Day: December 14, 2022

Don Fletcher

Former cop cops plea to ethics charge
Lopez By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Lopez was transferred from the Escambia County Detention Center to the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail Friday, Dec. 9, reportedly after his bonding agent came off the security bond it had posted on the former policeman’s drug trafficking charges. Isaac R. Lopez, a former officer with police departments in Atmore and Flomaton entered a guilty plea in Escambia County Circuit Court to felony ethics…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
No parole for Brewton man
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although no details of his incarceration are available, a Brewton man — arrested in 2018 and eventually convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court — was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.A report issued by ABPP includes that Glenn Daegan Hadley was denied parole during the board’s November 30 session.Hadley is not included on the Alabama Department of Corrections…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
NHS fall short in state championship;
Undefeated in regular season
By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sports Writer The Northview Chiefs wrapped up their previously undefeated season with a loss in the Florida 1R State Championship last Saturday, December 10, in Tallahassee against the Hawthorne Hornets. Although the Chiefs did fall short of the state title, they were the first undefeated team in Northview’s history during their regular season with a record of 10-0, and their final record being 13-1. Not only were…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Securing our national defense
Congressman Jerry Carl Every year for the past 60-something years, Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which lays out our nation’s defense priorities for the upcoming year. I’ve written before about how important the NDAA is both for our district and for the United States as a whole.Last week, the House passed the final version of the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA. It now heads back to the…
by Submitted Article access_time1 year ago
AAYC holds first concert
The Atmore Area Youth Choir By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The newly formed Atmore Area Youth Choir presented their inaugural concert Monday evening, December 12, in Patterson Chapel at First Baptist Church.The choir (AAYC) was formed by Conrad Weber, director; Ryan Dean, co-director; and Alex Gartner, artistic and executive director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus.Members of AAYC are Madilyn Brooks, Addison Classen, Gabrielle Hawsey, Brooklyn Hursh, Elizabeth Landis, Kys Lee, Grace…
by Sherry Digmon access_time1 year ago