Atmore News

4 arrested, ‘large amount’ of cocaine seized at MLK house Lee Martin Wiggins Giddens By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three Atmore men and an Auburn man were arrested last Thursday, January 9, after a raid by Atmore police narcotics investigators led to the seizure of what police said was a “large amount” of cocaine, along with small amounts of two other illicit substances, at a house on Martin Luther King…

Ivey News Staff Report Governor Ivey returned to Montgomery late Thursday, January 9, after a productive visit to Mar-a-Lago with President Trump and her fellow Republican governors. According to the governor’s press office, the governor is making clear Alabama is eager to support the Trump agenda and ready to work with the president to continue advancing Alabama. During the few-hour visit, the governor keyed in on areas like border security…

Rodgers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For Atmore native Scottie Rodgers, the hits just keep on coming. Or, more accurately, the honors keep piling up.Officials of College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced late last week that the Atmore native is scheduled for June induction into the professional organization’s Hall of Fame. Less than a week later, they announced he has also been selected as this year’s winner of the prestigious Mary…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police are working overtime, following up on leads and interviewing witnesses in a pair of December shootings that took place on Ashley Street, including one that left two local men dead, and in a November incident during which almost four-dozen shots were fired into several 4th Avenue homes.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said in response to a request for updates on the shootings…