Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Local artist’s debut album coming in February PAGE 7 Pick an activity for your family today The Onlooker PAGE 32 Local man FEBRUARY 1, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ charged in boy’s Bay Minette man charged with murder Robertsdale woman’s ered in his vehicle the death of Adell Darlene Rawl- The witness advised Foley PD whipping at a business in ins of Robertsdale. that there was blood coming from body found in car at Foley. On Thursday, the Baldwin the rear of the vehicle. Foley Po- By JOHN UNDERWOOD a business in Foley According to a County Major Crimes Unit was lice responded and found the ve- [email protected] release issued Fri- requested to respond to Highway hicle in the parking lot of Hoods day by the Baldwin 59 in Foley to a possible homi- Discount Home Center at 1918 N. STAFF REPORT BAY MINETTE — County Sheriff’s cide. At approximately 6:10 p.m. McKenzie St. A Bay Minette man CORSON Department in- Foley Police received a call from As officers approached the FOLEY — A Bay Minette man is facing torture/ vestigations com- a witness that was following a vehicle they observed the driver is being charged with murder willful abuse of a mand, Christopher Paul Corson, small white SUV south bound on was covered in blood and upon in the death of a Robertsdale child charges after 36, of Dyas Court in Bay Minette Highway 59 from the Foley Beach further inspection of the vehicle woman after her body was discov- Bay Minette police is being charged with murder in Express. SEE KILLING, PAGE 3 found welt marks from head to toe on a 5-year-old boy, the son of his girlfriend. Adrian Delon Likely, 36, of West Foley Public Library named No. 1 in the nation Hurricane Road in Bay Minette is facing charges after police responded Wednes- day to an apartment at Harbor Cross- ing Apartments on Dobson Avenue, just south of Interstate 65 in Bay Minette at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday. “Upon investiga- tion officers found that the boy had been switched from his feet up to his head,” said Sgt. Ray Dixon, chief inves- tigator with the Bay Minette Police Department. “On You’ve learned the ‘what,’ Jackson said the reason the library excels in build a patron foundation as well. examination it was e-books is the opportunity. “Children start checking out books and found that he had now learn the ‘why’ and ‘how’ There are two databases the Foley Library going to the library when they are young, and large welts coming has that helps greatly in this category. they’ll continue checking out books for the rest up all over his body.” By ALLISON WOODHAM “We have Abdo, a database with children’s of their life,” Jackson explained. “We will con- Likely was also [email protected] and young adult books,” Jackson said. “Those tinue to build our foundation, our patron base charged with posses- books were purchased through a grant that the with our community, which in the long run, sion of marijuana, The Foley Public Library recently received Foley schools got and they’ve shared with us, makes our patron base wider because they will second degree, after one of the highest awards for a library in the instead of keeping it for just Foley students. We continue to use the library throughout their a bag was found on nation, a five-star rating that placed the library were able to enter into the grant with them and life.” him during a routine at the top of its classification — the $400,000- host the Abdo database in our website, so any Patron visits is one of the largest numbers search, Dixon said. $999,999 expenditure range — in the Library child that has a library card or is part of school per capita for the library because of the array “When an arrest Journal Index of Public Library Service. So, system can go in and check out books.” of activities offered throughout the year. is made, the officer what exactly goes on in the top library in the Friends of the Foley Public Library have “We offer more activities that just walking in pats the suspect nation, and how does the staff keep it running? matched the grant twice, each time the schools the door and checking out a book or picking up down, gives them “The primary tracking categories are patron have received it. That increases the number of a hold,” Jackson said. “We have events all the the speech and asks visits, circulation and e-book downloads,” books in that database available. time. Our Halloween Extravaganza, which we them if there is any- explained Foley Public Library Director John “Something that sets us apart from other are trying to make a yearly tradition, had over thing on them that Jackson. “Circulation is easy to track; that’s libraries, in the county at least, is that we have 1,800 people in attendance last year.” might be considered people checking out a book. They come in, pick Abdo,” Jackson said. “We have an additional And those are just the number of people who prison contraband,” a book off a shelf or get something that comes database called Capstone, books focused to- came through the main entrance, not those Dixon said. “Likely from another library.” ward young adults and children.” that parked around back and came in other chose to roll the dice The Foley Library has right at 82,000 titles on Having more downloads available helps and, after he was the shelves. SEE LIBRARY, PAGE 6 SEE TORTURE, PAGE 2 DEATHS PAGE 21 North Baldwin Chamber to host annual meeting Feb. 2 Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyn Stuart will be keynote speaker at event David Baker By TINA COVINGTON 71st year in service at its an- and program. nize outstanding contributions Joseph E. Klingensmith For The Onlooker nual banquet, set for Feb. 2 Executive Director Ashley to the community. Michael Larry Moye at the John F. Rhodes Civic Davis said the annual meeting “The Chamber has a lot to be Jack W. Snyder BAY MINETTE — The Center in Bay Minette. The is a time to reflect on the past proud of for 2016 as milestones North Baldwin Chamber of gathering begins with a 5 p.m. year’s accomplishments, high- Commerce will celebrate its social, followed by the dinner light future plans, and to recog- SEE CHAMBER, PAGE 2 STUART INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 7 OPINION, 9 Coast CLASSIFIED, 23 PUZZLES, 31 Media HEALTH, 14-16 SPORTS, 11 VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 3 LEGALS, 25 TV LISTINGS, 17 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES 2 • The Onlooker • February 1, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media checked out at North TORTURE Baldwin Infirmary. CONTINUED FROM 1 “We have not yet Sports Tourism Complex releases calendar taken to jail, police followed up to see if SUBMITTED BY STEPHANIE est state-held meets the sport has ship’s second visit to Foley, after a found another bag that has actually oc- GODLEWSKI to offer. successful event in fall 2016, which curred,” said Dixon in of marijuana in his Foley Sports Tourism Complex While the future looks bright for aired on the ESPN family of net- sock.” an interview Friday the event center, other areas of the works. Because of that, morning. The Foley Sports Tourism Com- complex will still be busy through- One unique addition to the Dixon said, Likely The torture/will- plex is excited to announce the re- out the year, especially Graham calendar is the 2017 USPCA Na- was also charged with ful abuse of a child lease of its 2017 events calendar. For Creek Nature Preserve. Building tional K-9 Trials. Police dogs promoting prison con- charge carries a the second year in a row, the com- on the success it saw in 2016, the from around the country along traband, second de- $10,000 bond, with an plex is boasting a range of sports in- preserve will be bringing in over with their handlers will compete gree, another felony addition $1,000 for cluding soccer, lacrosse and archery, 2,000 archers to compete in the Hoyt in events including agility, obe- charge. the possession charge across every level of play, from pro Archery Alabama Pro Am from Feb. dience, article search, suspect DHR was contacted and an addition $5,000 to community. In addition to its 16 16-19. There will be 14 competitive search and criminal apprehen- in the case, Dixon for the contraband state-of-the-art sports fields, the ranges, a practice range and known sion. Foley Police Officers Carlos said, and interviewed charge. complex will also be hosting events distance range, each with 20 targets, Lizarraga and Daniel Hudson the child’s mother Records show that in the brand new, 90,000-square-foot to take advantage of the different were part of a four-man team that and uncle, informing Likely was released event center, slated to open this challenging aspects of the preserve’s placed fifth overall in the competi- them that they needed on bond Thursday summer. unique terrain. tion last year and will be leading to have the child morning. The event center will be hosting In addition to a range of venues the Foley Police Department, all one of Foley’s largest competi- and sports on the docket for 2017, of whom are looking to leverage tions the first week of December Foley Sports Tourism Complex will the home field advantage and be in the Alabama USA Gymnastics be home to a number of different crowned top dog.