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Known as ‘Father of Atmore youth baseball’ Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Murray Johnson, whose name is synonymous with youth sports, especially baseball, in Atmore, passed away last week at home with family members by his bedside, bringing to an end a 50-years-plus commitment to the community’s youth.Family members confirmed that a “celebration of life” will be held this Saturday, June 28, at First Baptist Church of Atmore. Visitation…

Moore By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer District Court Judge Eric Coale has granted a bond to 19-year-old Lemareyoun Moore of Atmore, but the chances of Moore leaving jail anytime soon are remote.Coale set bond at $1 million for Moore, one of six individuals arrested in connection to the May 7 shooting into a vehicle that was approaching the junction of North Main and Howard streets.Moore was reportedly out on bond…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, still sitting as a four-member body, tackled a 14-item agenda in about 20 minutes during the council’s Monday, June 23, meeting. Numerous event requests were given the green light, and the council awarded bids for improving the roadway that runs through a local cemetery and for the fuel to keep city vehicles running.After a procedural move to get the cemetery and fuel…

From left, Arralean Ellis, great-granddaughter of Cornelia Elmore, and Physsel Johnson, one of Ms. Elmore’s grandnieces, were recognized at the ceremony. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore’s Juneteenth observance, held last Thursday, June 19, at the Cornelia Elmore Library Memorial was basically a celebration of the date (June 19, 1865) when about 2,000 federal troops freed the last group of Americans still under servitude.The observance, which drew only 19 citizens…

2 qualify for District 2 council seat By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As qualifying for Atmore city offices enters its second week, one candidate who initially filed papers to seek the District 1 city council seat being vacated by Webb Nall, will now run instead against District 2 incumbent Jerome Webster.Andreas Grant, who filed qualifying papers last week to challenge Bob Turk for the seat Nall has held for the…