05/20/11 A Baldwin County Circuit judge on Thursday handed down a suspended sentence to a Brewton man who pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in connection with a 2007 crash that claimed the lives of an elderly Atmore couple.
05/20/11 ATMORE, Ala., May 20 (UPI) -- Alabama executed Jason Oric Williams by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility for killing four people in February 1992 during a shooting spree.
05/19/11 MOBILE, Alabama - Before he's executed, Jason Williams says he hopes family members of the four people he killed will forgive him. The state of Alabama put to death a man Thursday night who killed four people in Mobile County nearly 20 years ago. Jason Williams died by lethal injection at Holman Prison in Atmore. He went on a shooting spree in 1992. Ten family members and friends of the victims ...
05/18/11 In Monday night Babe Ruth Softball action there were four games with two games being played by the 13 to 16 year olds; one game played by the 10 to 12 year olds and one game played by the six to nine year olds.
05/18/11 An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution for killing four people during a 1992 shooting spree in Mobile County. Jason Oric Williams is to be executed at 6 p.m. Thursday by lethal injection at Holman Prison in Atmore.
05/18/11 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution for killing four people during a 1992 shooting spree in Mobile County.
05/17/11 U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner will hold a Congressional Town Meeting in Brewton on Wednesday. The public is invited to participate in the Congressional Town Meeting from 11 a.m. to noon at Brewton City Hall, 1010A Douglas Ave.
05/17/11 IRVINGTON, Alabama - A Mobile County man is scheduled to be executed this week for a 1992 shooting spree. A Mobile County man is scheduled to be executed this week for a shooting spree that happened 19 years ago. Jason Oric Williams, 42, has been on death row since 1992 when he killed four people and wounded three others. "It was just horrible," recalled Linda Wilson, who was the first person to ...
05/16/11 ATMORE, Alabama - Both animal shelters in Atmore and Brewton will close by the end of the month because of financial problems. The director of the Escambia County Humane Society says because of budget cuts, she'll have to close the county's two animal shelters by the end of the month. Renee Jones says about 50 dogs and cats are housed at the shelters in Atmore and Brewton. "If anyone's thinking ...
05/14/11 The Alabama Supreme Court has quashed a motion filed by the Equal Justice Initiative on behalf of Oscar Roy Doster that could have granted the twice-convicted murderer a new trial.
05/13/11 Dixie Group, the parent company of Masland Carpets, said that sales rose sharply in the first quarter, as it posted its second straight profitable quarter. Dixie's Masland unit employs 160 in Saraland and 410 in Atmore.
05/11/11 The Atmore Babe Ruth Softball League opened its season on Saturday at Tom Byrne Park with ages six to 16 taking the field in three different age groups fielding six teams.
05/11/11 MOBILE, Alabama - A convicted killer from Mobile County is scheduled to die next week, but law enforcement will not be allowed to witness the execution. A convicted killer from Mobile County is scheduled to be executed next week, but law enforcement will not be allowed to witness the execution. Jason Oric Williams is scheduled to die next Thursday at Holman Prison in Atmore where he has waited ...
05/11/11 The effects of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill last April in the Gulf of Mexico were not only felt in nearby coastal communities, but throughout the Gulf Coast region as a whole.
05/11/11 The effects of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill last April in the Gulf of Mexico were not only felt in nearby coastal communities, but throughout the Gulf Coast region as a whole.
05/09/11 The Atmore Rotary Club honored area students for excelling in the classroom during its Academic All-Star program Thursday evening at Escambia County High School.
05/07/11 The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribe has donated one half million dollars to the tornado relief efforts.
04/27/11 The Atmore Utilities Board recently approved a new policy that will help to protect water customers from the possibility of water contamination.
04/26/11 A crowd of more than 10,000 is expected for the 9th Annual TroyFest on the square in historic downtown Troy Saturday and Sunday.
04/25/11 But federal law enforcement officials did not give the impression that they would be following the suggestion floated by Robert Sertell, chairman of New Jersey-based Casino Horizons Corp. | 
