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Atmore woman injured in crash
A two-vehicle collision that occurred December 29 at a rural intersection sent an Atmore woman to a local hospital. The crash, between a Nissan Maxima and a Honda Accord, happened around 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Jack Springs Road and Woods Road. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, Makenna J. Woods of Uriah, 16, was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastward on Woods Road. Deviney B. Smith…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
A win at the buzzer
Escambia Academy hosted the New Year Classic Basketball Tournament December 29 and 30. EA won over Walton High School (Florida) 80-79 when EA’s Fred Flavors made a buzzer-beater 3-point basket. The girls team lost to Walton. Sparta Academy also participated in the tournament. Shown, Fred Flavors makes the winning shot News photo by Ditto Gorme
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Man tries to run down officers
An Atmore man, initially suspected of stealing several items from a local business, remained in the Escambia County Detention Center this week, charged with attempting to run down two Atmore police officers who were trying to arrest him on the theft charge. According to an employee of the county jail’s booking and release division, Marvin Angelo Moorer of Atmore is being held on two counts of attempted murder of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Farm to Table
A pre-Christmas partnership between a local commercial bank, an area food bank and a local church’s feed-the-hungry ministry is helping fill empty stomachs in and around Atmore during the holidays. About two dozen volunteers, including a contingent of seven United Bank employees that included the bank’s top officer, the pastor and members of Empowerment Tabernacle and representatives of Theodore-based Feeding the Gulf Coast met December 19 and gleaned white radishes…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago