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The following reports were made by the Opp Police Department. Unless otherwise indicated, the individuals were taken to Covington County Jail for incarceration. Any individual of an arrest is not intended to imply that the individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are assumed to be innocent until found guilty. June 06 10:14…

Brandon Keith Foley, of Opp, was found with a fatal gunshot Tuesday morning when the Covington County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on Jackson Town Road in the Horn Hill Community.   According to Sheriff Blake Turman, a suspect, James Derek Peoples, of Opp, has been arrested for drug possession charges, failure to appear,…

A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:47 p.m. Monday, June 13, has claimed the life of an Enterprise man. Billy Joe Alberson, 77, was fatally injured when the 1995 Nissan pickup he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Alberson was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash. …

 On June 4, deputies with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Dollar General store on Hwy 179 in regarding a man asleep in the driver seat of a vehicle in the parking lot.  Upon arrival, deputies located the vehicle and found a man later identified as William Colburn of Crestview asleep inside.…

A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, has claimed the life of a Georgiana woman. Frances Marie Smith, 56, was fatally injured when the 2004 Mitsubishi Galant she was driving, left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. Smith, who was not using a seat belt at the time of…

Samson First Assembly of God Church  June 6-8 Monday – Wednesday nights from 6:30 – 8:30 PM.   First Baptist Church, Geneva 5-9 June 4:30 – 7:00 PM (334) 684-9910 Shiloh Baptist Church 5-9 June 6:00 – 8:00 PM (334) 588-3540 Harford Baptist Church 5-9 June 5:30 – 8:00 PM (334) 588-2236 Corinth Baptist Church 6-10…

The following reports were made by the Opp Police Department. Unless otherwise indicated, the individuals were taken to Covington County Jail for incarceration. Any individual of an arrest is not intended to imply that the individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are assumed to be innocent until found guilty. May 31 1:52…

May 16 Nicole Marie Adams, 37, arrested for failure to appear, violation of probation x2, held with no bond. Patrick O’Neal Bell, arrested for bond revocation, held with no bond. Christopher Eugene Bradley, 38, arrested for failure to appear, held with no bond. James Edward Bradley, arrested for failure to appear, held with no bond.…

Geneva County law enforcement is asking the public’s  help locating James Quadarius Thomas, Jr., age 28. He is a black male, 5′ 8″ ,145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Thomas is wanted for attempted murder in Geneva County. Thomas should be considered armed with an AR-15 rifle and dangerous. Geneva County Sheriff Tony…