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Obituaries, week of January 26,2022
William Joseph “Bill” McMurphy, IV Mr. William Joseph “Bill” McMurphy, IV, age 79, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Pensacola, Fla.  He was born in Atmore, Ala. where he resided his entire life. A graduate of Gordon Military College, Barnesville, Ga., he served in the Alabama Army National Guard and farmed most of his life. He was co-owner of McMurphy Oil Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, William…
by Atmore News access_time3 days ago
Fixin’ a hole
District 4 City Councilman Shawn Lassiter works Sunday morning (January 16) to patch one of six holes that appeared just in front of the Strand Theatre on South Main Street after Saturday’s downpour. According to Mayor Jim Staff, Lassiter said he received some complaints and knew that city streets and sanitation crews would be off Monday, so he took care of the problem himself.
by Atmore News access_time3 days ago
Drug arrests
Agencies continue to fight substance use Freeman Pleasant By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent spate of felony drug arrests continued over the past week, as Atmore police arrested a Flomaton man, Bay Minette police arrested an Atmore man, and state drug agents arrested another Atmore man, all on felony possession of illicit substances.Charges against Micheal Darnell Pleasant, 42, came January 12 after a patrol officer spotted a person riding…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 days ago
Shortage of homes, apartments could slow Atmore’s expected growth
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Today’s article is the first in a two-part series about the shortage of available homes and apartments in Atmore and the surrounding area. Part 2 will deal with possible solutions to the problem.Atmore and Escambia County economic development officials anticipate a significant increase in the community’s population as more and more industrial and retail projects are completed.They feel as though the area has or…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 days ago
Convicted killer stabbed to death at Fountain
Wallace By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials confirmed Friday that a Mobile County man, serving a life sentence for murder, was fatally stabbed last week by another Fountain Correctional Facility inmate.“On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Harold Wallace, a 24-year-old inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder out of Mobile County at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore … unfortunately passed away from injuries sustained…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 days ago