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Conecuh County was sent reeling when a second double homicide occurred less than two weeks from another double homicide. This time a 10-year-old child was killed in the shooting, along with a 31-year-old male. Conecuh County E-911 received a call of a shooting on Boone Court in the Johnsonville community at 11:28 on Friday night, June 16. When officers arrived on scene, they found Jatonio Williams, 31, dead of gunshot wounds. Joe ‘Joe Joe’ Rankins Jr., 10, was also found shot at the scene and transported to Evergreen Medical Center, where he wa...
A severe Thunderstorm that roared through the area Friday downed trees, damaged homes and cut off electrical power to more than 20,000 structures but there were no reported injuries. Escambia County Emergency Management Director David Adams said all indications are that the damage was caused by straight-line winds and not tornadoes. Adams said wind speeds were likely in excess of 70 mph in some areas when the storm came through. "There were a lot of trees down and major damage to several...
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians' Chief Financial Officer Daryl Speegle was one of three people killed in a three-vehicle crash June 18 on the Baldwin Beach Express near County Road 48 that led to the arrest of a man charged with DUI and three counts of manslaughter. Speegle, 64, of Trussville, Ala., Christie Lowe, 47, Pelham, Ala., and her daughter Margaret Lowe, 19, were also killed in the multi-vehicle crash. David Colburn, no age or address given, was treated for minor injuries, arrested and...
A Brewton man and Evergreen man were killed in a head-on collision early Monday morning on Highway 84 in Conecuh County. According to reports released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Taleik N. Benjamin, 22, of Evergreen and Phillip D. Hall, 65, of Brewton were both killed in the crash. Reports state that a 2016 Kia Sportage driven by Benjamin collided head on with a 2016 Dodge Dart driven by Hall. The report also noted Benjamin was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The...
