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Obituaries for the week of April 12, 2017
Betty Carolyn Allen Mrs. Betty Carolyn Allen, age 75, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Mobile, Ala. She was a native and life-long resident of Perdido, Ala. She was of the Holiness faith. She was preceded in death by two sons Joel Allen, Woodrow Judge Allen and one infant daughter, Marshal Beverly Allen. Mrs. Allen is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years Reuben Allen of Perdido; one son,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Legislature back in session – Impeachment question looms
As Alabama Senator Greg Albritton was preparing Monday to return to Montgomery for the first day of the legislative session on Tuesday, he was not sure what he and fellow legislators would be walking into. “The impeachment cloud has been over us for some time,” Albritton said. “I’m not sure if we can accomplish anything with that difficulty still there.” He was referring, of course, to the possible impeachment of…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Updated: Rape suspect re-arrested – Flomaton man also facing drug charges
A Flomaton man, released from jail after posting bond on charges of second-degree rape against two Atmore teens, has been re-arrested on drug-related charges. An employee of the Escambia County Detention Center’s booking and release division reported Tuesday (April 4) that 20-year-old Trey Alexander Weekes of Flomaton was still in the facility, waiting to appear before a judge on charges of first-degree possession of marijuana and distribution of drugs to…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Search warrant on Blackwell Lane
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a mobile home at 362 Blackwell Lane early Wednesday afternoon. Blackwell Lane is off Kaiser Farm Road, off Ewing Farm Road. Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said the target of the search – Gilbert Wade Blackwell, 28 – was not at the residence at the time of the search. Blackwell was arrested about a month ago but had bonded out. Lambert…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Brown’s ‘footprint’ poured
The Brown Precision manufacturing facility, which will fabricate components for use in the aerospace and medical industries, now has a huge footprint in the red clay of Rivercane Industrial Park. A steady stream of trucks from American Concrete Supply’s Atmore and Flomaton facilities rumbled to and from the site during the wee hours of last Thursday and Friday, dumping more than 1,600 tons of concrete into a pumper to provide…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago