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Former cop Isaac Lopez gets 10-year prison stint
Lopez By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Former Atmore and Flomaton policeman Isaac R. Lopez was recently ordered by a Florida judge to serve 10 years in the Sunshine State’s penal system in exchange for his guilty plea to trafficking in amphetamine.Court documents show the former lawman entered a guilty plea before Judge Coleman Robison to one count each of trafficking in more than 28 grams and less than 200 grams…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Duo jailed after woman rolls blunt next to detective’s vehicle Reed Carlock Sanspree Boutwell.jpg December 26, 2023 By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Mobile County man and woman were arrested December 18 on felony drug possession charges after one of them calmly rolled a blunt (a cigar in which the tobacco is replaced with marijuana) as she sat in a car unknowingly parked next to an Atmore Police Department investigator’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Christmas in Candyland crowd exceeds room limits
A youngster tries out one of the tricycles given away at the event. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When the number of children who attended the Change of Mind Christmas program began to crowd the local outreach ministry’s Wilson Avenue headquarters, founder Betty Cox found a larger place for the holiday program.If this year’s event is any indication, she might soon have to find an even larger venue.Children, along with…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Matter settled
Collier takes over after BOE agrees to McClung contract buyout Collier Cindy Jackson, left, and Loumeek White, right, were deep in thought prior to Friday’s meeting. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer To say Friday, December 15, was a red-letter day for Michele Collier might be putting things mildly. Collier began the day as an assistant superintendent and a doctoral candidate. Before the day ended, she was neither. Collier was…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
School scores up from last year but reflect a drop from 2019
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer There was plenty of excitement in the Escambia County Board of Education meeting room last Thursday, December 14, when the system’s latest “report card” showed marked improvement for most schools over last year’s scores. Unfortunately, almost all county schools, as well as the system, either remained at or dropped from the scores they received in 2019, when John Knott was superintendent.“I’m proud to announce our…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago