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BREAKING: Wilcox Corrections Officer ARRESTED for Sexual Abuse
An employee at Wilcox County’s Prince Arnold Detention center was arrested last Tuesday, July 2nd. He bonded out two days later. Lydon Simmons, a 53-year-old B/M and former corrections officer has been charged with Sexual Abuse, 1st Degree. According to Sheriff Earnest Evans, Simmons was “terminated immediately.”
Read MoreMan Steals Car From Travis’ General Store (Updated Info)
A 19-year-old car thief led officials on a high-speed chase through 2 counties last week. Pursuit began after the driver, DeDarrius Harris (a.k.a “Little Earl”), hopped in an unoccupied vehicle at Travis’ General Store on the Camden Bypass around 3 p.m. on June 19th. Car-owner Heidi Sharpe said she entered Travis’ General Store with intentions…
Read MoreBREAKING: Sheriff Ernest Evans Full Interview – Man shot from motorcycle on CR 162
June 17th, Bridgeport Park Project accepts bid approval
Bridgeport Park Project accepts bid approval By Debbie Gamble At Monday nights City Council meeting all council members were present. Russell Holland, Southern Engineering Solutions, recommended the council that they had three bidders for Bridgeport Park Phase 1 project. The bidders were Hill Brothers, Inc., Gillis Construction, Inc. and Double Diamond Construction Co., Inc. Hill…
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Last week’s edition of this newspaper might just go down as “the week that almost never was.” While performing a routine technical upgrade, we experienced a server malfunction which caused us to lose an entire week’s worth of work, including all templates, drafts, and back-issues we’d normally rely on to compile editions consistently since…
Read MoreSLIDESHOW: Wilcox Historical Society presents: 2019 Tour of Homes
Broad Dreams For Broad Street, Camden AL
An Editorial By Ethan Van Sice Small towns in rural America face many challenges when it comes to progress. Most are keen on the idea of growth, but the usual suspects tend to derail ideas before they can get off the ground. A poor economy, lack of political support, and meager infrastructural resources can be…
Read More(BREAKING: Thursday) Second Arrest Made in Connection to Pine Wood Shooting
Another arrest has been made in connection to Sunday’s shooting of a Camden man. Jon’Darrius Amar Murphy, 19, has been charged with Murder. Local authorities say more arrests are possible. More details will be available in next week’s edition of The Era
Read MoreBREAKING: Suspect In Custody After Pine Wood Apartments Shooting
Sunday, January 27 at approximately 8 p.m., the Camden PD received a call of “shots fired” from 1832 Camden Bypass, Pine Wood Apartments. Upon arrival, police found a B/M deceased in the parking lot with apparent gunshot wounds. State investigators were called in to review the scene. The victim was identified as Eddie Lloyd, of Camden.…
Read More(BREAKING NEWS) F.S. Ervin Student pulls out gun in class
Chief Nikisha Gailes and the Pine Hill PD responded to a call from F.S. Ervin Elementary at approx. 9:30 this morning about a child with a gun. Authorities say the 12 year-old pulled out a small, B-B gun pistol to show to his friends. After being made aware, principal Florence Wiggins immediately contacted the police…
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