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Lassiter agrees to take city reins June 1; council will then fill vacated D-4 seat Shawn Lassiter, right, talks with Councilwoman Eunice Johnson at a community event By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Current District 4 Atmore City Councilman Shawn Lassiter, a native and lifelong resident of the community, announced last week that he will gladly accept the interim mayor post when Mayor Jim Staff steps down after May 31, five…

From left, Greg Dawkins, Loumeek White, Sherry Digmon, Dr. Michele Collier, Shaun Goolsby, LaTonya Gill, Jerry Wilson and Coleman Wallace prepare to break ground for the new concession stand. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A crowd of about 100 gathered last Friday, February 21, braving sub-freezing temperatures and gusty winds to witness or take part in the groundbreaking ceremony that marked the imminent beginning of a $590,000 concession stand that…

McMillan By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Reporter The case against an Atmore man arrested nearly two years ago and charged with several crimes related to an alleged domestic violence incident, was dismissed nearly a year ago after the woman who accused him refused to pursue the charges, court documents indicate.Hartwood Oliver McMillan III was arrested June 28, 2023, after Atmore police responded to a complaint from a woman at a residence…

Blount By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man who shot at city police, then held his live-in girlfriend hostage for four hours on February 10, was denied bond under provisions of Alabama’s Aniah’s Law during a February 14 hearing.According to court documents and published reports, District Court Judge Eric Coale refused to grant bond to 46-year-old Francis Tyrone Blount, who has a prior conviction for a violent crime. Blount…

York By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police announced last week the recent arrests of a 21-year-old Atmore man and a juvenile, each charged in connection with the November 29 firing of several shots into a vehicle as it idled at a city intersection.Brayvuan York remained in the Escambia County Detention Center this week. He is being held without bond on three counts of attempted murder and one count of…