By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama Campbell’s Hardware & Sporting Goods celebrated 75 years at the same location, hosting an outdoor gathering on Friday, April 23 for members of the community.
“My father once told me that if you take care of the community, the community will always take care of you,” said owner Nelson Wingo. “It is because of you that we are here, so this day is to celebrate you.”
Founded in 1946, Leonard Campbell and William L. Wingo started the business in downtown Robertsdale with only three employees.
In the early 70s, Wingo bought out the business from his cousin and his son, John Nelson Wingo Sr., took over operations in 1974, increasing the sporting goods department to what it is today while expanding the business to include more than 15 employees.
Loose-Cannon ACLU Investigator Beats Recantation Out Of Confessed Murderer
HOUSTON Brutally coercing the suspect into reaffirming his innocence, loose-cannon American Civil Liberties Union investigator Roberta Spatz reportedly beat a recantation out of confessed murderer Leonard Campbell, sources confirmed Thursday. “Admit it, you son of a bitch, this confession sounds nothing like you, and you know it!” said Spatz who grabbed Campbell by his lapel and recited statistics on the high number of false confessions made annually in the United States through gritted teeth before throwing him to the ground and kicking him in the stomach. “I wanted to do this the easy way, but no, you chose to force my hand. Do you honestly think I don’t know what it sounds like to deliver a confession in a state of duress? Do you, punk? You better watch out, buddy, because I get off on getting people like you back home to their wives and children.” At press time, Spatz threatened that Campbell wo
A Fort Myers woman was arrested after the Lee County Sheriff s Office said she intentionally struck a deputy who was assisting with traffic control at 2 a.m. Monday for an event at the Fort Myers Event Center on Park Meadows Drive in Fort Myers.
A deputy signaled for a tan GMC Denali being driven by Allaunah Williams, 27, to stop. Instead Williams ignored the command, revved the engine and struck the deputy, LCSO said.
The deputy, who was later transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, radioed for help as the vehicle fled the scene.
“I am outraged and will not tolerate acts of violence toward our deputies,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a release. “I am so thankful our deputy is going to be okay.”
A Fort Myers woman was arrested after she intentionally struck a deputy with her vehicle, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were assisting with traffic control for an event that ended around 2 a.m. Monday at the Fort Myers Event Center on Park Meadows Drive. A deputy hand-signaled for a tan GMC Denali […]
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