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Impeachment!
DA, grand jury claim Atmore News publisher negligent, corrupt, immoral From left, Earnie White and Sherry Digmon leave the jail. By Atmore News Staff When District Attorney Steve Billy bragged during the October 12 meeting of the county school board that he “(doesn’t) control much, but (does) control the grand jury of this county,” a lot of people took it as an idle boast. Now they don’t.The county grand jury…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Support for local newspaper has rolled in from near, far
By News Staff While criminal charges continue to mount against Atmore News Publisher Sherry Digmon, support for the local newspaper — as well as Constitutional concerns — have continued to roll in, expressed by media outlets and journalism groups throughout the nation and beyond.Criminal complaints filed by District Attorney Steve Billy against Digmon and Don Fletcher, a reporter with the weekly publication, alleging they violated the secrecy of the grand…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
PBCI’s new wireless network helps bridge ‘digital divide’
From left, Raymond Wiggins and Stephanie Bryan share a laugh prior to the ceremony. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Officials of Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Escambia Community Utilities and wireless provider BearCom jointly announced last week the completion of a $5.5 million project that is already providing high-speed internet service to portions of the tribal reservation and its surrounding area, where poor service or no service at all have…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Rebate checks to be mailed Dec. 1
Special to Atmore News Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week that the one-time tax rebates included in her 2023 budget will be on the way to Alabama residents beginning December 1.Ivey said the rebates — $150 for a single person, head of family or a married person who filed a separate return, $300 for a married couple who filed a joint return — are from the state’s historic budget surplus.…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Deputies jail Atmore man for attempted murder Cooper Sims Lawson Gainey Hall By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 47-year-old Kelvin Bernard Cooper of Atmore on November 1, charging him in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at an undisclosed location.No details were available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows Cooper was processed into the facility on charges of attempted murder, discharging a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago