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Atmore News

Candyland Christmas Party is Saturday

News Staff Report Children of all ages from Atmore and the surrounding area are invited to celebrate the holiday season by attending one of the community’s longest-running holiday celebrations, the 12th annual Candyland Christmas Party, which will take place this Saturday, December 22, at Grace Fellowship Church. A “full meal” dinner, as well as snacks, will be provided to each person who attends the free event, which starts at 3…

Atmore man pulls into train’s path, seriously injured

News Staff Report A 20-year-old Atmore man was seriously injured late Thursday night (Dec. 13) after he apparently pulled his vehicle into the path of an oncoming freight train near Cantonment, Fla. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Dustin Ryan Crumbley was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital after the crash, which occurred around 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Jacks Branch and Muscogee roads in the Panhandle community. Reports show…

Single-vehicle crash

An Atmore man, 23-year-old Desha R Jenkins, was seriously injured when his southbound 2001 Nissan Pathfinder reportedly ran off Jack Springs Road, hit either a bridge or tree stump and went airborne. It slammed into a tree roughly 10 feet off the ground, then dropped into a ditch. Alabama State Trooper reports show that the mishap happened around 7:15 p.m. last Friday, December 14, near the busy road’s McKenzie Drive…

Arrest made after police find pot, tabs of Ecstasy

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested December 13 by city police, armed with a search warrant, who raided his Terrace Street home. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that 34-year-old Danielle Hall, who goes by the street name “Gonzo,” was taken into custody on three separate charges after the search turned up an undisclosed amount of marijuana, several tablets of Ecstasy (known as “the party…

Packages stolen from porches

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A thief or group of unaffiliated thieves are trying a new tack this Christmas, stealing some of the joy of the holiday season right off the porches of local homes. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported this week that at least four reports have been filed since December 13 by residents who ordered merchandise, had it delivered to their homes, then had it stolen…