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Juanita Smith By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Long-time educator Juanita Smith passed away Sunday, February 18, in Atmore.When Atmore News posted word of her passing on Facebook Sunday afternoon, posts in response to the news poured in from students and fellow teachers as they remembered her with fondness and offered prayers for the family.Mrs. Smith moved to Atmore in 1951. Her teaching career in the Atmore area spanned 31 years, including…

Frye By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police officers and agents of the U.S. Marshals Service took 30-year-old Cleo Frye III of Atmore into custody around 4 p.m. last Thursday, February 15, making him the second person charged in the January 13 shooting death of Atmore resident Okeema McCants.Based on the number of shell casings found at the scene, the 39-year-old Atmore man was shot more than a dozen times…

News Staff Report Alabama will hold its 18th annual severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday this weekend, beginning Friday, February 23, at 12:01 a.m. and ending Sunday, February 25, at midnight.The annual event, held on the last weekend of February each year, gives shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain severe weather preparedness items free of state sales tax.Local sales taxes could still apply, as a list of participating municipalities and…

Gov. Ivey speaks about broadband during her Atmore visit Special to Atmore News Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced that more than $188 million in grants have been awarded to continue the expansion of high-speed internet access in Alabama, especially in the state’s rural areas. The total includes funds to expand broadband accessibility in Escambia and surrounding counties.The grants total $188,453,905 and are part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act…

By Atmore News Staff Atmore News publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher — both arrested last October for allegedly revealing grand jury secrets — have been invited to speak about the experience at this year’s Reva & David Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting.The Symposium, held each April on the campus of University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is set for April 19-21.The invitation to participate in the…