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Opp Police, Covington County arrests May 15 – 28

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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. May 15 JonThomas…

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A message for the grads…..

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MOE PUJOL Graduation time always makes me think about the seasons of life. In fact, one of the meanings of the Hebrew word for time is, in fact, season. So, we can correctly go to Solomon’s famous words in Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 and substitute the word “season” where the translators chose “time.” a season to be…

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Birdsong gets youthful offender status

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Judge William Filmore has granted youthful offender status to William Birdsong, the son of Geneva County School Superintendent Becky Birdsong, according to Geneva County District Attorney Kirke Adams. Filmore had denied Birdsong’s youthful offender request in July 2022, but the Birdsong family appealed, and during a hearing on May 17, Filmore reversed that decision. Birdsong…

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Geneva County April arrests reports

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Wilson O. Brown, arrested for public intoxication, unlawful possession of controlled substances. Mar E. Hunton, arrested for fugitive from justice. Kaitlyn B. Burch, arrested for domestic violence III (Samson). Shirley R. Robbins, arrested or disorderly conduct (Slocomb). Ian Z. Stinson, arrested for resisting arrest, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of controlled substances, attempting…

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Opp Police, Covington County Sheriff’s arrest reports May 1-13

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Opp Police Department arrests Trevor Jeann Howell, 29, arrested for failure to appear. Phuquan Lee James, 30, arrested for Assault III, Menacing. Robert Anson Stanley, 36, arrested for unlawful possession of controlled substances, unlawul possession f drug paraphernalia. Feliz Quentin Jones, 37, arrested for Alias writ of Arrest. Alexander Jabarr Wilkerson, 38, arrested for DUI,…

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OPD searching for Hardin Street shooter

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On May 14, 2023, around 1:08 AM, a disturbance started inside the HJM Club on Hardin Street, which is inside the City Limits of Opp.  Opp Officers who were already on scene because of the large crowd, observed people running from the club over into the parking lot of the Hardin Street Community Center. As officers…

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There is no accountability in HB106

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Newspapers have a long history of serving as watchdogs for their communities, holding local officials accountable, and shining light on issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. Requiring government bodies to continue to print public notices in newspapers is a key step in ensuring that these important watchdog functions are preserved. However, there is currently a…

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Ivey awards Local agencies with grants to weatherize homes for elderly, low-income residents  

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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $4.4 million to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. A total of $528,009 was awarded to Organized Community Action Program Inc. , which can benefit Covington County and Geneva County, as well as Barbour; Bullock; Butler; Coffee;  Crenshaw; Dale; Henry;…

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Let’s not put the foxes in charge of the henhouse

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Politicians in Montgomery are considering legislation that would allow local governments to post legally mandated public notices on their own websites instead of publishing them in local newspapers. It’s a dangerous proposal that would sabotage transparency by authorizing the government to take over a function now contracted out to private businesses. House Bill 106 is…

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