Day: October 2, 2024

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man serving a lengthy sentence on a weapons and burglary conviction was turned down for parole for the second time this year by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Deonta L. Hudson Hudson Deonta L. Hudson was also denied parole in March. He is serving a 15-year sentence after his May 2021 conviction on a charge of possession of a pistol by a…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Local Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders are upset that an article in last week’s Atmore News labeled the organization’s September 19 open house as the “unveiling of the ‘new’ Scout hut,” which recently underwent a major renovation.The event was actually not to show off the refurbished building, they said, but to try and convince boys and girls to take up Scouting and join either…

By KEITH BERNARDUCCISpecial to Atmore News (Submitted September 27)Did you know there are only 38 days until the National Election for the Presidency of the United States?Did you know that means there’s only six weeks until that election?Did you know it’s only 33 days until the Williams Station Day Celebration?Have you realized it’s only four weeks until the Williams Station Day?Here’s something I bet you didn’t know! The Atmore Veterans…