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BOE meets in special session
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Friday morning, July 12. The meeting was routine other than one personnel item. Board member Mike Edwards said the resignation of Elementary Curriculum Supervisor Nicole Spottswood concerned him. “This board is dismantling the effort to move forward,” Edwards said, referring to the “two to three past years.” “Teachers don’t want to return to policies as…
by Sherry Digmon access_time1 year ago
Cantonment woman granted parole
Purifoy News Staff Report A Cantonment, Fla. woman, sentenced in 2014 to life in prison with the possibility of parole after her conviction in Escambia County Circuit Court on a drug trafficking charge, was granted parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.According to Alabama Department of Corrections records, Debbie Tonita Purifoy was convicted of trafficking between 28 grams and 500 grams of cocaine. She was…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Parked-car romance report leads to Ecstasy trafficking arrest
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Farmer A July 4 report, that a “possible romantic encounter” was occurring inside a vehicle parked in the lot of a closed business on Swift Mill Road, led to the arrest by Atmore police of a local man on a charge of trafficking in Ecstasy tablets.According to police reports, the first APD officer arrived around 11:20 p.m. and “detected a strong odor of alcohol coming…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Assassination attempt of President Trump
Congressman Jerry Carl Saturday was a sad day for President Trump, the Trump family, and America because 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate President Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. While many of the details are still not clear, investigators are working hard to continue uncovering the details and Crooks’ specific motives. By the grace of God, Trump survived this evil political violence, and this day will go…
by Submitted Article access_time1 year ago
Luncheon celebrates Bastille Day
Special to Atmore News On July 13, as a way to remember the visit to Paris with her husband, Charles, 50 years ago on July 14, 1974, to celebrate Bastille Day, Nancy Karrick entertained five Daughters of the American Revolution ladies in her home for a Bastille Day celebration. Attending were Bonnie Shanks from Montgomery, Laura Davis from Spanish Fort, Mary Flo Williams from Stockton, Cathy Irby from Booneville, and…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago