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Atmore News

EA Homecoming Queen

Escambia Academy celebrated homecoming Friday evening, October 6. Last year’s homecoming queen Tiffany Gookin, right, was on hand at Bachelor Field to crown the 2023-24 homecoming queen – Tava Johnson. EA won the homecoming game 46-14.

Nine local offices up for grabs in March primaries

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nine local offices will be up for grabs when candidate qualifying begins next week for local Republicans and Democrats who decide to run for office in their respective party’s March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday primary election.Qualifying is set to start at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, October 16, for both parties. Chief Clerk Natalie Rodgers of the Escambia County Probate Office said each local candidate should…

Second suspect in Starks murder jailed, freed on bond

Tait Mitchell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Local police have arrested a second suspect in a May 29 shooting that left a 31-year-old Atmore man dead, and both individuals implicated in the death are now free on bond.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported in a press release that Wiley Black Tait Jr., 42, of Atmore was taken into custody October 4 in connection to the death of Robert Mario…

Firefighters earned their pay over recent 7-day period

Smoke billows above the interstate Monday afternoon. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department personnel definitely earned their pay over the seven-day period from October 3 to 9, responding to more than a dozen incidents, including two major wildfires. AFD Chief Ron Peebles said those fires, as well as vehicle fires and calls of a less urgent nature marked one of the busiest periods in recent memory for…

Deer season opens Saturday across Alabama

Special to Atmore News Deer season opens across Alabama this Saturday, October 14, and continues through January 15.White-tailed deer are Alabama’s most-hunted game animal. Officials expect that approximately 180,000 hunters will harvest over 300,000 deer in the state this fall.Escambia County is in Zone B. Most of the restrictions and dates for harvesting various genders are:Stalking (bow & arrow)*Oct. 14-24 — Antlered Bucks Only*Oct. 25-Feb. 10 — Either SexStalking (gun,…