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Back to jail
No new charges,but Digmon ‘reprocessed’ into ECDC Digmon leaves the jail after being booked again. Digmon Atmore News Staff Although no new charges were filed against her and she didn’t have to spend any time behind bars, a legal technicality forced Atmore News Publisher and Co-owner Sherry Digmon — who also represents District 6 on the county school board — to go through the Escambia County Detention Center booking process…
‘Dream season’
Young EA squads fall short in AISA Class A title quests The team and coaches with their trophy, from left, front, Bradley Spann, Hayden Sheets, Cameran Bryan, Y’Darius McNeal, Jamarion Crenshaw, Traegan James, Isaac Radcliff, Ty McCants, Coach Jerome Webster; back, Coach Larry Nichols, Charlie Sasser, Ronta Watson, Quinton Odom, Luke Bell. EA members of the AISA Class A All-Tournament Team, Ty McCants, left, and Ronta Watson By DON FLETCHERNews…
Four sign at ECHS
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Four young men sat on the stage at Escambia County High School Wednesday morning, February 7. It was a big day for them – National Signing Day, traditionally the first day a high school senior can sign a National Letter of Intent with a college.Three signed to play football, one basketball – Lorenzo Arnold Jr., Exavion “Buddy” Bradley, Elijah Thomas, and Stephen Williams.ECHS Principal Layton Knight…
Drive-through service
A local woman and a passenger in her 2016 Chevrolet Malibu escaped serious injury February 6 when the woman lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the sheltered portion of Atmore Grill (formerly Dean’s Grill), at the junction of North Main and Howard streets, just after 7 p.m. According to police reports, 22-year-old Kameran Boggan’s car slammed into the shelter’s support pole and its telecommunications pole and box after…
APD dispatcher charged with sexual advance on inmate
Gaiters By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A part-time emergency dispatcher with the Atmore Police Department, who also works as a Poarch Creek Indians Tribal Police dispatcher, was arrested last Thursday, February 8, after an internal APD investigation led to charges that he made sexual advances toward an inmate in the city lockup.According to a press release issued last week by Sgt. Darrell McMann, 41-year-old Lucas Gaiters was fired from his…