Month: August 2023

4 drug possession suspects, 4 different cities Cash Foster Lucus Manac By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Five suspects, from five different cities, were arrested by Atmore police on drug possession charges —four of them felonies — during the period August 8-10.*A Walnut Hill, Fla. man was arrested August 8 after he reportedly made an improper lane change on South Main Street. The traffic stop, which included the discovery of three…

Soth Smith By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An East Brewton man and a Flomaton man, both of whom were convicted here on child sex charges, were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.James Charles Soth of East Brewton (formerly of Atmore) was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) on one count of enticing a child for immoral purposes. He…

Dozens of volunteers came out last week to help build a Habitat for Humanity home for the Stacey family on the corner of Church Street and Seventh Avenue. Shown, about 60 volunteers were on hand last Friday morning despite unusually high temperatures and humidity.