Month: May 2021

Atmore News

Two-vehicle crash
Alabama State Troopers along with Atmore and Poarch fire and police departments responded to a two-vehicle accident early last Wednesday morning, May 12, on Jack Springs Road and Woods Road in the Freemanville community. According to witnesses, a red Hyundai Sonata and blue Ford Focus collided when the two vehicles entered the intersection. According to on-scene officials, two individuals were transported to a local area hospital by ASAP EMS with…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Rough landing
No injuries were reported when an unidentified Baldwin County man piloted his 1968 Beechcraft V-35A aircraft to an emergency landing on the belly of its cabin at Atmore Municipal Airport around 4 p.m. Friday, May 14, after the plane’s landing gear reportedly failed to engage. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will reportedly conduct an investigation into the near crash.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Searching for a superintendent
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education has begun the search for a superintendent in the wake of John Knott’s announcement that he will retire as superintendent July 31. The board voted at the May 13 meeting to enter into an agreement with Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) to provide services in support of the search for a new superintendent. AASB provides three levels of…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
City grocery giveaway this Friday
News Staff Report The grocery giveaway, jointly sponsored by Pensacola Caring Hearts and the City of Atmore and originally announced as taking place on Saturday, will actually be held this Friday, May 21.The food distribution is set to begin at 10 a.m. in Houston Avery Park, located at 200 Park Drive. It is open to anyone, although its specified purpose is to help families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.For more…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Family upset after charges reduced
Danny Fox Armstrong By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer [Atmore News was contacted by the victim’s family and asked to find answers for them if we could.] The siblings of an Atmore man, whose body was found in the yard of his Ewing Drive home in November 2016, are having a difficult time coming to grips with the decision by prosecutors to reduce the charges against the man accused of killing…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago