Year: 2022

Utilities Clerk Vickie James, at left, is shown with West Escambia Utilities General Manager Kenny Smith on December 30, her last day of work after 43 years with the company. Vickie worked in WEU’s front office for three years, then was in charge of billing, accounts and payroll for three years before being named clerk of the utilities board, a position she held until her retirement. Her retirement plans reportedly…

Special to Atmore News (Jay, FL) Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) will award scholarships to graduating seniors in Escambia (Fla.) and Santa Rosa counties whose parent or guardian is a member of the cooperative. Two $4,000 scholarships – awarded in honor of former EREC director Herman D. Johnson – will be offered. Students must show proof of enrollment and maintain a grade point average of 2.5 to continue to receive…

Thompson Ivey By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County, Fla. woman was the last person arrested by Atmore police on felony drug possession charges in 2021, and a Baldwin County man was the first to face such charges in the new year.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported this week that the out-of-towners — Tiffany Ann Ivey, 38, of Pensacola, and Tevin Thompson, 29, of Bay Minette — were each arrested…

Crawford Pugh Maye By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Brewton men, each sentenced to a lengthy term in prison, got different results from hearings held recently by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles. The board denied parole for one but determined that another had paid his debt to society.Parole was granted for 31-year-old Marcus Allan Crawford, who was sentenced in 2020 to serve 10 years and had served slightly…