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Atmore man charged with elder abuse
Dixon By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained without bond in the Escambia County Detention Center as midweek approached, charged with hitting his elderly stepfather in the head with a piece of wood during an argument.Atmore Police Department reports show that officers responded around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 to an East 4th Street residence in reference to a domestic disturbance.The suspect, Dayshawn Dixon, 38, had been arguing…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Weber looks to establish youth choir
Rehearsals start next Monday Weber By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Conrad Weber, who directed the choirs at Escambia County Middle School and Escambia County High School for more than 10 years, is now in the process of putting into play an idea he has had for about that length of time.Weber, whose ECHS senior choir earned an appearance at famed Carnegie Hall as part of a nationwide mass choir, is…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Brewton men denied parole
Evans Reid By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Brewton men — neither a stranger to state prison — were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Ron Merrell Reid, who is serving his third drug-related stint behind state bars since 2011, and James Autrey Evans, who is in state prison for the third time since 2008, were each turned down in their respective bid for…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Women jailed on drug, other charges in separate incidents
Dailey Roberts Bullard By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two local women and a Florida woman were arrested recently on felony drug and other charges after separate incidents in which drugs weren’t the primary reason for police intervention.According to Atmore Police Department reports, the first incident stemmed from a traffic top and resulted in the arrest of two female Atmore residents.The traffic stop occurred around 8:55 a.m. when a patrol officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
An economy that’s strong
Congressman Jerry Carl Americans can no longer afford one-party Democrat rule. Because of bad policy coming from this Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House, America’s seniors are having to dip into their savings, families are struggling to meet basic household needs, and many feel the American dream is becoming harder to achieve.While Americans are paying more for basically everything, President Biden has spent trillions of dollars on wasteful government programs…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago