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Felony arrests
Atmore woman charged with child abuse Boyington Lambert Phillips By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer No details were available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows that a local woman was arrested December 2 by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputies and charged with abusing a child.Jail records include that 56-year-old Belinda Caraway Boyington was processed into the county jail on one count of child abuse.Under Alabama law, child abuse…
Blue Devils 4-1 for week, including tourney title
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High’s boys earned one-sided victories over T.R. Miller and Flomaton to claim the first-place trophy in last weekend’s Escambia County Christmas Tournament. Lorenzo Arnold scored 13 and came up with 4 steals to lead the way as the Blue Devils blew Flomaton’s Hurricanes away in the December 9 championship game, a 47-24 win that that left ECHS with a 6-1 record. Stephen…
Jackson jailed
BOE’s D-4 rep latest charged with revealing grand jury secrets Jackson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education member Cindy Jackson has become the fourth person — the second county school board member — in just over five weeks to be arrested under orders from District Attorney Steve Billy in the wake of the board’s 4-3 rejection of a new contract for Superintendent of Education Michele McClung.Brewton…
Atmore FD, Santa will tour city on fire truck next week
Atmore Fire Department and the City of Atmore will present next week, for the third straight year, Santa on a Firetruck.AFD personnel, with siren blaring, will chauffer the Jolly Old Elf as he makes a tour of each of the city’s four quadrants from 5-8 p.m. on four different nights.Santa will ride through the city’s northeastern sector on Monday, December 11, then through the northwestern sector the next night, Tuesday,…