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Deadly derecho
Thankfully, only minor damage here By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most people not schooled in meteorology had probably never heard of a derecho when local skies began to darken last Thursday, June 28, and most probably still don’t know exactly what a derecho is. But residents of Atmore and the surrounding area got a brief glimpse that day of the power and fury such a weather phenomenon can bring.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Atmore News will be closed July 4
News Staff Report Atmore News will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, so that our staff may enjoy the Independence Day holiday with our families. Since we usually distribute “atmore” magazine on the first Wednesday of every month, we are changing our schedule for July. We plan to distribute the July magazine to the advertisers Tuesday afternoon, July 3. Our Atmore News home delivery subscribers will get their papers Tuesday…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Fourth person charged
2nd woman arrested in Walnut Hill slaying By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Authorities in Escambia County, Fla., arrested last week a fourth suspect — the second woman charged — in connection with the June 3 slaying of a Walnut Hill man and the near-fatal shooting of another. According to the Escambia County Jail website, Jessica Nichole Thomas, 30, who lived at the Highway 164 residence where the shootings took…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Car runs under semi-trailer
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer No serious injuries were reported Saturday morning, June 23, when the driver of a 1995 Ford Mustang apparently didn’t notice that a tractor-trailer rig ahead of it was making a right turn, and ran up under the rig’s trailer. The mishap, which happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. at the junction of U.S. 31 and Wilson Avenue, caused only temporary traffic problems on the highway,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Man charged with attempted murder
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man is free on $100,000 bond this week, charged with three counts of attempted murder after he allegedly fired a gun into an occupied vehicle on a residential street. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said in a June 19 press release that 33-year-old Labranden Sharp, of a Woods Road address, surrendered to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies on June 18, four days after…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago