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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Members of the Canoe community and members of William Carney Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans are working to replace the marker that relates the basics of the tiny hamlet’s history.The original marker, erected in 2007 at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Baker Street, was recently torn from its framing when a local man, riding a Utility Terrain Vehicle (side-by-side), clipped it and ripped…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was seriously injured July 4 when she became the third vehicle involved in a three-vehicle crash near Pollard that claimed the life of a Missouri man.Alabama State Troopers reports show the fatal collision occurred around 4:17 p.m. on U.S. 31, near Old U.S. 31, approximately six miles south of Brewton.Troopers reported that a 2017 Jeep Liberty, driven by Shirley A. Moore, 60,…

Atmore woman bitten and treated News Staff Report Alabama Department of Public Health officials announced this week that an unidentified older Atmore woman was unloading her vehicle after returning from a recent grocery shopping trip when, seemingly from out of nowhere, she was attacked and bitten by a fox that officials later confirmed was rabid.The fox was taken to the Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of Clinical Laboratories where…

Digmon This week, I continue the timeline started in last week’s Atmore News. 2023October 23I was staying with Myrna in Atmore Community Hospital as she was recovering from a broken leg.I got a call on my cell phone from Escambia County Deputy Artur Odom. I’ve known Arthur for decades. I knew him when he was with the Atmore Police Department, then with various other law enforcement agencies. I didn’t take…

Carlis Albritton, seated; Bro. Don Davis, right; Steve Albritton, back Bro. Don Davis, left, and Kyle Kersey Bro. Don Davis, left, and Sylvia Morgan Bro. Don Davis, left, and Daniel Rudd By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Five local veterans, including four from the ranks of the U.S. Army and one from the U.S. Air Force, were honored by the ministers and congregation of Atmore First Assembly of God (AFA) during…