Day: March 23, 2022

Don Fletcher

No parole for Perdido man
Hadley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, not yet halfway through a 20-year sentence for causing the death of a passenger in his vehicle, will serve at least five more years in prison.Roil Lamar Hadley Jr., 41, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, Hadley has served seven years and almost six months in custody,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
BOE approves reading intervention program for K5; raises for 2 secretaries, subs, bus drivers
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education voted unanimously during its March 17 meeting to purchase reading intervention and related programs that will allow the local school district to meet requirements of the Alabama Literacy Act. The purchase, designed to increase reading proficiency for third-grade students over the next six years, includes the reading intervention program, as well as an interactive read-aloud program and professional development for reading…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Uptown Salon and Spa Tuesday, March 15. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, Jamison Janes, Barbie Gerkin, Melody Presley, Wanda Hughes, Madison Malone holding Ann-Elise Meacham, Shelly Jay, Kiyana Cunningham, Sara Cunningham Smith, Ashley Borders, Anna Ellis, Logan Morris, Erica Findley, Toni Gibson, Zahria McCants,…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Meet Escambia County Schools new deputy of operations
Goolsby By RANDY TATANO Special to Atmore News Students always remember their favorite teachers. Perhaps that’s why Shaun Goolsby now works for Escambia County School Superintendent Michele McClung, who was his math teacher in the sixth grade. The relationship that started long ago in a Mobile classroom now has Goolsby doing a different kind of arithmetic, as he works within the county budget to improve the system’s schools and facilities.…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
The United States should supply Ukraine with more military aid but stay out of the fight
Congressman Jerry Carl Last Tuesday [March 15], I joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address Congress via video from a secure location near Kyiv. President Zelenskyy thanked the United States for our support, but he also asked for increased assistance in two ways – he asked for more defense systems and fighter jets, and he asked us to enforce a no-fly zone over…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago