Day: June 4, 2025

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hunt The Alabama Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision announced last week, has cleared the way for the execution of death row inmate Gregory Hunt, nearly 35 years after he was convicted of the 1988 beating death of a Walker County woman.All nine justices signed off on a ruling that authorized the execution to begin no less than 30 days from the date the order…

Drunken Fla. man jailed after ‘not getting it his way’ at BK By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period May 30-June 2:Timothy Thomas Thomas The 55-year-old Pensacola, Fla. man was arrested June 2 after he attempted to jump the counter at Atmore’s Burger King and fight an employee who the man claimed had gotten his…

In an item that appeared in the “Felony Arrests” section of the April 23 print edition of Atmore News, the charges against two local men arrested during a drug raid on a 4th Avenue residence were incorrectly stated. According to police reports, Tyson Knight, 23, was actually charged with second-degree (misdemeanor) pot possession, not first-degree (felony) possession as reported. The other man arrested in the raid, 20-year-old Ray Wiggins II,…