Author: Don Fletcher

Purifoy News Staff Report A Cantonment, Fla. woman, sentenced in 2014 to life in prison with the possibility of parole after her conviction in Escambia County Circuit Court on a drug trafficking charge, was granted parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.According to Alabama Department of Corrections records, Debbie Tonita Purifoy was convicted of trafficking between 28 grams and 500 grams of cocaine. She was…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Farmer A July 4 report, that a “possible romantic encounter” was occurring inside a vehicle parked in the lot of a closed business on Swift Mill Road, led to the arrest by Atmore police of a local man on a charge of trafficking in Ecstasy tablets.According to police reports, the first APD officer arrived around 11:20 p.m. and “detected a strong odor of alcohol coming…

From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Alan Baker, Career Full Time Fire Chief of the Year Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, Career Firefighter of the Year Louis English, Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, John Martin Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Jerry Gehman, Joey Moffett. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three local firefighters who share a collective 100-years-plus in their chosen career or…