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Two killed in collision – Walnut Hill woman critical after mishap; ATV crash claims teen
Two Atmore residents, including the owner of a local barbecue restaurant, were killed in a violent two-car collision that occurred Friday night (April 28) on Jack Springs Road. According to reports filed by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers, 37-year-old Christopher Henry Lowe and 22-year-old Shalonda Trenee Rudolph were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened around 9:45 p.m. Trooper reports indicate that a 1991 Chevrolet…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Tingle addresses BOE on consolidation
A.C. Moore fourth-grade teacher Anna Tingle addressed the Escambia County School Board at the regular meeting Thursday, April 26. She did not request that the school not be closed, but that the students and faculty not be split between two other schools. Superintendent John Knott and the board are considering moving the pre-K and third grade from ACM to Rachel Patterson Elementary, and the fourth grade to Escambia County Middle…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Uriah man charged in Atmore thefts
A Uriah man was arrested last week and charged with committing at least three thefts that took place recently in the Atmore area. Escambia Co. Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert reported that deputies responded to three different theft reports, including those in which a utility trailer, dump trailer and a boat were stolen. During the early stages of the investigation, deputies received information that the stolen items might possibly…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Sonic to open this week
Area residents who have been anticipating the opening of Atmore’s new Sonic restaurant won’t have much longer to wait. Barring any last-minute snags, the drive-in eatery will begin serving its burgers, hot dogs, tater tots and other popular fare to the public Wednesday afternoon. “We plan to go full-bore about 4 p.m., Wednesday,” said Anita Sigler, who will manage the restaurant. “We’ll be fine-tuning things on Tuesday, then we will…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Driver suffers memory lapse
Atmore police were still working Tuesday to unravel the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle crash that occurred in the first hour of Sunday, April 23, and included an apparent lapse of memory on the part of one driver. Police reports show that the collision occurred around 12:39 a.m., Sunday, at the intersection of South Main and Craig streets, when a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 22-year-old Xavier Watkins of Frisco City…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago