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Clark By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police announced last week that a Flomaton man, who was being sought as the second suspect in a May 21 incident in which more than two dozen shots were fired at and into a vehicle here, was arrested May 24 during a traffic stop in Flomaton.Terry Clark, 24, was the subject of arrest warrants for attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an…

Buses will stop at the train depot By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Greyhound, the largest provider of intercity bus services in the U.S., announced that the bus line, a Flix North America company, has expanded its service in Alabama to include two daily stops in Atmore.Beginning Wednesday, June 4, Greyhound will reinstate curbside passenger pickup and drop-off twice daily at the area next to the train depot adjacent to Atmore…

Andrews By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Area authorities continued at Tuesday’s press deadline their search for a Bay Minette man with a violent criminal past who is wanted in the Friday night, May 23, shooting death of an Atmore man outside a Bay Minette house party.Bay Minette Police Department (BMPD) officials have obtained an arrest warrant charging 28-year-old Decareus Keywon Mallory Andrews with murder. Andrews is believed to have fired…

From left, Jamie Crawford passes through the detector as Shaun Goolsby uses a wand to confirm that Crawford has no dangerous objects on his person. Some schools using metal detectors only sparingly, some not at all By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County School System officials admitted during a workshop prior to the March 22 school board meeting that the metal detectors purchased last year to strengthen security at…

Comalander By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After sitting in an Escambia County Detention Center cell for two years without bond, an area woman who is charged with murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the 2023 beating death of her infant child, has been released on bond.Shelby Shyanne Comalander, now 26, is accused of helping her stepfather-boyfriend inflict fatal head injuries on her 2-month-old child, who authorities say received…