Month: July 2022

Atmore News

Obituaries, week of July 13, 2022
Ray Ladon “Uncle Ray” Singleton Mr. Ray Ladon “Uncle Ray” Singleton, age 77 passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Canoe, Ala. He was a native of Atmore, Ala. and has resided in Fort Deposit, Ala. for the past eighteen years. He was in Retail Sales in hardware for thirty-five years and was the best in matching paint colors. After semi retiring, he would farm with some local farmers and…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Independence Day
Congressman Jerry Carl Last year as we entered Independence Day Weekend, the Biden White House bragged that the cost of an average family’s 4th of July cookout was down 16 cents compared to 2020. Wow, did that age poorly. This year’s Independence Day celebration will cost the most it has ever cost for the average family as prices for nearly everything continue to skyrocket thanks to Bidenflation.According to a study…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago
Fatal breakdown
Former resident killed when truck slams into disabled vehicle Ray Singleton’s truck is at left; Barnes’ truck is at right with tow truck By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A well-known and respected former Atmore resident was killed in a bizarre mishap that occurred during the predawn hours of Sunday (July 3) when the man’s disabled pickup was struck by another pickup as a wrecker was preparing to tow the first…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Still searchin’
Local, state, federal officers looking for Rayvon Madison Madison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police and officers from several state and federal agencies continued this week their search for 31-year-old Atmore resident Rayvon Desha Madison.Madison is wanted on warrants charging him with attempted murder and “numerous other charges” related to a domestic incident that occurred just after midnight on June 20 and included shots being fired. Police have not…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
No early raises
School employees won’t get mandated pay increases until Oct. Julie Madden, at left, and her successor, Rochelle Richardson, attended the meeting together. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In a major change from previous years, Escambia County Board of Education members voted unanimously last Thursday, June 30, during their regular meeting, to wait until October 1 to implement state-mandated pay raises for all personnel.For the past several years, when the state…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago