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Atmore News

New Year babies

Wesley and Dominique Jefferson with baby Wesley Owen Jefferson Jr. Wesley Sr. and Dominique Jefferson of Atmore announce the birth of their son, Wesley Owen Jefferson Jr., born New Year’s Day, the first baby for 2022 born at North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette.Wesley Jr. was born at 8:10 p.m., weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz., and was 21 inches long. Wesley Jr. first cry stole the hearts of his parents,…

Selma killer’s execution set for Thursday

Reeves Despite a judicial order issued nearly three weeks ago that blocked it, Alabama Department of Corrections officials said this week the execution of Matthew Reeves will proceed as scheduled this Thursday, January 27, barring any last-minute notifications. Reeves was sentenced to die for the 1996 robbery-murder of 38-year-old Willie Johnson Jr. of Selma, who came to Reeves’s aid when Reeves had car trouble. He is set to die by…

Obituaries, week of January 26,2022

William Joseph “Bill” McMurphy, IV Mr. William Joseph “Bill” McMurphy, IV, age 79, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Atmore, Ala. where he resided his entire life. A graduate of Gordon Military College, Barnesville, Ga., he served in the Alabama Army National Guard and farmed most of his life. He was co-owner of McMurphy Oil Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, William…

Fixin’ a hole

District 4 City Councilman Shawn Lassiter works Sunday morning (January 16) to patch one of six holes that appeared just in front of the Strand Theatre on South Main Street after Saturday’s downpour. According to Mayor Jim Staff, Lassiter said he received some complaints and knew that city streets and sanitation crews would be off Monday, so he took care of the problem himself.

Drug arrests

Agencies continue to fight substance use Freeman Pleasant By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent spate of felony drug arrests continued over the past week, as Atmore police arrested a Flomaton man, Bay Minette police arrested an Atmore man, and state drug agents arrested another Atmore man, all on felony possession of illicit substances.Charges against Micheal Darnell Pleasant, 42, came January 12 after a patrol officer spotted a person riding…