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Men ‘lucky to be alive’ after one encounters downed power lines during rescue try The Camaro sheared a power pole before coming to rest. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Updated to correct victim’s name Two Atmore-area men came close to seeing their last New Year’s Day when one stepped on live power lines while trying to rescue the other from a single-vehicle wreck that occurred in the predawn hours…

Hot-air driven craft fill skies over Atmore; hundreds come for rides, ‘glow’ spectacle In photo above pilots prepare to launch their balloons Sunday morning January 1. Below, the sundown glow event was a highlight of the weekend festival. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite stiff winds that grounded the group for a day, 10 hot-air balloon pilots from five states filled the skies over Atmore with their brightly colored and…

Drug problem, gun violence persisted; crashes, fires claimed local lives By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last week [December 28, 2022], we looked back at some of the good news that occurred in our hometown during 2022. Unfortunately, the good is only one side of a community’s story, and this week we present a recap of the bad and ugly news that evolved from a “new normal” that has swept the…

Atmore couple’s daughter killed when car hits FHS building Schifano By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 21-year-old Georgia woman, recently graduated from a dental assistant program and in the early stages of her first job in that field, was killed in the first hour of December 23 when she lost control of her vehicle, ran off U.S. 31 and crashed into a building on the campus of Flomaton High School.Shaneal…

Plenty of good news across community during 2022 By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A comprehensive look at the top local news stories of 2022 reveals that Atmore and the surrounding area, like almost every other small town in America, had its share of bad news. But there was an overwhelming amount of good news that occurred within the community and was reported in Atmore News.A concerted economic development plan continued…