The State School Board association is also worried about school board members having to be concerned with fear and retaliation over decisions.
An Atmore News newspaper box on Main Street contains the publication's latest edition highlighting the arrests and indictments of its publisher and reporter on charges they illegally disclosed information pertaining to a grand jury proceeding.A representative for the state’s school board association says she is concerned over timing of the arrest of an Escambia County School Board member following a controversial vote on a superintendent’s contract.
Digmon is also facing two counts of ethics violation for using her school board position for “personal gain by selling ads” in the Atmore Magazine and/or Grace Publishing LLC, which she has financial interest in, and receiving a financial gain of more than $2,500. Billy has been District Attorney in Escambia County since 2004, first elected as a Democrat. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016 without opposition before switching to the
The 98-year-old mother of the publisher died one day after police raided her home. The county attorney, less than a week after the raid, withdrew arrest warrants and ordered the seized materials be returned.Jared Schroeder, associate professor of journalism at the University of Missouri, said the actions by authorities in Atmore “stops the presses in some way,” and “creates fear.” As part of Digmon and Fletcher’s bond, they are not allowed to discuss the school matter.
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