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By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City of Atmore work crews were at work early Tuesday, re-installing basketball goals at two municipal parks and otherwise preparing for this week’s re-opening of all municipal greenspaces, most of which became accessible to the public again on Tuesday, May 26. The park re-openings were made a priority after Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week several amendments to her initial Safer at Home Order,…

FBI shoots, kills fugitive murder suspect Tobby Wiggins talks on the phone to FBI negotiators. Armed, camo-clad FBI agents stand guard as agents in background try to resuscitate the suspect. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A North Carolina murder suspect, who had been hiding in Atmore for several days, was shot and killed May 20 by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, several hours after a failed attempt to take…

Tobby Wiggins talks with FBI agents from the front door of the mobile home in which he had been hiding. News photo by Ditto Gorme A fugitive murder suspect was shot and killed Wednesday (May 20) in Atmore while Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were trying to take him into custody. James E. Jewell, Special Agent in Charge for the FBI’s Mobile Division, said during a brief Wednesday night press…

Houck Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. Today I am announcing my intention to become the next City Council member representing the citizens of District 4. I was born in Atmore, grew up around the country and the world. My father was career Army. My family roots run deep in the Atmore/Bratt area, back several generations. I graduated from ECHS in 1969, voted “Most School Spirit” that…

Lassiter Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. Shawn Lassiter announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat of the Atmore City Council on Monday. I am the son of the late Billy and Faye Lassiter, and have lived in Atmore for 49 years. Thirty of those years has been in District 4. I have been married to Hope for 24 years, and we have two children, Natalie…