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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved two upcoming events that will involve Heritage Park and promised to further discuss concerns over the city’s lack of a shelter to which homeless individuals can go to escape cold weather, violent weather systems and other possible life-threatening occurrences.The shelter issue was brought to the table by District 3’s Eunice Johnson and reinforced by Sandra Gray of the American Red…

The Tribal Council and Secretary of Interior, from left, Sandy Hollinger, Arthur Mothershed, Robbie McGhee, Keith Martin, Stephanie A. Bryan, Secretary Deb Haaland, Justin Stabler, Amy Gantt, Charlotte Meckel. Special to Atmore News U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Monday, January 15, made a historic visit to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians reservation in Atmore. Secretary Haaland is the first Native American to serve as Secretary of…

Rochelle Richardson discussed briefly the vacancy her leaving will create. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While Escambia County Board of Education members feel confident their search for a new superintendent is all but complete, they now must turn their attention to finding a new chief accountant.The board decided during its Thursday, January 18, meeting to turn to two outside sources — one to help fill the critical Chief Schools Financial…

Walker Officers investigate the crime scene. Yellow markers on the ground indicate pieces of evidence such as shell casings. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was shot to death Saturday, January 14, when he stopped his vehicle and tried to break up a scuffle in the middle of a city street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the city’s first homicide of 2024 took place around 10:55…

Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, behind bars for the past six years on a capital murder charge, was released from jail on the eve of his scheduled trial date after prosecutors failed to produce the evidence against him.Escambia County Detention Center’s website shows that Yeldon Devonta Rostchild, who was 23 when he was indicted for capital murder in July 2017 and was set to go before…