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Snow!
A rare series of snow showers that fell Friday night and into Saturday morning across Atmore and Escambia County proved area weathermen wrong and created a virtual Winter Wonderland for local children of all ages. Forecasters had predicted that there was a “slight chance” of wintry precipitation that could include snow falling across the area, but cautioned that locals shouldn’t expect any accumulation of the white powder, even if it…
Bond revoked
An Atmore woman who was arrested in July and accused of doing nothing to stop her mother-in-law from prostituting the woman’s teenage daughter, was back behind bars just 10 days after she finally was able to make bond. Melissa Deann Stoker, 37, spent more than four months in the Escambia County Detention Center before a $100,000 bond was posted on her behalf on November 20. That bond represented a significant…
Downtown revitalization begins
“We’re gonna bring back that theater.” And that, according to Zach Mannheimer, is the beginning for Atmore’s downtown revitalization. Mannheimer is principal community planner with McClure Engineering Company, a Clive, Iowa-based civil engineering firm. He works within “Creative Placemaking for rural communities with the goal of helping them achieve economic and population growth through cultural and entrepreneurial amenities, concepts, and catalytic projects,” he is quoted as saying. According to the…
Armed robbery reported at Atmore ABC Store
Atmore police blocked off several streets in the city’s northeastern sector Tuesday night (December 12) as they searched for the person or persons who robbed the North Main Street ABC Store earlier Tuesday evening. According to unconfirmed reports from reliable sources within law enforcement, either one or two masked and armed bandits entered the state-operated liquor store shortly after sundown and demanded cash. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash,…