Month: October 2022

Persistent mom, victim’s uncertainty lead APD to suggest robbery case be dropped T. Lord J. Lord D. Lord By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Not everything Crystal Lord had hoped for is happening, but the Florida woman’s persistent insistence that her oldest son was innocent of taking part in a February burglary, assault and robbery in Atmore, along with the recanting of the victim’s original statement to police, have seemingly accomplished…

News Staff Report Escambia County Middle School was placed on lockdown briefly last Friday, October 14, after a student was found to be in possession of a loaded gun during class.The student was quietly arrested around noon by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies as he sat in an ECMS classroom.School officials posted the news on their Facebook page Friday afternoon, noting that the school “was placed on lockdown today because…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, in a meeting delayed for a day due to the city’s observation of Columbus Day, gave unanimous approval October 11 to a resolution to move forward with the city’s planned street paving project.The full council approved the plan, which covers all or parts of 21 different city streets, most of them in bad need of new surfaces, and carries an estimated…

Chief Ron Peebles holds the hose as Firefighter Cameron Cloud fights the flames. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City firefighters saved most of the cargo after a sulfur-laden tractor-trailer rig burst into flames October 11 at a local industry but they weren’t so lucky in their effort to save the semi’s cab.Two truckloads of Atmore Fire Department personnel were dispatched to Tiger-Sul around 11:13 a.m. The first unit arrived six…