Year: 2023

Atmore News

Sunday crash on I-65claims Bay Minette man
News Staff Report Alabama State Troopers reported Sunday, April 9, that an early morning, single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Bay Minette man near Atmore.Trooper reports show that 43-year-old Danny L. Grant Jr. was fatally injured at approximately 7:25 a.m., when the 2006 Chevrolet Impala he was driving left Interstate 65 at the 55-mile marker, about a mile south of Atmore.No further details were immediately available as troopers continued…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Felony pot charges for4-wheeler driver
Jones By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, the subject of an outstanding warrant based on revocation of his bond on a previous charge, now faces pot, pistol and paraphernalia possession charges after local police pulled over the all-terrain vehicle he was driving along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on April 6.The incident began around 1:40 p.m. when an Atmore Police Department patrol officer saw a four-wheeler being driven…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Atmore woman charged with kratom trafficking
Sells S. Brown Smedley D. Brown McKinley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman remained in the county jail at midweek following her April 1 arrest by Flomaton police on a drug trafficking charge that occurred when she drove into Alabama with a large quantity of a substance that she bought legally in another state.Flomaton Police Department Assistant Chief Dane Nesmith said Shaina Megan Brown, 33, was taken into…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Suspect killed; trooper wounded during shootout
Alford By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer One suspect was killed, two other suspects and a state trooper were injured, during a shootout that took place Sunday evening, April 9, after a chase that began along Interstate 65 in Conecuh County carried into northern Escambia County.According to a press release issued by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials, the incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. when Cpl. Jeremy Alford of ALEA’s Highway…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Narcan nasal spray approved for nonprescription use
Other overdose-reducing treatments still available Special to Atmore News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Narcan®4 mg nasal spray medication for over-the-counter nonprescription use. Narcan is designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.Narcan nasal spray is first naloxone product approved for use without a prescription. In the next few months, Narcan can be sold directly to consumers in locations such as…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago