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Fleet of new Fords boosts county’s senior meal delivery effort
New wheels for meals Shown from left with the new cars, Karean Reynolds, Brandon Smith, Steven Dickey, Shelia Brown, Larry White, Amy Roberson (Assistant Director, Agency on Aging), Raymond Wiggins. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Senior centers in Escambia County have been delivering 695 meals a day to citizens who are age 60 or older. Now the county commission has taken a huge step in helping to increase that number.In…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Expired tag leads to discovery of pot, coke, Ecstasy Reynolds Lassiter Longmire By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested November 17 on numerous charges after an Atmore Police Department traffic stop and subsequent search of his vehicle turned up marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and Ecstasy.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the traffic stop was conducted around 6:05 p.m., after an officer spotted a vehicle with a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Brewton man denied parole
Payne By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, sentenced to 60 months in prison for attempting to escape from custody, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.According to Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) records, David Earl Payne entered the state penal system on June 29, 2023 after his Escambia County conviction for third-degree escape.Currently housed at Limestone Correctional Facility, he had served…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Arrests pending
ECSO probes gun discharge at ECHS gym By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators expect to make at least one arrest in connection to a November 9 incident during which two people suffered minor injuries when a gun accidentally discharged during an Escambia County High School (ECHS) basketball game.The incident reportedly occurred with less than two minutes to play in the girls varsity game. The boys varsity…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
AASB to help challenge impeachment
News Staff Report The Alabama Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund will assist Brewton attorney Earnie White in defending Escambia County District 6 School Board member Sherry Digmon in her pending impeachment case. AASB Executive Director Sally Smith issued the following statement Monday, November 13, on behalf of AASB: “The AASB Legal Assistance Fund (LAF) will assist in the defense of an Escambia County school board member facing an…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago