Atmore News

Senior Appreciation Day June 3
Special to Atmore News Escambia County Agency on Aging will host its annual Senior Appreciation Day on Friday, June 3.The three-hour celebration, which will include a dance contest and prizes for everyone, will start at 10 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. at Flomaton Community Center, 628 McCurdy Street, in FlomatonThe event’s menu includes grilled hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans, fruit cup, and beverage.Anyone age 60 or older (with or…
Obituaries, week of May 25, 2022
Charles Roger Grantland, Jr. Grantland Mr. Charles “Chuck” roger Grantland, Jr., age 60, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Atmore Nursing Center, Atmore, Ala., following a brief illness. He was born in Mobile Ala. He moved many times with his family and lived in Alabama, Maine and Canada. He did not have an easy life. He was born with a genetic condition “neurofibromatosis,” which most likely contributed to his…
Man reports car missing
Arrested at APD for drug possession Cole By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A local man got plenty of attention from Atmore police when he came to APD headquarters and reported his vehicle missing. It just wasn’t the attention he had hoped for.Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that around 12:45 p.m. on May 7, Damien Deandre Cole, 31, “came to the Atmore Police Department requesting assistance in locating his vehicle.”Reports show that…
Fiery crash
Alabama State Troopers report that a Kentucky trucker, 51-year-old Roderick J. Tejeda, escaped serious injury when his 2019 Freightliner Tractor ran off Interstate 65, struck a guardrail and burst into flames around 6:10 a.m., Saturday, May 14. The mishap occurred at I-65’s 51.4-mile marker and caused the closure of the interstate for almost four hours and the diversion of traffic onto the Jack Springs Road and Perdido exits. Atmore Fire…