Month: August 2021

Don Fletcher

Inmate will apparently serve sentence
Oden By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state inmate who was sentenced in 1998 to serve a 25-year sentence after his conviction for a robbery he committed as an inmate, is apparently going to go the distance and serve the entire prison term.Juandricus Jermaine Oden, 41, was denied parole by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles during a recent hearing, leaving Oden with about a year and four months…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
President Biden is to blame for Afghanistan
Congressman Jerry Carl Over the weekend, people across the world watched as President Biden allowed the Taliban to take control of more than 20 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Within a matter of hours, the Taliban took control of the U.S Embassy in Kabul, seized the presidential palace, and began firing on the Kabul Airport as thousands of Americans, Afghans, and other innocent people in the area desperately fled for their…
by Submitted Article access_time4 years ago
Johnson, Roley graduate Troy
Troy University recognizes students who completed the requirements for graduation during the summer semester and term 5 of the 2020/2021 academic year.Two students from Atmore who graduated are James Johnson and Allison Roley.The summer semester includes graduates from the Troy, Ala., campus. Term 5 graduates include students at Troy’s campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with teaching sites outside of Alabama and online.Troy University is a public,…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Milton Adams: Target Acquired by Tom Clancy – 5 stars Sarah Hall: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah  5 stars Gay Drew: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict – 5 stars Goldie Huber: The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin –…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at a called board meeting Thursday, August 12. Resignation 1. Julie Luker, elementary teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective August 6, 2021 2. Jacquita Jenkins, special education teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 12, 2021 3. Tonya Ragan, counselor, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective August 13, 2021 4. Taylor Pace, special education…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago