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The Pride of Atmore committee and volunteers outdid themselves at Myrna’s Salad Luncheon Monday, June 17, with tables laden with all types of salads. At last count, almost 300 attended. The committee and helpers are shown, from left, front, Annie Poole, Susan Hayes, Teresa Davis, Myrna Monroe, Emilee Craft, Dawn Skipper; back, Cindy Colville, Dale Ash, Ronda Kuznieski, Pearl McBride, Valerie Spencer, Foster Kizer, Susan Tuthill. Not pictured are committee…

The crowd, huddled under the thin shade of a small tree, reacts to a statement. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A small crowd of Atmore’s black population braved the pre-summer heat last Saturday (June 15) to mark the official date on which slavery ended in the United States.“We may not be large in number, but we are here,” said Sandra Gray, who moderated the program and organized the parade that…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have charged a juvenile with attempted murder in connection to a shooting that took place last Friday, June 14, in the city’s northwestern quadrant.The victim, who suffered a single gunshot wound that was labeled “non-life threatening,” is also a juvenile.According to reports, patrol officers were sent to the 300 block of Everette Street around 5:35 p.m. after emergency dispatchers relayed reports that shots…

Judge WhiteDaryl Graves, Stalking 1st; Danyel Etheridge, Sodomy 1st; Mark Leland Musser, UPCS; Clinton Wiggins, UPCS; Adam Countryman, UPCS; Eddie Vernard Jones, UDCS; Darrel Campbell, UDCS, UPOM 1st; David Eugene Kennedy, UPCS; James F. Weaver, Assault 1st; Reco McNeal, Burglary 3rd, UDCS, UPCS; Brandon Samuel, UPCS; Demarcus Brown, Robbery 2nd; William Hamilton, UPCS; Luis Ibarra, UPCS; Deidra Dee Maden, Facilitating Escape; Charles Franklin Jones, Sex Abuse 1st;Brandon Pugh, Burglary 3rd,…

ECSO still investigating late-May assault at Freemanville teen center Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer County sheriff’s investigators are still working to determine just what happened to trigger a shooting incident that erupted during a late-May gathering in Freemanville and left one person in critical condition.According to a story published online June 7 by WKRG-TV, a large crowd had gathered for what started as a “rap battle” between a group…