Year: 2023

Convicted of’93 double murder, Barlow brothers eligible for early release S. Barlow F. Barlow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles will decide this week whether brothers Shannon Dean Barlow and Franklin Lee Barlow Jr., both convicted in the brutal murders of their stepmother and stepsister more than 29 years ago near Nokomis, will remain in prison for at least five more years or will…

New feature focuses on ‘everyday’ happenings By Atmore News Staff Note: “Who’s News” is a new feature dedicated to the everyday events that happen within the community — from out-of-town visitors to out-of-town visits or trips; from newborns to wedding anniversaries, to birthdays, birthday parties and other celebrations. To have your item included, please email to don@atmorenews.com. Deadline for each week’s column is 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding publication.…

Atmore firemen spray water on rail cars filled with liquid sulfur. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nearly three dozen firefighters from Atmore and three outside agencies worked more than six hours last Friday, January 6, to contain a fire that destroyed a warehouse building at a local fertilizer plant and threatened the contents of several rail cars filled with liquid sulfur.City firefighters were dispatched at 9:25 a.m. to Tiger-Sul, just…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday, January 9, meeting to the purchase of a “cascade system” for the city fire department. (District 5’s Chris Harrison had a work conflict and did not attend.)The $31,750 purchase, made off the state bid list from NAFECO, will allow city firefighters to maintain on-site a steady supply of breathing air when fighting a fire.…

Young By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Last year, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade and program were scaled down a bit as the country was coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Next week, however, organizers expect the homage to the civil rights icon to be back in full force.Martin Luther King Day is Monday, January 16, and Concerned Citizens of Atmore invite all to participate or be spectators in the…