ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – An 8-year-old south Alabama girl is being honored for her role in helping save the life of her grandmother. Sheriff’s officials in Escambia County say second-grader Kenleigh Madison was with her grandmother in Atmore when the woman’s breathing machine stopped working. She has emphysema. WPMI-TV reports the girl called 911 to get emergency crews to the…
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School, which now serves as the city’s community center. Authorities received a 911…
The Alabama Department of Corrections says it is closing a work center in Escambia County to shift officers to a badly understaffed prison. The agency said Tuesday that closing the Atmore Community Work Center will let it transfer additional workers to the troubled Holman prison nearby. The center has 27 workers and houses 240 inmates. The nearby prison has been…
Source: ADOC Authorities are searching for an inmate they say escaped from a work-release center. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a statement that officers are searching for 37-year-old Javarus Deon Ridgeway. They say he left the Atmore work release facility in Escambia County around 7:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities are asking anyone with information on Ridgeway’s whereabouts to contact…
