Category: Headlines

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members gave the green light to several outdoor events scheduled for the upcoming weeks and months, including an August 1 concert by 2024 American Idol runner-up Will Mosely that will be part of Main Street Atmore’s First Thursday shopping event.The concert, set for 7 p.m. at the Boxcar Willie park, will bring to the city the show’s second finalist. Acapulco Restaurant recently…

Pettaway By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 19-year-old Mobile man, charged in the July 2023 shooting death of an Atmore man on a city street, was released from jail recently after his bond was reduced by 85 percent.According to information provided upon request by Circuit Clerk John R. Fountain, Antonio LeMarcus Pettaway II was freed May 30 after his bond was lowered from $500,000 to $75,000.Pettaway was out of jail…

News Staff Report Lillie Johnson and the Yellow Hat Society are planning a Meet & Greet for Escambia County School Superintendent Dr. Michele Collier, school administrators and coaches, and Board of Education members Monday, July 29, 6 p.m., Atmore City Hall.While this event is mainly to introduce new school personnel to the community, Johnson does not want to leave anyone out. And she’s hoping community members will come by to…

Digmon One thing I have found in trying to put all this in order is that it’s not easy to put all this in order. I find myself going through legal documents, emails and my notes and sometimes things overlap, or I need to go back and explain something. Anyway, bear with me if at times I seem to jump around. 2023October 30Circuit Judge Jeff White, Circuit Judge Todd Stearns,…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 56-year-old Atmore man was killed Tuesday, July 9, when he ran off the shoulder of Interstate 10 near Madison, Fla. and his truck overturned.Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate that the unidentified man was traveling westbound, towing a boat, when he inexplicitly drove his truck off the roadway around 1:28 a.m., near mile marker 251.According to FHP reports, after the truck ran onto the paved…