Atmore News

Mayfest Beautiful Baby Contest Winners
3 month to 1 year boy Winner – Stetson Drake Johnson; Runner-up – Luke Martin 3 month to 1 year girl Winner – Mazeleigh Price; Runner-up – Raelynn Brown 1 year boy Winner – Timber Hiebert; Runner-up – Griffin Cale 1 year girl Winner – Ariella Gregson; Runner-up – Loyalty 2 year girl Winner – Ruby Starns; Runner-up – Promise Thomas 3 year girl Winner – Sara-Emmons Smith Tie for…
Obituaries, week of May 11, 2022
Paula Helton Daniel Daniel Mrs. Paula Helton Daniel, age 85, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Atmore. She was born to George Everette and Mazie Lee Conway Helton. She was the owner/operator of Coiffures by Paula for many years.  She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Paul Helton and Jimmy Helton. Mrs. Daniel is survived by her husband of sixty-two years, Raymond Daniel; her…
Omission in published Voters List
We printed the Escambia County Voters List in this week’s edition (May 4) of Atmore News, however we inadvertently left out one page. Those names are listed here, and this page will be printed in next week’s Atmore News. We deeply regret the error. EREMY SCOTT GUNNMARLIN GUNNJOHNNIE THOMAS GUYTONJOHNNY THOMAS GUYTON JRJONCHRISTIAN B GUYTONMIKAELA G GUYTONSHIRLEY GUYTONCHARLES HADLEYDAVID HADLEYJOSHUA BRICE HADLEYLINDA BURNETT HADLEYLINDA JOHNSON HADLEYMAZIE KING HADLEYVIRA H HADLEYWILLIAM…
Arrested for stealing railroad iron
Bell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Century, Fla. man was arrested in Escambia County, Ala., for the fifth time in less than three years after Atmore police caught him red-handed as he loaded surplus iron from a railroad maintenance project into his truck.Police reports show the incident happened around 7:35 p.m. on April 26. An APD investigator and a patrol officer were sent to the area of Highway 31…
Pets slain
APD investigating bow-and-arrow killings By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators are trying to track down the person or persons who used a bow and arrow to kill two family pets in the backyards of separate residences in the city’s southwestern quadrant.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said police have confirmed the two reported kills and are trying to determine whether there have been others.“We’re still working on it,” Brooks said.…