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In-home aide jailed for using disabled woman’s card
Morrow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman assigned by her agency to assist a disabled elderly woman in the woman’s home, has been arrested for using the woman’s debit card more than a dozen times to divert money to her personal use.According to Atmore Police Department reports, the victim contacted city police in April “in reference to several fraudulent transactions on her checking account.”An APD investigator determined the…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Felony arrests
Teacher charged with forgery, theft Pugh Arnold Coleman Carland Woods By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Northview High School English teacher, who was also treasurer and bookkeeper for a Northwest Escambia (Fla.) Little League Baseball program at Bradberry Park, surrendered to Escambia County, Ala. authorities June 13 after an investigation that began in Florida determined she stole nearly $17,000 from the league’s bank account, then either cashed checks or used…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Weatherization grants
Special to Atmore News Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $8.5 million to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs.The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Priority is given to people with disabilities, the elderly and low-income households with children.“In the midst of the hot Alabama summer months, elderly,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Parole denied for area sex offenders
Cunningham Butler By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two sex offenders sentenced in Escambia County Circuit Court to life in prison with the possibility of parole — a Flomaton man and a man whose city of residence could not be determined — were each turned down for supervised release from prison after recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.The pair have spent a collective 78 years behind bars.Dewayne…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
New First Class Pre-K classroomsin 30 counties announced
Special to Atmore News MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Alabama First Class Pre-K program. The department will initially add 69 classrooms in 30 counties this fall, providing seats for more than 1,200 children. The classrooms included in this first round are part of Governor Ivey’s specific education initiatives that include addressing turnaround schools and…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago