Year: 2022

Don Fletcher

No parole for Brewton man
Dixon By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, initially charged with attempted murder after a violent 2014 assault on his wife but eventually convicted of a lesser charge, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Roger Anthony Dixon was arrested in March 2014 after the domestic incident. He originally faced charges of attempted murder, domestic violence-strangulation, sexual torture and first-degree kidnapping.A jury convicted…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Miller execution still set for Sept. 22
Miller By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The clock continues to wind down for 57-year-old Alan Eugene Miller, who was sentenced to die for the 1999 murders of three Birmingham-area men. Miller’s execution is set for next Thursday, September 22.Miller, who is said to be mentally disturbed but not enough to justify his deadly shooting rampage of 23 years ago, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
A nation that’s safe
Congressman Jerry Carl A few weeks ago, I wrote about a plan my House Republican colleagues and I have been working on so that we are fully prepared to hit the ground running when we take back the House this November. We believe it’s absolutely critical for us to lay this groundwork now so that we do not waste any time getting this country back on track once we are…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago
Volunteering at Blue Lake
Volunteers from Atmore First United Methodist Church recently volunteered at Blue Lake Methodist Camp near Andalusia. In fact, this was not their first trip to the Camp – they’ve been multiple times this summer to help with mowing. Shown are, from left, Jim Henley, Lamar Godwin, Joe Hardy, Steve Drew, Rob Faircloth and Will Chapman.
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago