Year: 2019

Don Fletcher

Fatal ambush
Atmore man, 23, shot to death in own yard By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was fatally shot Tuesday (September 24) by a gunman who was apparently waiting for him when he arrived home from work in the predawn hours. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed through a press release that Roderick “Thumper” Watkins, 23, of a Jimbos Road address was shot several times with a handgun…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Fatal shooting on Jimbos Road
Atmore police were still on the scene at 6:30 a.m. of a fatal shooting that took place in the predawn hours of today (Tuesday, Sept. 24), on Jimbos Road, just about a block off Alabama 21, between Escambia County Middle School and Spudd’s convenience store. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that the shooting was a homicide and promised more information on the incident as the investigation continues. Brooks did not…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Mechanical issues bring train to halt in downtown
A CSX train continued at 2:45 p.m. Monday (September 23) to block traffic at numerous crossings in downtown Atmore. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the stranded train, which has been at a standstill for more than an hour, has “lost air pressure.” He said CSX has mechanics on the way to fix the problem and urged motorists to use patience. A map on the CSX website indicates that crossings at…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of 9-25-19
Patricia Ann Stoker Murph Ms. Patricia Ann Stoker Murph, age 70, of Poarch, Ala., passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at her residence. She was born to the late Roy and Marie Gates Stoker. She worked in Home Health Care for many years where she sat with the elderly. She was an avid Alabama football fan and she loved her three fur babies. She was preceded in death by her…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for week of September 22, 2019
Patricia Ann Stoker Murph Ms. Patricia Ann Stoker Murph, age 70, of Poarch, Ala., passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at her residence. She was born to the late Roy and Marie Gates Stoker. She worked in Home Health Care for many years where she sat with the elderly. She was an avid Alabama football fan and she loved her three fur babies. She was preceded in death by her…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago