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Madison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It must seem to Rayvon Madison that every time one cell door opens in front of him, another soon closes behind him. That’s how it’s been for the Atmore man for the past seven-plus months.Madison, who has a lengthy history of domestic violence and other arrests, was the subject of a widespread manhunt after he allegedly tried to kill his ex-girlfriend in June 2022.He…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher In the April 19 edition of Atmore News, we printed an article naming Leonard Lashawn Hixon as pastor of The Christ Temple Church – The House of Prayer. In the article, Mr. Hixon had been arrested for alleged sex crimes.The following morning after the paper came out, we received two phone calls, letting us know that Hixon was not the pastor. One caller said he was…

“Pray Fervently In Righteousness And Avail Much”James 5:16B By LINDA GODWINSpecial to Atmore News The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The Task Force is a privately funded…

Disciplinary action pending after thrown batteries cause bus crash Firefighters examine injured students while police conduct the crash investigation. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Several Escambia County Middle School students suffered minor injuries, and at least one faces disciplinary action after a pack of batteries was thrown into the front of a county school bus Monday (April 17), distracting the driver and causing a minor crash.The mishap occurred around 3:20…