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Smith By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 55-year-old Atmore man finds himself behind bars this week, charged with the rape several months ago of a friend’s child who had not yet reached his or her 13th birthday.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann confirmed this week that Curtis Lee Smith was arrested last Friday, April 15, after a joint investigation conducted by APD detectives and Escambia County Department of Human Resources…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For all but one year since its debut in 1977, Escambia County’s Law Day observance has provided high school seniors with an inside look at the workings of the judicial system. The program has remained — for the most part — free of controversy. Until now.Invited as keynote speaker for the Friday, May 6, session — for 12th-grade students at Flomaton, T.R. Miller and W.S.…

CSX decides against announced closure of Main St. crossing The CSX sign on North Main indicates the Main Street crossing would be closed next week. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City of Atmore officials remained at a loss following digital announcements by CSX Transportation that the rail crossing spanning the city’s busiest street would be closed this week.However, a source close to the situation said company officials apparently aren’t even…

Thames By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman who admitted to having pot in her vehicle when she was pulled over by city police for stopping in the middle of a state highway, was also charged with felony drug possession when officers found several hallucinogenic pills in her car.The pills tested positive for Ecstasy, a manmade stimulant known as a designer drug because it was created for the sole…

Suspect’s car goes airborne during Smith’s Dairy-Jack Springs chase Crenshaw By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 36-year-old Atmore man, apparently a fan of the “Dukes of Hazard” television show, took off when an Atmore police officer activated his blue lights and tried to stop him last Wednesday, April 6, because of an equipment violation.The ensuing chase, which began around 7:30 p.m. on Alabama 21, ended shortly after the suspect took…