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Escambia County (Ala.) School Board Member Cindy Jackson's arrest for revealing grand jury secrets were earlier dismissed and now Jackson's record has been expunged, meaning there is no record of her arrest in court files. Jackson, along with school board member Sherry Digmon, school board employee Ashley Fore and Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher were arrested and charged with revealing secrets grand jury information. Digmon was also charged with an ethics violation for using her position on th...
Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Heath Jackson said the department’s K-9 dog died after being left inside a vehicle and the K-9 officer has been terminated and an investigation is ongoing. Sheriff Jackson said the incident occurred on Oct. 11 after the K-9 deputy finished a night shift and subsequently left the dog in the car. The deputy discovered the dead dog after waking up. Jackson said following the preliminary investigation the K-9 deputy was terminated. “We are committed to ensuring acc...
During a special meeting last Wednesday, the Flomaton Town Council approved a resolution to award the low bid of $1,219,575 from L&K Contracting Co., Inc., of Dothan to make repairs and upgrades to the town’s sewer lagoon while Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye said he feels he can negotiate the bid below the $1.1 million grant amount. Flomaton received the $1.1 million grant through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management through the state’s Clean Water Revolving Fund. Moye not...
The Century Town Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a bid from Weston and Sampson to complete the tier 2 Environmental Assessment and public outreach for the gate station (where the gas comes into the town) and meter replacement project based on a recommendation from Florida Gas Utility (FGU). The Town of Century has been awarded $793,011 through the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety...
From the pumpkin patch to Batman and Spiderman to ghosts, goblins and more, a huge crowd flooded downtown Flomaton Tuesday night for the annual festival with fun, games, food and of course a lot of candy. See more on Page 3....
