Atmore News

Norton named Chamber director
Norton News Staff Report The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Trustees named Anna Norton as executive director Wednesday, September 2. Norton previously served as executive assistant and as interim director since early July. Norton, an Atmore native, is a 2004 graduate of Escambia Academy. While attending school, she was involved in numerous clubs and organizations, including the Chamber’s Youth Leadership Program (YLA). She was on the basketball and…
Body found
Atmore man charged with murder By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Knight An Atmore man remained behind bars as midweek approached, charged with murder in the death of an unidentified person whose body was found September 3 in a wooded area near Nokomis. Investigators with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Atmore Police Department were sent to the Nokomis area Thursday, Sept. 3, after a tip was received that a…