September 18, 2024 - Page 2 of 3

Don Fletcher

Felony arrests

Domestic disturbance results in felony pot bust By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of Atmore Police Department during the period September 7 through 15:Virgil Peoples Peoples An Atmore man was charged September 15 with felony marijuana possession after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence on East Sunset Drive.The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. When police arrived, they…

Blame the Democrats for illegal migrants in Alabama

Congressman Jerry Carl I’ve said it from the beginning – illegal immigration is going to infiltrate our small towns and communities. The clear destruction of our border by the Biden-Harris Administration has done Americans no good. Heinous crimes, gang violence, and drug trafficking have only risen since the Democrat Party took control in January 2021. Now, the people and local leaders of rural America are forced to accommodate an abundance…

Honoring first responders

News Staff Report Members of the Atmore VFW Auxiliary 7016 delivered gift snack baskets to area first responders in observance of 09/11 Wednesday, September 11. Auxiliary President Jackey Odom and Auxiliary Secretary Jenny Hutto presented the baskets. Atmore Fire Department, from left, Trent Peebles, Kyle Hostetler, AJ Beachy, Zach Paulene, Dee Guy and Jackey Odom Atmore Police Department, from left, Capt. Corbitt, Lt. Thompson (back), Chief Brooks, Major Sessions, Jackey…

GECA to present ‘The Odd Couple: Ladies Edition’

Special to Atmore News The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA) announces its upcoming production of “The Odd Couple: Ladies Edition,” a twist on the Neil Simon comedy. The show will run from October 10 to 13 and October 17 to 20 at the GECA theater in Atmore.In this female-led version of the classic play, audiences will follow journey of two mismatched roommates, messy Olive Madison and neat-freak Florence…

ECHS falls 16 yards short against 6th-ranked Leopards

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It is said that football is a game of inches. For Escambia County High’s Blue Devils last Friday (September 13), it was a game of about 16 yards.The Blue Devils, heavy underdogs to the sixth-ranked (state class 4A) Mobile Christian Leopards, launched a field-length drive that came up just that short as time ran out in a 13-6 Region 1 setback.ECHS Coach Vincent Harris was…