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APD seeks suspect in Sunday shooting
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police are looking for a local man in connection with a Sunday night shooting that left two men injured, including his brother, who was critically wounded.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said in a Tuesday, April 27, press release that Scottie Dale Robinson, 28, is believed to have fired the shots. Robinson, who was not yet in custody when the release was issued, is being sought…
by Don Fletcher
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Knott announces his retirement
John Knott announces his retirement at the BOE meeting By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Most folks in the room knew what Superintendent of Education John Knott meant when he said, “We may as well get the elephant out of the room.” Most had heard that just that morning, he had announced at a principals’ meeting that he was planning to retire after seven years as the school system superintendent. His official…
by Sherry Digmon
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Woman succumbs
Victim of Friday house fire Akers The “Earle house” on Jack Springs Road By JOSH FRYENews Staff Writer An Atmore resident, Evelyn Glen Akers, 73, has passed away after being pulled from a late Friday evening (April 23) blaze by firefighters at a home located at 2902 Jack Springs, known to the community as the Earle home.Atmore fire crews were dispatched just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, to serve as…
Mobile man dies in Hwy. 97 crash
A truck driver was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Thursday morning (April 22) on Highway 97, Escambia County, Fla. The victim was a 52-year-old male from Mobile. The following is from the Florida Highway Patrol press release: On 22 April, 2021, at approximately 06:22AM, the Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a log truck on State Road 97 just south of Meadows Road. The…
by Atmore News
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Obituaries, week of April 25, 2021
Deloris Ann Kelley Ms. Deloris Ann Kelley, age 80, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 in Atmore, Ala. She was born in Atmore. She was most affectionately known as “Nanny” to most. She was a proud member of Atmore Apostolic Church. She loved the Lord with all her heart and strived to share that love with everyone around her. She was also a member of the Poarch Band of Creek…
by Atmore News
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