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Digmon March 5I was scheduled for an arraignment in court, but I didn’t have to go.The Attorney General’s office filed a motion to continue the cases since that office had not had time to prepare. Judge Ben Fuller denied the motion, and the hearing was set for April 10. Assistant AG Thomas Govan Jr. was assigned to our cases.I received notice from attorney Earnie White’s office that a scheduling conference…

Work to be done at night By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A trio of Atmore City Council members learned during their Monday, August 12 meeting that the resurfacing of Alabama 21 through the heart of downtown Atmore is tentatively scheduled to begin Sunday, August 25. The work, to be carried out by H.O. Weaver & Sons, will be done overnight, seven days a week, until the project is completed.“I’m a…

News Staff Report Jerry Carl, Alabama’s First Congressional District representative in the U.S. House, will conduct a town hall meeting in Atmore next week.The town hall session will take place next Tuesday, August 20, at Atmore City Hall Auditorium. It is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.The public is encouraged to attend the gathering, during which Carl is expected to update attendees on Congressional business. In other, similar meetings in…

Kids found living in squalor, near drugs Dirden Presley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Editor’s note: Please be advised that this article contains graphic descriptions from police reports. An Atmore couple remained behind bars in the county jail this week after their July 30 arrest on child endangerment and felony drug possession charges that evolved from the discovery by city police of three children, each under the age of 4,…

Digmon As I’ve said, it’s sometimes hard to keep all the dates in order as I’m working on the timeline. In Part 7, I went through December, but forgot one very important event in November. November 23, 2023Alabama Association of School Boards Executive Director Sally Smith sent out an email to members. The subject was “AASB’s LAF to assist in defense of Escambia County school board member”The email read: The…