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Giles At least six buckshot pellets ripped through the window of a Point Escambia unit. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of Atmore residents and visitors enjoyed pre-Christmas events over the weekend, but three local men will never see another Christmas after one of the city’s most violent weekends in recent memory.Atmore police have a suspect in jail for a late-Friday (December 6) shooting at Point Escambia Apartments that led…

Band, choir concertThe Escambia County High School Winter Concert will be held Thursday, December 12, 7 p.m., in the ECHS Hodnette Auditorium. Featured will be the ECHS Choir, Escambia County Middle School Concert Band, and the ECHS Wind Ensemble. Admission is free. Suggested donations are $4 for adults, $2 for students.GECA Christmas playThe Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA) production of “An Enchanted Bookshop Christmas,” concludes this week. Show…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three Atmore City Council members and Mayor Jim Staff didn’t deal with any major issues among the nine items on Monday’s (December 9’s) meeting agenda. It was what followed the business portion of the meeting that caught the attention of the scattered few who attended and sparked nods of agreement from the four city officials.Police Chief Chuck Brooks, who announced just over five weeks ago…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Kids of all ages can get a head start on Christmas fun this Saturday, December 7, when Atmore Main Street (AMS) and the City of Atmore combine to bring the community’s first “Snow Day” celebration.Goody bags with crayons, coloring books and more will be given to the first 100 kids to arrive at the free event, which will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.…

Visitors from across nation attend annual tribal gathering Princesses, from left, Jenni-Lynn Angel Trevino, Treacy Ella McGhee-Tanner, Callie Beth Murphy, Abbigail Lynn Stephens, Cassidy Hope Murphy, Linda Joyce Brooks By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Fire-roasted corn, tribal dances and the official unveiling of this year’s group of Poarch Creek Indians princesses were among the highlights for several thousand attendees last Thursday, November 28, on the first day of the Poarch…