Category: Headlines

Bailey By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was killed Friday, November 21, when the pickup in which he was a passenger was struck broadside by another vehicle. Alabama State Troopers reported that 34-year-old Jacob Oryan “Jake” Bailey, lost his life as a result of the violent collision, which occurred around 1:30 p.m. on U.S. 31, at its intersection with 21st Avenue. Trooper reports indicate that the pickup,…

Medal of Honor recipients to be honored with U.S. 31 signs Manning Seay By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most people outside Escambia County, Alabama — as well as most people inside Escambia County, Alabama — don’t know it, but the county is one of the few rural districts in the U.S. that were home to two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. That’s about to change. Billy Gates, commander of…

Special to Atmore News On Tuesday, November 10, it was the students at Escambia County Middle School who held a public thank you and recognition of our veterans in Atmore. The misty drizzle let up for a time to allow fifth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students to gather around the school sign along Highway 21 and place small American flags to honor our country’s veterans. These grades were selected because their…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy’s football team, riding the wave of a 10-1 record and lop-sided wins in its first two playoff games, is set to make its fifth straight AISA state championship appearance this Friday, November 20. The Cougars are set to meet 11-1 Chambers Academy, also a perennial championship contender, at 3:30 p.m., in Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl for the Class 2A title. “We are excited to…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A collaborative project between Atmore’s Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Atmore should by the end of this week be welcoming visitors to the city while also welcoming home local veterans returning from deployments. A large mural that will be painted on the south wall of Legion headquarters, overlooking the post’s monument park, will feature…