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Rollins pleads to manslaughter

An Atmore man, originally charged with murder in the April 2016 shooting death of a Flomaton man, accepted a blind plea to a lesser charge. Devonta DeShawn Rollins, now 22, entered a guilty plea to one count of manslaughter and will likely serve a sentence that falls within the range of 2-20 years, Escambia County District Attorney Steve Billy announced after the plea deal was finalized. According to court documents,…

RP third-graders take state honors

Rachel Patterson Elementary School third-graders were honored in assembly Thursday, March 22, for placing first in the state in the Imagine Math curriculum Math Cup Bowl. Principal John Brantley said at the beginning of the school year, third grade students took an assessment test to determine their proficiency and what their needs were. In February, the school was notified the third grade could compete in the online competition. Students were…

ACF gives back $90,000 first year

The Atmore Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama, announced its first competitive grant awards on Thursday, March 22,at the United Bank Annual Joint Advisory Board Meeting. Since its inception in April 2017, the Atmore Community Foundation has distributed over $90,000 in grants from its donor advised funds and its Atmore Community Fund. Recently, the Foundation completed its first competitive grant cycle and awarded $1,360 to…

Hall of Fame to induct Ima Joan Crawford

Seven outstanding citizens will be inducted in the Atmore Area Hall of Fame April 28: Athletics – Willie Parker and Earl Miller; Government – Stephanie Bryan and Weldon Vickrey; Business – Dale Ash and Bill Farr; Medicine – Ima Joan Helton-Crawford The induction ceremony and dinner will be held Saturday, April 28, 6 p.m., at The Club, Highway 21, Atmore. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Atmore News and United…

2 injured, 1 detained after Tuesday pickups collision (UPDATED)

Two people were loaded into ambulances on gurneys; a third was loaded into a police car in handcuffs, after an early morning, March 23, collision between two pickups. The mishap occurred around 6:15 a.m. at the junction of Martin Luther King Drive and East Sunset Drive, just outside Atmore’s city limits but in its police jurisdiction, when a 1982 Chevrolet Silverado and a 1998 Ford 150 met nearly head-on.…