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Two felony assault charges against an Atmore man who crashed into a vehicle occupied by a Flomaton couple will be upgraded after one of the victims died seven days following the collision at the intersection of Main and Church streets in downtown Atmore. Joseph Allen Weese, 33, 67 Alpine Ave., was originally charged with two counts of assault after the Dec. 23 collision with a vehicle occupied by Donna and Andy Moye. Weese was given a $500,000 bond on the assault charges, but Andy Moye, 62, of...
With the $3 million park master plan preliminary start date of June 1 or sooner quickly approaching, the Jay Town Council Monday night scheduled a public meeting at town hall Jan. 18 with local recreation leaders to discuss how to centralize all recreational programs in Jay and move forward as a community united. Council members discussed meeting with the different sports and recreation groups in the area to come up with a timeline to coincide with what phase of the park master plan will be in...
After spending 16 of his 17 years at Jay High School as an assistant football coach, Brian Watson will take over the reigns of the football program as the new head football coach. About 50 Jay students who are either football players or who want to play football gathered inside the school's auditorium Tuesday morning when Principal Benjie West introduced the new head football coach. As West said, Jay will have a familiar face as the head of the football program, noting that Watson came back to...
As of Tuesday morning, Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis said his office had collected about $16.6 million of the $18.1 million in property taxes that were due Jan. 3, but he expects some more to come in through the mail that was postmarked by Jan. 3. Pettis said the percentage of taxes collected before the deadline was a little higher than last year and said the on-time payments should top $17 million once all the mail arrives. Property owners who did not pay their taxes by Jan....
A Jay woman who was stopped Dec. 27 for driving 20 mph in a 55 mph zone and crossing the traffic line was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and other charges after her car was searched. Marylee Bethann Baker, 33, 13885 Highway 87 North, was pulled over for a suspected DUI when a deputy observed her 2012 gray Ford Focus driving erratically according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. When the deputy made contact with the driver, who identified herself as Baker, she...
