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Council approves land purchases, options
By DON FLETCHER and SHERRY DIGMON Four Atmore City Council members gave the green light during the panel’s final meeting of 2023 to the purchase of a small triangle of land and authorized options to purchase another 125 acres, contingent on obtaining grants from the Alabama Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) Act.The groundbreaking and highly competitive grant program’s goal is to expedite the development of economic and industrial…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Local man charged with felony domestic violence
James By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested December 8 after city police were sent to investigate a reported domestic violence incident on Lee Street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said officers were sent to a residence on the street’s 600 block around 5:20 p.m. on December 7. They arrived to discover that Jeremiah Antron James, 36, had kicked in the front door to his ex-girlfriend’s residence…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Life+30 for man convicted of 2018 Walnut Hill murder
C.A. Stacey By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, one of four people arrested more than five years ago in connection to the fatal shooting of a Florida man and the shooting of another man who survived his wounds, was recently convicted by an Escambia County, Fla. jury and sentenced by a Florida judge to serve life-plus-30-years in prison.Christopher Alan Stacey, 42, who is listed on court papers and…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
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…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
House Republicans are delivering results under Speaker Johnson
Congressman Jerry Carl In October, the House elected Representative Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. Speaker Johnson has proven himself as a strong leader and tireless fighter for our conservative values. Most importantly, he is a man of deep faith who practices what he preaches.After electing Speaker Johnson, we got right to work in the People’s House by continuing the work to pass the 12 annual Appropriations bills. Under…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago