Year: 2022

Gordon Mote By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Renown Christian / southern gospel pianist, singer, songwriter, recording artist Gordon Mote returns to Atmore next week.In addition to his other claims to fame, Mote is one of the Rev. Kevin Garrett’s good friends. The two are friends from junior high school and were in band and chorus together through school.Last October, Mote performed at Atmore First Baptist Church, and Garrett has invited him…

McReynolds Dailey By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two men were arrested here last week after separate incidents involving sexual contact with a minor.Erick Dailey, 51, was arrested shortly after midnight November 24 when police were sent to a Swift Street address in response to a reported sexual assault against a child younger than 13 years old.An adult member of the victim’s family told officers he had forced Dailey out of…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four of five Atmore City Council members gave a unanimous green light to the panel’s only two business items — issuance of a peddlers license to a Georgia meat company and approval of a request by a local ministry to use a city park for a community Christmas event — during the Monday, November 28, meeting.District 1’s Webb Nall was unable to attend the meeting…

Matthews By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 21-year-old Atmore man was arrested on numerous charges, including reckless disregard for the health and safety of others, after he repeatedly rammed his vehicle several times into a car that was driven by his girlfriend and in which two juveniles were passengers.It didn’t take long for police to solve the case, since the suspect’s vehicle made contact with the woman’s car when she…