It’s been a whirlwind of emotion for Terry Mears and Danny Bond. Terry Mears beat out opponent Rome Odom in Tuesday’s election to win the Crenshaw County Sheriff seat. “I’m grounded. I am still grounded. I’m the same guy I was yesterday,” Mears said. Bond becomes the sheriff-elect of Butler County, receiving more votes than his two opponents. “I’m just…
A Butler County sheriff’s Deputy has been fired after being arrested in Crenshaw County last Friday. Matthew Goodson, 22, had been employed with the Butler County Sheriff’s Department for about six months. According to the Crenshaw County Jail, Goodson was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Assault, child endangerment and domestic violence strangulation . No other details have been released. Stay…
Crenshaw County Schools announced on its Facebook page Tuesday evening that classes would be canceled a second day on Oct. 4 to give authorities more time to investigate an unspecified threat against the district. The FBI is heading up the investigation and so far, no arrests have been made. Crenshaw County School Superintendent, Dr. Boyd English says “we were notified by…
Parking lots at Crenshaw County Schools were empty Tuesday, after authorities came across what they deemed a potentially threatening social media post. The call to cancel classes for the day was out of “an abundance of caution” and “due to the uncertainty of the information provided” according to a message on the school systems website. Crenshaw County School Superintendent, Dr….
The Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that Carlos Burnett is back in police custody. Burnett was wanted for escape. On July 21, Carlos Burnett was an inmate in the Crenshaw County Detention Facility. At approximately 11:00 p.m. Burnett escaped from the facility on foot. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, blue jean shorts, grey tennis shoes,…
Elmore County businessman and timber farmer Mike Holmes (R) will seek a second full term in the State House of Representatives, his campaign announced today. “I’m looking forward to going back to Montgomery, to continue working for the people of House District 31. We’ve accomplished a lot since the Republicans took over the House and Senate, but there is more…
Police in Crenshaw County investigated a deadly shooting. Authorities say two people were shot on upper Panola Road off County Road 4 around 1 o’clock this afternoon, near the Highland Home area. Police say Eddie Joe Flowers and Adam Gregory are responsible for the shooting death of 23 year old George Michael Watson. The second victim, who hasn’t been named,…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder conviction of Vincent Lovelace Lowe. Lowe, 43, of Evergreen, was convicted in May of 2015 for the murder of Albert Clyde Lee. Evidence was presented at trial that on December 4, 2013, Lee and another man had finished installing a transmission in a…
Crenshaw County Sheriff Mickey Powell is investigating what he believes is a murder in Rutledge. Powell says the body of 78-year-old Edwin “Earl” Cosby was found in Cosby’s office late Monday afternoon. Reports say Cosby was last seen earlier that day around three o’clock. Cosby was self-employed and owned the Cosby Body Shop in Rutledge. He also lived down the road from…
A single-vehicle crash at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, June 5, has claimed the life of a Glenwood man. Paul Douglas Pope, 67, was killed when the 1985 Ford F-150 pickup he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Pope, who was not using a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Coffee County 306 eight…
