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Former cop cops plea to ethics charge
Lopez By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Lopez was transferred from the Escambia County Detention Center to the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail Friday, Dec. 9, reportedly after his bonding agent came off the security bond it had posted on the former policeman’s drug trafficking charges. Isaac R. Lopez, a former officer with police departments in Atmore and Flomaton entered a guilty plea in Escambia County Circuit Court to felony ethics…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Illicit affair
ECHS math teacher indicted for sex with student while at Mobile school Calhoun By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County High School math teacher, hired less than three months ago, is now on paid administrative leave after his recent indictment in Mobile County on charges he engaged in sexual activity with a student while teaching at LeFlore High School in Mobile.Escambia County School System officials said the employee —…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
City council approves annexation resolution
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting two members short, approved during the Monday, December 12, council meeting a resolution that will annex into the city a three-mile stretch along Alabama 21, effectively bridging the gap between downtown and Rivercane.With District 2’s Jerome Webster and District 3’s Eunice Johnson absent due to unspecified conflicts, the other three council members gave a unanimous blessing to the plan, which calls…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
No parole for Brewton man
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although no details of his incarceration are available, a Brewton man — arrested in 2018 and eventually convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court — was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.A report issued by ABPP includes that Glenn Daegan Hadley was denied parole during the board’s November 30 session.Hadley is not included on the Alabama Department of Corrections…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Upcoming holiday concerts
News Staff Report Two concerts are coming up that are bound to entertain you and get you in the Christmas spirit.Band director Hayley Cockrell will conduct the Escambia County High School and Escambia County Middle School bands in their Christmas concert Thursday, December 8, 6 p.m., in the ECHS Hodnette Auditorium.Admission is free.Hayley encourages everyone to dress in festive Christmas attire.The newly formed Atmore Area Youth Choir, under the direction…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago