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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_time4 years ago
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_time4 years 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_time4 years 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_time4 years ago
O Christmas Tree
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of Atmore residents and visitors congregated last Thursday, December 1, at FNB&T Park for the lighting of the city’s official Christmas tree.The tree-lighting was one leg of a three-pronged holiday evening that also included Santa in the Park, where children of all ages could have their picture taken with Santa Claus, and Jingle Bell Walk, during which several businesses stayed open later than usual…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago