Day: January 3, 2024

Children’s deaths among top local stories for first 6 months By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The biggest and most far-reaching local news stories of 2023 happened in the second half of the year, but there was plenty of good and bad news that occurred between January 1 and June 30. Topping those stories were the deaths of two children — a toddler who was beaten to death by his…

750-gallon, $640K pumper joins AFD’s fire-suppression fleet From left, Capt. Zack Stewart, Firefighter Dee Guy and Chief Ronald Peebles look over the new truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department welcomed a new addition to its fleet of fire-suppression vehicles last Friday, December 29, when Chief Ron Peebles and a squad of city firefighters returned from Decatur with a bright red Rosenbauer pumper.The new fire engine, which comes…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration is set for Monday, January 15.Concerned Citizens of Atmore “Unity in the Community” and Rho Xi Sigma Alumni Chapiter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. are sponsoring this year’s events.The theme is “Brotherly Love Is the Strongest Advocate for Freedom, Peace, and Justice for All.”Weekend events include the following: • MLK Prayer Breakfast January 13, 8:30 a.m., David’s…

Odom By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Quinton Odom, a senior defensive back for Escambia Academy’s Cougars, was one of two high school football players from Escambia County named to the first team of their respective classification’s All-State squad for 2023.Odom was one of three EA players chosen by the Alabama Sportswriters Association (ASWA) for recognition among Alabama’s best independent school defensive players for the season just past.The 6-foot-7, 190-pound two-way…