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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A flag football fundraiser, “Touchdowns for Mallory,” will take place this Saturday, December 18, to help pay mounting medical bills for a 9-year-old Escambia County Middle School fourth-grader who faces a long, slow road to recovery after a violent Thanksgiving Eve automobile crash.Mallory Gibson suffered a broken back and numerous other injuries in the U.S. 31 crash, which also critically injured her mother, 40-year-old Wandra…

Santa Claus will return to Atmore this year to tour the city atop a fire truck, extending Christmas wishes to kids of all ages.The Jolly Old Elf will be in town for the special visit next Monday (December 20), Tuesday (December 21) and Thursday (December 23), from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.He will ride through the city’s northeastern sector on Monday, the southeastern portion on Tuesday and the…

Lambeth Wiggins Pipkins Freeman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police continued to rack up felony drug arrests over the past week, as methamphetamine possession charges were filed against two Atmore men, a Perdido man and a Robertsdale man.APD Chief Chuck Brooks reported this week that the four arrests were the result of three separate traffic stops. One incident also included a charge for resisting arrest, while two of the…

News Staff Report The 14th annual Christmas in Candyland event, a holiday party for youngsters throughout the Atmore area, will take place this Saturday, December 18, at Grace Fellowship Church.The fun and fellowship will begin at 3 p.m., said Betty Cox, founder and administrator of Change of Mind Outreach, the event’s sponsor. The annual party includes a hot meal, free Christmas goodies, free toys and games for the youngsters, and…

News Staff Report Calvin Grace, director of the City of Atmore Streets & Sanitation Department, announced that solid waste collection would proceed as usual on Christmas Eve (December 24) and the Monday after Christmas (December 27).City crews will begin running routes at 7 a.m. each day and could possibly arrive earlier or later than usual at various locations, he said.The city’s recycling center at 412 East Ridgeley Street will be…