Day: April 26, 2023

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police detectives are still investigating a two-person shootout that took place on a city street last week, as well as a January shooting incident that took place at a municipal park.The most recent gunplay took place on Liberty Street, where police reported that two individuals were involved in that shooting. Neither of the shooters were injured, nor were any bystanders.“Apparently, two people were shooting…

By Atmore News Staff Movie misprintThe latest movie on which former Atmore News ad salesman and sportswriter Josh Frye served as locations production assistant is called Spring Breakthrough, not Spring Break 3 as originally reported. The movie is set for broadcast this Sunday, April 30, on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Also, Jesus Revolution, a small-budget movie by Alabama-born Jon and Andrew Erwin that targets Christian audiences and on which Josh…

Mayor Jim Staff presents the proclamations to Marlo Young By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their April 24 meeting to the use of one municipal outdoor venue for a July revival and another for a July family gathering.The council also approved issuance of proclamations designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month and June as Gun Violence Awareness Month, OKed an easement for drainage…

Madison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It must seem to Rayvon Madison that every time one cell door opens in front of him, another soon closes behind him. That’s how it’s been for the Atmore man for the past seven-plus months.Madison, who has a lengthy history of domestic violence and other arrests, was the subject of a widespread manhunt after he allegedly tried to kill his ex-girlfriend in June 2022.He…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher In the April 19 edition of Atmore News, we printed an article naming Leonard Lashawn Hixon as pastor of The Christ Temple Church – The House of Prayer. In the article, Mr. Hixon had been arrested for alleged sex crimes.The following morning after the paper came out, we received two phone calls, letting us know that Hixon was not the pastor. One caller said he was…