Thompson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles, during its recent hearings, denied early release for a Brewton man who has served just over three years of a 20-year sentence handed down after his second statutory rape conviction within a six-year period.Mark Brandon Thompson is serving time for having sexual relations with a person who was between the ages of 12 and 16 years at…

Special to Atmore News The Poarch Creek Indians and Poarch Creek Indians’ PCI Federal recently announced two significant investments – purchases of the Birmingham Racecourse and SuprTEK. Birmingham Racecourse The Poarch Creek Indians and the McGregor Family announced that Wind Creek Hospitality, the Tribe’s gaming and hotel business, has purchased the Birmingham Racecourse. This significant financial investment on the part of the Tribe signals its long-term commitment to developing a…