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Former WSN coach faces new charges
A former W.S. Neal High School coach, arrested in May on a charge of having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19, was arrested again last week after at least one more student claimed that the coach also attempted to have sexual contact with her. Jason Paul Blaney, 38, of a Jay, Fla., address, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, according to a…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago
Council upholds rezoning denial
Atmore’s city council, meeting for the first time since May 8, made quick work of a two-item agenda during the panel’s Monday, June 12, session. Actually, it became a one-item agenda when Tonya Hudson, organizer of Fight Against Darkness Warfare Walkers, was not in attendance to ask approval for an upcoming event, the details of which were not disclosed, that was to encompass both Tom Byrne and Houston Avery parks.…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago
VBS at FUMC
Vacation Bible School at First United Methodist Church has a serious side. While Bible stories, games, singing, and crafts are part of the fun, VBS kids are also raising money for Pilots for Christ. Monday evening, Rosalyn Sales, above, with PFC talked about the work they do in transporting patients long distances for medical treatment. It’s boys versus girls in the fund-raising competition for PFC, but Sales also asked for…
by Sherry Digmon access_time9 years ago