Year: 2023

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,…

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…

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 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.