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Fire survivor’s story
If in another room, whole family might have been lost By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Six people were asleep inside a Martinville Loop home when a fire raged through the dwelling on February 15. Only through fate or divine intervention did five of them make it out of the inferno. Christina “Crissy” Atkins lost her life in the blaze, which sent flames high enough that they were seen from…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
FNB&T renovating South Main buildings
Special to Atmore News The Board of Directors of First Suncoast Trust Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary bank First National Bank & Trust announce the improvements to the property on Main Street located adjacent to the bank’s main office. Another notable property located downtown is getting a facelift. Work started last week on the renovation and improvement of the former Western Auto property at 121 South Main and adjacent buildings. The…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
‘Super Tuesday’ primaries just a week away
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Less than a week remains before Atmore voters join the state electorate in deciding who will square off in November for the U.S. presidency, seats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and a slew of statewide offices. On March 3, or Super Tuesday, voters will take part in Republican and Democratic party primaries that will eliminate a ton of candidates and…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Change of heart?
City council rethinking donation of land for hospital  By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A request from the Escambia County Healthcare Authority (ECHCA) that the city of Atmore donate 10 acres of Rivercane land for a new hospital has been rejected in one way or another by the city council on three occasions. Now, judging from discussion during a Monday (February 24) council workshop, city council members have apparently had…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
2nd arrest in Piggly Wiggly robbery
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A second Atmore man has been arrested in connection with the December 2019 armed robbery of Piggly Wiggly just across the Florida line. Jail records and Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office reports show that 46-year-old Johnny Cecil Patterson of an East Ashley Street address in Atmore remained this week in the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail. Patterson was arrested February 10 and charged with one…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago