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POA included in ASCA’s $3.2M arts grants package
Special to Atmore News The Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) announced recently that Pride of Atmore is one of 155 organizations across the state that will share $3.2 million in grants.The announcement was made during ASCA’s quarterly meeting, held September 12 in Montgomery. In all, 194 grants totaling $3,207,800 were awarded to the various entities. According to a release from the council, POA will receive $13,200.The grants are…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Tavern murder suspect freed on bond
Madison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Kendrell Monta Madison, the only person charged in the August 5 beating death of a Baldwin County man whose vehicle struck and killed Madison’s niece, has been released from the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC).ECDC officials reported that Madison, 39, was released shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, September 28, when a $500,000 bond was posted on his behalf. He was initially held without bond,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Felons only
Sheriff to charge cities for housing minor-crime inmates By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Commission members gave unanimous approval during their September 25 meeting to “tri-party intergovernmental service agreements” that will require the county’s cities and towns to start paying for housing non-felon inmates in the county jail.The new agreement calls for contracts with Atmore, Flomaton, Brewton and East Brewton under which $35 per day will be charged for…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Felony drug bust
Robbery suspect busted for possession with intent Patterson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, sought for most of two weeks by city police as the primary suspect in an armed robbery on Patterson Street, was charged additionally with two felony drug violations and two misdemeanors after officers finally caught him at home and tried to arrest him for the robbery.Police, who had been looking for 49-year-old Johnny C.…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Atmore man granted parole; another denied
Finley Jackson McMiller By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer One Atmore man was released nearly 13 years earlier than his sentence called for when he was granted parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles, while another Atmore man and a Dothan man who was convicted here were both denied parole.Shaundale Wilfred Finley was paroled after serving more than 6-1/2 years of a 20-year sentence he received…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago