07/11/11 A member of the staff of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) will make a visit through Escambia and Monroe counties Tuesday in an effort to hear concerns on issues important to the residents of the area.
06/23/11 Escambia County Department of Human Resources director Lynn Barnes and the local DHR office will hold a disaster food stamp program next week in the Damascus/Boykin area.
06/22/11 Atmore Police have one suspect behind bars following an investigation into the Monday morning robbery of a local convenience store. Tracy Devon Owens, 40, of Atmore, was arrested Tuesday on unrelated charges.
06/21/11 The Brewton Cal Ripken softball league has announced their all stars from the 2011 season. Making the 10-and-under team is: Hayley Thompson, Steely Ruzic, Alexis King, Anna Grace White, Myra Reiss, Mary Madison Brown, Hannah Lisenby, Mallori Floyd, Morgan Longmire, Gabbi Solomon, and Kennedy Harp.
06/20/11 Another state lawmaker takes the stand today in the bingo vote buying trial in Montgomery. State Rep. Barry Mask told the jury he had a phone call from Victoryland owner Milton McGregor.
06/20/11 After having finished their regular season a month ago, the Brewton and East Brewton Cal Ripken all star baseball teams will begin their tournaments Friday in Brewton and East Brewton.
06/20/11 Twenty-four Escambia County Blue Devils football players were put to the test last Friday at a camp held at the University of South Alabama.
06/19/11 The Volusia County Clerk of Court conducts foreclosure sales at 11 a.m. in conference room D-251 of the Courthouse at 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand. There are no sales scheduled in Flagler County this week. Some sales may be...
06/16/11 The murder of Mattie Lee Wesson in 1995 was one of the most brutal killings in Tuscaloosa County history.
06/16/11 An Alabama inmate is to be executed at Holman Prison for the 1995 slaying of an elderly woman at her home in Tuscaloosa County. Eddie Duval Powell is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 o'clock tonight. He will...
06/16/11 TUSCALOOSA, Ala (Reuters) - A man convicted of raping, sodomizing and murdering a 70-year-old woman in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 1995 is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
06/13/11 PRICHARD, Alabama - UPDATE Cody Wood and Carlton Beech escaped from the Mobile Community Based Facility in Prichard just after midnight. 2:30 p.m. Wood and Beech will be returned to Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore. 1:33 p.m. Both escapees are in custody. Police captured them in a wooded area near I-65 and Deer Run Road in Saraland. 12:45 p.m. Police and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task ...
06/10/11 2:54 -- Recap of William White, attorney for Sen. Harri Anne Smith , opening statement
06/09/11 ATMORE, Alabama -- One newcomer and 3 incumbents will take seats for the next 3 years on the Poarch Creek Indian Tribal Council after elections were held on Saturday, the Atmore News reports.
06/09/11 The Humane Society of Escambia County, Ala., Shelter Manager Tiffany Warner checks on the well being of a pit bull named "Blue" at the Atmore, Ala. shelter Tuesday afternoon June 7, 2011. A tough economy and budget cut backs has threatened the contract shelter operations in recent weeks.
06/08/11 It was only fitting that Charles E. Lymon would be selected to be the Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year at Escambia County High School, as he is a veteran of more than 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
06/08/11 PCI Gaming Authority, the commercial gaming business owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, today announced a major sponsorship in "Bama Rising", a showcase concert benefitting tornado victims in north Alabama.
06/08/11 Houston Avery Park, located on MLK Avenue, will be a place of celebration on Saturday when residents gather for the 20th annual Unity in the Community Day.
05/23/11 Congressman Jo Bonner did not bring good news to Escambia County on his visit to Atmore on Wednesday, May 18. He brought, instead, what seems like dire news about the state of the National Debt.
05/21/11 ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama man is scheduled to become the first executed in Alabama since the state switched one of the drugs used in lethal injections. | 
