Atmore News

ALEA investigates 6 traffic fatalities, 1 drowning during Labor Day period
Special to Atmore News Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials reported that Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol divisions investigated six traffic fatalities and one drowning during the Labor Day holiday period, which ran from 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 30, to midnight Monday, September 2.The fatal highway crashes occurred in Cleburne, Chilton and Mobile counties. Saturday, August 31, was the only day during the extended holiday weekend on which there were…
Felony arrests
Local man jailed for felony pot possession, manufacturing By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period September 1-6:Mark Hall Hall An Atmore man was arrested September 5 on several charges, including manufacturing of and felony possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine after APD investigators executed a search warrant at a Terrace Street residence.According to reports, lawmen…
Execution date set for Citronelle axe murderer
Dearman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Mississippi man who killed six Citronelle residents, including an unborn child, with an axe just eight years ago, will apparently pay the ultimate price for his crime in mid-October.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Q. Hamm that she had set a 34-hour time frame for the execution of Derrick Ryan Dearman, which will be…
Never forget September 11, 2001
Congressman Jerry Carl Twenty-three years ago, our nation suffered one of the most tragic events ever to occur – the attacks on September 11, 2001. Terrorists crashed planes into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon, and nearly the United States Capitol. Lives were lost, families were broken, and our nation was hurting. The War on Terror broke out and affected everyone around the world. This week, may…
Quick TDs set the tone as ECHS falls to top-ranked Aggies
Tai Henderson is stopped after a short gain during first-period action. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two unsuccessful punt attempts on their first two possessions set the tone as Escambia County’s Blue Devils dropped their Class 4A, Region 1 opener against the state’s top-ranked Jackson Aggies by a 43-13 score last Friday, September 6.In a game that was played amid intermittent periods of rain, the ECHS squad could never get…