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One Atmore man is being held on $1 million bond and another is recovering from five gunshot wounds following an incident Dec. 18 at the Bragg Street Apartments in Atmore. Travis Jermal Black, 24, 115 Clark St., has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Lagarick Rheem Black. Officials were not sure if the two men were related. According to arrest reports, Travis Black is accused of firing a .9mm pistol at Lagarick Black multiple times. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said...
Century and the surrounding communities are mourning the death of resident Gary Riley, who died Saturday, Dec. 19 at the age of 75. Riley served on the Century Town Council for two decades and was known by many for his 'easy-going' attitude and kindness. A native of Pensacola, Riley was elected to the Century Town Council in 1999, where he served continuously until 2019, when health problems kept him from running for re-election. Riley served on the council with Mayor Henry Hawkins, who was...
For Charles and Cindy Jackson the decision to the newly-released COVID-19 vaccine was not a question of whether or not they would take the shots, it was a matter of how fast they could take the first round. Charles serves as chief of the McCall Volunteer Fire Department and his wife Cindy is a volunteer fireman and also serves as the department's safety officer. Cindy also serves as chairman of the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board. The Jacksons said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set aside 15 percent...
Rhonda Morrison's murder and the events following it are Monroeville's other lesson to the world about the problems with our legal system. The unsolved homicide put the city front and center before the world via popular television news shows. Books were written and a popular movie with A-list actors was recently made detailing the investigation. It is engrained in the town's culture. There is no need to re-litigate all the details of the story. Morrison was murdered Nov. 1, 1986 while working...
