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In south Alabama, there's a group of people proving that if you take care of the least of us and give people opportunities, you'll all be better off.
Atmore
Sources: Death row left without heat, despite complaints
Individuals incarcerated on Alabama’s death row have been without heat for a few weeks, according to sources.
ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution
ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short."
Governor attends groundbreaking of Coastal Growers’ peanut processing plant
The new $87 million peanut processing plant will bring at least 150 jobs to Atmore.
Gambling study group issues report but has no deal with Poarch Creeks
Strange said that a compact with the PCI would be negotiated after the Legislature passed the constitutional amendment.
Agriculture Secretary Perdue to tour storm damage today
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will tour farms in South Alabama on Monday to see damages from Hurricane Sally.
McCutcheon says public opinion is driving gambling debate
Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that public opinion is driving the debate on gambling. Speaker McCutcheon praised Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s (R) working group on gambling and said that a lot of good people had been appointed to that group. At Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address, she told … Continued
A joint law enforcement operation targets contraband at Holman Prison
The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Thursday that they have conducted a joint law enforcement operation in an effort to find and remove illegal contraband from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. ADOC officials launched the operation at 4:30 a.m. Thursday with support from more than 300 officials from local, county and state … Continued
Justice Department report documents horrific violence, sexual abuse in Alabama prisons
Back in February 2017, an inmate was eating his evening meal when other inmates sexually assaulted him inside his dormitory at Fountain Correction Facility, a medium-security Alabama men’s prison opened in 1955 near Atmore. The prison is designed for 831 inmates, but it currently holds more than 1,200 prisoners at 150 percent its intended capacity, … Continued
Indian council member says Gov. Ivey is ace-in-the-hole — but not so fast
Behind closed doors in Atmore and in the halls of the U.S. Senate, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are desperate to pass a Land Reaffirmation Act that would ensure tribal lands are safe from any lawsuit challenging their legitimacy. PCI Tribal Council Vice President Robbie McGhee, for months, has been telling his fellow council … Continued