March 2022 - Page 2 of 18

Don Fletcher

Two busted after traffic stop turns up meth, pot

Joiner Wood By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A predawn traffic stop by an Atmore Police Department patrol officer resulted in felony drug charges against an Atmore man and a McDavid, Fla. man.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the patrol officer pulled over a vehicle that was traveling along a residential street shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, March 25, without a tag.The vehicle was occupied by Dakota Joiner, 28, of Atmore,…

Jackson new ASA Sgt.-at-Arms

Jackson News Staff Report Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson was recently sworn as a member of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors.Jackson will fill the post of “Sheriff Big John Williams Sergeant-at-Arms,” a position named for slain Lowndes County Sheriff ‘Big John’ Williams, who was shot to death in 2019 while trying to disburse a crowd at a Hayneville convenience store.In a related item, retired Escambia County Circuit Court…

GECA to present ‘Miracle Worker’

The cast of “The Miracle Worker” By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts production of “The Miracle Worker” opens this week.Shown dates are March 31 through April 3, and April 7 through April 10. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m., Sunday shows at 2 p.m.Tickets are $15 and are available online at gecarts.org.For folks who don’t use the Internet for online tickets, Myrna…

Federal government bureaucrats need accountability

Congressman Jerry Carl Most of you are probably familiar with the phrase “drain the swamp.” Before I got elected, I knew the federal government was out of control and needed some big changes, but I had no idea how bad the problem truly is. For years, unelected bureaucrats have enjoyed huge amounts of power and control over our lives without much – if any – accountability for their actions. I…

SPEC Youth Tour

Southern Pine Youth Tour reps, from left, front, Isabella Parmer, Gracie Welch, Tiffany Gookin, Harley Wilson, Abigail Turner, Grayton Coale; back, Andrew Clausell, Noah Jordan, D.J. Nichols, Olivia Warren, Keona Miller, Cole Kelley. Special to Atmore News March 15-17, Southern Pine Electric Co-op took 12 high school juniors to Montgomery to participate in the 2022 Montgomery Youth Tour. While in Montgomery, students heard from motivational speaker Cea Cohen-Elliot and legislators.…