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Atmore City School System … maybe
News Staff Report A group has formed in Atmore to explore the possibility of creating a city school system, breaking away from the county public school system. Atmore Citizens for Change will hold a public meeting this Friday night, February 15, 6 p.m. at Deliverance Ministry Church of Jesus Christ, 2nd Avenue, in Atmore. They plan to have a consultant at the meeting to share information on the process of…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Suicide by train?
Atmore man struck, killed by CSX freight train By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Authorities are still at a loss as to why an Atmore man apparently intentionally stepped into the path of a CSX freight train as it roared through the city last week. Eric Edwards Smith, 40, of Atmore was reportedly killed instantly when the westbound freight was unable to stop and plowed into him at the Martin…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
More charges for twice-bonded Atmore woman
An Atmore woman, already out on bond on one charge when she was arrested Jan. 31 on several charges related to a tantrum she threw when a local restaurant refused to serve her more alcohol, has been charged with trafficking in Kratom. Nadia Coker, 42, of a Trammell Street address was free on bond from a third-degree assault charge when she reportedly pitched a fit in the Atmore eating establishment.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Shots fired at baby’s mama
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested January 29 after he reportedly punctuated an argument with his child’s mother by firing several shots from a handgun at her car as she drove away from the residence they once shared. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Marcus Flowers, 24, was arrested after officers responded to his residence on Jack Springs Road. A woman who identified herself…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
McCullough warehouse goes up in flames
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Firefighters have returned daily to tame fiery flare-ups at the site of a January 31 blaze that destroyed a massive seed warehouse at a McCullough cotton gin. Smoke was reported coming from the warehouse, part of Frank Currie Gin Company, around 12:45 p.m. on January 31. The burning cotton seed has continued to combust, long after the major flames were quelled by volunteer firefighters…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago