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The mass release of 369 prison inmates Tuesday, who were being housed in Alabama state prisons, hit one snag but the releases continue which has police chiefs and sheriffs upset and saying the state is simply trying to solve its problems by piling more problems on counties and municipalities. Under a 2001 law passed by the Alabama Legislature to allow early releases the gates were set to be open Tuesday for the 369 selected. People serving time for crimes from burglary, theft and drug...
A Brewton man accused of stealing a pickup truck last Tuesday outside the Circle K convenience store in East Brewton was back behind bars Friday morning in Katy, Texas, located just outside Houston. East Brewton Police Chief Kenny Brazille said his office was notified by officers in Texas that they had detained Jason Earl Wright and wanted to confirm that East Brewton police had warrants for his arrest and to confirm the 1993 Chevrolet pickup truck he was driving had been reported stolen. Chief...
An Atmore man was arrested on sex charges involving a then 6-year old girl that alledgely occurred over a three-year period from 2012 to 2015. Vonsha Mondez Jones, 28, was arrested last Thursday, Jan. 26, and charged with sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old, sodomy I and sexual abuse I. A statement released by the Atmore Police Department states a police investigator was contacted on Nov. 30, 2021, by an Alabama Department of Human Resources case worker who was investigating the...
With the Alabama Legislature set to go into session March 7 most people expect State Sen. Greg Albritton to introduce a gaming bill to allow the voters to decide whether or not they want to legalize casino-type gaming and a lottery in the state. Over the past several years Sen. Albritton has introduced gaming legislation only to see the efforts die in the House of Representatives. “I’ve been the author of very few and a proponent of most,” Sen. Albritton said this week. However, he’s not opt...
Highway 29 in Century has some lane changes recently since the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began its project to mill and resurface the road and make safety improvements following two tractor trailer rollovers that occurred within two weeks in recent years, damaging a wastewater treatment system lift station. FDOT crews have already begun re-routing traffic to free up parts of the road and drivers can expect more re-routing and roadwork until the spring of 2024, when the project i...
