Central's Softball Coach Arrested

 

Carmen Gail Whitfield has been the softball coach at Central High School since 2021. At 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning, she was arrested by the Florence Police and charged with DUI - Alcohol and Obstruction of Government Operations (a charge that could involve anything from giving a false name to hiding such evidence as illicit substances).

The 31 year-old Whitfield posted a 3K bond and was released. Before assuming her current position at Central, she coached at Tharptown and Shoals Christian. Whitfield's charges will be adjudicated in Municipal Court.