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Obituaries, week of March 15, 2023
Gayle Taylor Funeral service for Ms. Gayle Taylor, age 75, formerly of Century, Fla. will be held with Turner Funeral Chapel in charge of all arrangements. James “Lil James” Shavers, Jr.          Shavers Mr. James “Lil James” Shavers, Jr., 56, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at Atmore Community Hospital. A native of Atmore, he was a 1986 graduate of Escambia County High School. He ran and operated…
Autopsy pending
Child death probe continues Rounsavall By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City police detectives waited this week for autopsy results as they continued their investigation into the February 27 death of a 2-year-old child who was left for several hours inside his father’s truck.The autopsy is being conducted by scientists with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. According to the AFDS website, the postmortem exam could take “from 4-6 weeks.”Shawn Rounsavall,…
Bay Minette man charged in local shooting
Bush By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police announced last Friday, March 3, the arrest of a Baldwin County man who was involved in the February 26 shooting that took place at the McDonald’s on South Main Street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Christopher Bush, 31, of Bay Minette — against whom the victim had obtained a protective order — is charged with three counts of felony domestic…
Atmore police still looking into fatal shooting of teen
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators continued this week their probe into the February 20 shooting death of a local teen. City detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy conducted by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences on the body of the victim, 16-year-old Janyia Wilson.Wilson, a sophomore member of Escambia County High School’s volleyball team, was laid to rest Saturday at Stallworth Cemetery following a service…
Atmore News on Newsmax
Atmore News was mentioned on Newsmax Monday, March 6. Congressman Jerry Carl’s column is a regular feature on the Atmore News Opinion page, and Newsmax picked up an excerpt from one of the Congressman’s columns published in the News. Congressman Carl’s Deputy Chief of Staff Zach Weidlich in Washington D.C. notified Atmore News of the mention. Shown is a screenshot on Newsmax, a national cable news and digital media company.