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Troopers investigate only 4 fatalities over Labor Day
Special to Atmore News Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol divisions continued to see a decrease in traffic and boating-related fatalities compared to the official Labor Day holiday period in previous years.Troopers investigated only four traffic deaths and no boating deaths during the extended holiday weekend, which began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, and ended at midnight Monday, Sept. 6. During the 2020 Labor Day…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
New execution date set for convicted killer
Smith News Staff Report The Alabama Supreme Court has set a new execution date for a 51-year-old state inmate whose scheduled execution was called off in February because the state refused to allow his personal pastor to accompany him in the death chamber.Willie B. Smith III, who has an IQ of around 75, was sentenced to the ultimate penalty after the was convicted of the 1991 kidnapping-murder of 22-year-old Sharma…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
David Nolin passes
Nolin By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher David Nolin devoted his career to public education. He was a teacher, an administrator, a mentor, and a Board of Education member. To many, he was all that, plus he was Coach Nolin.Following the news of Nolin’s death on September 2, comments on the Atmore News Facebook page reflected the impact he had on lives in the Flomaton and Atmore areas. Several people commented on…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 years ago
Missing woman found after all-out search
Beckham By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman, reported missing early Sunday morning (September 5) after she left Wind Creek Casino, was later located — safe and sound, but unclothed — on an Interstate 65 entry ramp.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Victoria Shakeem Alishia Beckham was located near Exit 57 after an extensive search.“Apparently, a man and the woman went to the casino (earlier Sunday),” Brooks said.…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Arson suspected in Northgate fire
State Fire Marshal looking into destructive blaze Atmore and Poarch firefighters stand by as the flames die down. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating what is believed to be a case of arson after a predawn fire burned a vacant Northgate Drive house to the ground early Monday (September 6).Fire Chief Ron Peebles said an investigator from the state, who also has arrest powers,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago