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No parole for man who assaulted FPD officer
Hawkins By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Frisco City man, convicted in 2018 of assaulting a Flomaton police officer, was denied parole August 27 after a hearing by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Brandon L. Hawkins, who was also arrested for second-degree theft of property in Baldwin County and on a failure-to-appear warrant on a Monroe County charge of manufacturing a controlled substance, is currently serving a…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Main Street Atmore taking off
The team, from left, Courtney Bennett, Randy Wilson, Niki Bryan, Mary Helmer, Jay Schlinsog. By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Interest in Main Street Atmore is high as evidenced by the attendance at the public Main Street Alabama resource team meeting Thursday, September 3. More than 70 people – mostly distanced and masked – met in the city hall auditorium to hear possible revitalization plans for Atmore. Those plans were met…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
COVID-19 update
Only 28 new cases in county since last Friday By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Local health officials and local residents are keeping their fingers crossed that the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases will continue to decline. Although the report issued at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, by Escambia County Healthcare Authority showed that Alabama experienced 3,688 new cases over the past four days, only 28 of those were in…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Johnson ‘on a mission’
City’s first black female council member ready to work on improving city Johnson By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Eunice Johnson had until recently never been directly involved in politics. But, the newly elected District 3 Atmore City Council member said, four years of prayer convinced her that she could make a difference, for her district and for the city. “I’ve been praying about this for four years, and I…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago