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APD investigating possible homicide
Atmore police are still probing the Friday (July 26) shooting death of an 84-year-old Atmore man, trying to determine if foul play is involved. Results of tests on evidence sent to the state crime lab will determine the direction the investigation takes. In a press release issued today (Monday, July 29), Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said what started out as a death investigation “will be processed as a homicide…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
PCI, ECHA negotiate hospital land swap
Atmore News has confirmed from several sources that Poarch Band of Creek Indians and Escambia County Healthcare Authority have negotiated a land swap that will result in a new hospital being built in almost the same location as originally planned. According to the sources, the agreement calls for Poarch to give ECHA 10 acres along Alabama 21, just a few hundred yards south of Atmore’s Rivercane retail and industrial park.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
UB hosting movie night
Special to Atmore News United Bank sets out to explore “The Hidden World” for its Screen on the Green 2019 outdoor movie. The event will be held Friday, August 2, at Heritage Park where the main feature will be “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” the third entry into the popular movie series. Follow Hiccup and Toothless again as they explore “The Hidden World,” a secret Dragon Utopia.…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Car slams into 2 others on S. Main
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An equipment malfunction caused a Monroe County woman’s vehicle to slam into two other cars, both parked along South Main Street, last Thursday afternoon, July 18. According to Atmore Police Department reports, Dawn Hall, 61, of Monroeville was traveling south on Main Street around 3:20 p.m. when the bizarre mishap occurred. The right-side tie rod, a device that holds the steering gear in place,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Lightning causes fire, knocks out emergency communications
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Portions of Atmore’s public safety communications network were still out of order early Tuesday, damaged by a fierce thunderstorm that hit the community around 5 p.m. Friday (July 19), spewing lightning and wind that toppled trees and started a house fire. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported Monday afternoon that most of the emergency communications used by city police and firefighters had been “patched”…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago