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Woman OK after trapped in car two hours
A power line dangles near the crashed Chrysler. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman was finally able to escape, shaken but not badly injured, after being trapped inside her car for about two hours when it ran off a city street and crashed into a light pole. The mishap occurred shortly before 3 p.m. last Tuesday, July 20, on the farthest reaches of South Main Street, at…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 days ago
Obituaries, week of August 4, 2021
Joan A. Bogdan Joan A. Bogdan, age 79, of Davisville, Fla., passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at her residence in Davisville.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Atmore, Ala. with Father Gordon Milsted officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Edward Farrar…
by Atmore News access_time6 days ago
Felony drug arrests
Thomas Weaver By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man recently experienced one of his unluckiest days ever, while luck and time ran out again for a Nokomis man who is no stranger to a county jail cell. The pair became the most recent casualties in an ongoing crackdown by city and county law enforcement on felony drug crimes.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that Zachary Benjamin Thomas,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 days ago
CACC offering free classes for fall semester
Coastal Alabama Community College is dedicating $8 million in CARES Act funds to help students continue their education through the Coastal Cares Grant program. All registered students are eligible for up to six credit hours, tuition and fees free – that is up to $972 of free college credit – while grant funds last.The Coastal Cares Grants are available to all students for the Fall 2021 semester and includes dual…
by Atmore News access_time6 days ago
Superintendent interviews under way
About 4 dozen attend first round By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education’s first round of interviews with finalists for the job of Escambia County Superintendent of Education took place Monday night (July 26) in the Flomaton High School auditorium.The three-part series of two-candidate interview sessions, each conducted by BOE members, was to continue this week, with sessions set for Tuesday (July 27) and Thursday (July…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 days ago