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Bush By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police announced last Friday, March 3, the arrest of a Baldwin County man who was involved in the February 26 shooting that took place at the McDonald’s on South Main Street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Christopher Bush, 31, of Bay Minette — against whom the victim had obtained a protective order — is charged with three counts of felony domestic…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators continued this week their probe into the February 20 shooting death of a local teen. City detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy conducted by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences on the body of the victim, 16-year-old Janyia Wilson.Wilson, a sophomore member of Escambia County High School’s volleyball team, was laid to rest Saturday at Stallworth Cemetery following a service…

Atmore News was mentioned on Newsmax Monday, March 6. Congressman Jerry Carl’s column is a regular feature on the Atmore News Opinion page, and Newsmax picked up an excerpt from one of the Congressman’s columns published in the News. Congressman Carl’s Deputy Chief of Staff Zach Weidlich in Washington D.C. notified Atmore News of the mention. Shown is a screenshot on Newsmax, a national cable news and digital media company.

Michele Collier instructs Connie Reeves, left, from Atmore Central Office, and Janet Brantley, right, from Flomaton Elementary By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News More than ever, parents want to know exactly what’s going on in their child’s school.By the middle of March, every school in the Escambia County School System will provide the access.Each website of the 12 schools is getting an extreme makeover that will give parents a real-time…

By Atmore News Staff Bulls or bears?Escambia County High School’s Stock Market team — coached by Douglas Forbes and including Judah Dennis, Daniel Gunaca, Darron Nichols, Hasten Dean and DeAndre Richardson — is currently ranked 16th out of 270 such teams across the state, according to the school’s Facebook page. Known as Alabama Stock Market Game, the course is a 10-week, on-line trading experience during which students begin with $100,000…