Month: February 2025

Williams K. Finklea D. Finklea Salter McCaster T. Finklea By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Six Atmore residents — three men and three women — were arrested Saturday, February 1, when city police executed a search warrant at a Harris Street residence and came up with a pair of stolen guns, several ounces of marijuana and undisclosed quantities of two other illicit substances.Atmore Police Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the raid,…

Rosa Parks Annual Breakfast Bishop Willie L. Williams makes remarks as he received the Rosa Park Trailblazer Citizen Award Rep. Alan Baker, left, presents a Certificate of Recognition to Dale Ash Tovjivanese Grissett-Wilkerson, left, presents the Rosa Parks Award to Bea Forniss From left, Rev. Rodtric Robinson, Rev. Jamal Browder, Rev. Willie Hawthorne, Rep. Alan Baker By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The 18th Annual Rosa Parks Breakfast Celebration was held Saturday…

At left, retired pastor Alphonso Williams Sr. expresses his viewpoint as Police Chief Chuck Brooks listens. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer No curfew was imposed, and no real solution was offered to the problem of violent crime in Atmore during the public meeting held last Thursday evening (January 30). But several people’s eyes were opened, and several individuals expressed their sentiments on how to deal with the problem.A crowd of…

Two crashes that occurred within a half hour of each other last Friday, January 31, sent three people to the hospital, including a local man who was critically injured. State troopers reported that Colton S. Sims, 31, of Atmore suffered critical injuries when the 2013 Fiat he was driving (photo taken before it came to a stop) left Alabama 21 near the 9-mile marker around 11:40 a.m., then struck a…