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Don Fletcher

Board rejects bids by parole hopefuls

Mackey Rice Mealer Madison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four state inmates with local ties, including an Atmore man and a convict who escaped from state custody briefly during a work detail in Atmore more than a dozen years ago, were denied parole during recent hearings held by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Damian Lamont Mackey, 43, is serving a 20-year sentence that resulted from his 2006 conviction in…

Protecting the Hyde Amendment

Congressman Jerry Carl For the past 40 years, Congress has upheld a policy to prevent tax dollars from being used by federal agencies to promote or perform abortions. This policy, known as the Hyde Amendment, has historically garnered bipartisan support and has saved more than 2.5 million lives. Congress has attached this policy to every appropriations bill for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) since 1980, but now…

Ribbon cutting

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Café 251 Monday, August 2. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Brandy Giger, Arica Selzer, David Dobson, Callie Simon, Alana Sigafoose, Destiny Patterson, Rachel Pickette, Emily Lee, Bradyn Smallwood, William Edwards, Katherine Blackwell; middle, Emilee Waters, Brandon Beachy, Porsche Helton, Zahria McCants,…

AERA holds district meeting

Alabama Education Retirees Association (AERA) District 8 meeting was held July 28 at Coastal Alabama Community College. Shown are, from left, Gwen Walton, president; John Paul Jones, president Alabama AERA; Herbert White, District 8 director; Charlotte Boyle, president-elect Escambia County AERA.

Ribbon cutting

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Yellow Hat Society Wednesday, July 28. Chamber board members and Ambassadors joined the members for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Anna Norton, Vonda Bynum , Paulette Johnson Wynn, Teresa Dees, Vasaroy Johnson, Janice Reynolds, Lillie Johnson, Doris Knight, Ruthie Adams, Shelia Johnson-Williams, Ann Lawrence, Annah Hammonds; back, Emilee Waters, Jy’keria Wilson, Bryson Williams, Zahria…

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