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Shootings in Atmore Dec. 6 and Dec. 8 left three people dead and one person arrested with police seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect or suspects in the second shooting. About 10:55 p.m. on Dec. 6 Atmore police responded to an apartment in Point Escambia Apartments in reference to a subject who had been shot. When officers arrived they found Rakeem Dewayne Phillips, 32, of Atmore suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Phillips was transported to Atmore Community Hospital and...
An Atmore pastor, who also worked for the Alabama Department of Corrections at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore was arrested on multiple charges involving attempting to smuggle drugs and other items into the prison. Vincent Bernard Bishop, 54, 1508 Medical Park Drive, Atmore, was arrested Dec. 5 by DOC officers and charged with trafficking synthetic drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana I, prohibited activity (attempting to bring cell phones into the prison, attempting to commit a...
The Flomaton Town Council approved a proposal from Police Chief Dereck Lowry to add an additional drug-sniffing dog to the police department, which will be handled by Office Derick Hodges. Chief Lowry pointed out that current K-9 Officer Dewayne Longmire also serves on the state’s drug task force and is not always available. Lowry said the cost will be $5,550 for the trained dog and modifications will need to be made to a patrol car to handle the K-9. Lowry also noted the amount was included i...
Last Saturday, Jay residents gathered to watch the Christmas Parade and welcomed Santa Claus to town. Following the parade, participants lined the streets to kick off Joy in Jay festivities. See more on page 13....
The Alabama State Report Card was recently published and Escambia County (Ala.) overall maintained a ‘B’, with the score dropping one point from 84 for 2022-2023 to 83 for 2023-2024. Each school in the county is given both a number and letter grade. Comparison this year’s report card to last year’s, Flomaton Elementary School maintained a ‘B’ improving from 80 to 83. Flomaton High School also improved from a ‘B’ at 88 to an ‘A’ at 90. Escambia County High School went from a ‘D’ at 65 last year...
Santa Claus took wish lists all Saturday at Rabo's Ice Cream and will return Friday night for Brewton's Christmas parade and will be back in Flomaton Saturday for the 10 a.m. parade with floats lining up on Ringold Street next to the high school and middle school....
A single-vehicle crash Dec. 5 on Highway 31 near the 53 mile marker in Flomaton resulted in the passenger being ejected and transported to Atmore Community Hospital. The driver was not injured. No more information was available from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which investigated the crash....
