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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday (March 10) meeting to an application for a grant that will help pay for the extra patrols Police Chief Chuck Brooks implemented in the wake of the gun violence that plagued the community in November and December.Brooks told council members the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant, a $75,000 award that will be in effect…

APD officers, at left, await the arrival of a tow truck, while at right city firemen remove wreck debris from the entry lanes to Walmart, where a two-vehicle collision occurred Friday morning, March 7. Atmore police, two Medstar ambulances and Atmore firefighters were sent around 9:30 a.m. to the crash site. Police reports show that a 2015 Buick Lacrosse and a 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo were involved. The driver of…

Dobson Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. I am excited to announce my intention to run for the district 4 city council seat in this upcoming election. I believe that Atmore is growing, and with that growth I would like to do my part in positively impacting this city that I love so much. My grandmother, Debbie Rowell, founded Southern Real Estate in 1979, and I’ve worked…

Mother charged after toddler succumbs to Feb. 25 crash injuries Janes By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman, the driver of a vehicle involved in a violent, head-on collision that happened shortly after 9 p.m. last Tuesday, February 25, near Atmore Country Club, has been charged with reckless murder and first-degree assault. The crash probe by state troopers turned into a fatality investigation after a 2-year-old Atmore child,…

Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said this week city police are investigating the defacement of several pieces of equipment at the park adjacent to Atmore Splash Pad but have no solid leads to go on. The name “Jinx” is spray-painted on several of the components of the play area. Anyone with any information regarding the park vandalism is asked to call Atmore police at 251-368-9141.