

Jessie L. Wiggins Ms. Jessie L. Wiggins, age 90, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 in Pensacola, Fla. She was born in Bratt, Fla. to the late Robert and Addie Cooper Wiggins. She was a graduate of Ernest Ward High School. She was a secretary at Bratt Elementary School for many years then continued her career with Escambia County School District Office in Pensacola where she retired from the…

‘Tails & Tales’ at the library

The Atmore Public Library’s summer reading program kicks off Friday, June 4. This year’s theme is Tails & Tales.Programs will be held every Friday in June at 10 a.m., and all will be held outside.June 4 – Portable Petting ZooJune 11 – Poodle ShowJune 18 – Wild West Rope ShowJune 25 – Juggle Class (must pre-register) and awards program