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At the presentation, from left, Rep. Alan Baker, Mavis Torrence, Dr. Marian Torrence By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state legislature came to the Monday, August 14, Atmore City Council meeting to honor a local coaching legend several months after his burial.District 66 Rep. Alan Baker presented to the widow of the late Cornell Torrence a resolution that was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives in honor of Torrence,…

Woman hit, killed by car; driver critical after beaten by bar patrons Martin By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A woman who was hit by a car late Saturday night, August 5, while crossing U.S. 31, later succumbed to her injuries, and the driver of the car that hit her remained in critical condition this week with injuries he suffered when he was beaten by a group of angry bar patrons.According…

Pettaway By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 19-year-old Mobile man remains in the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) without bond this week, charged with the July 25 slaying of an Atmore man.Antonio LeMarcus Pettaway II, who had been sought by authorities since shortly after someone shot 22-year-old Jatyrain Aquamini “Tank” Tolbert to death inside his car, was booked into the county facility last Thursday, August 3, at 4:40 p.m.The jail…

Chad Prewett, left, with Coach Bruce Pearl UPDATED TO INCLUDE INTERVIEW WITH CHAD By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Auburn University Head Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl announced last week that director of operations Chad Prewett and recruiting coordinator Mike Burgomaster have been promoted to assistant coaches.According to a posting on Auburn Wire, Prewett and Burgomaster were two of four promotions within the Tigers basketball program. Video coordinator Ian Borders was promoted…

Morris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County man, one of two state inmates hit and killed by a car last week as they worked on an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) work crew, was to have been laid to final rest on Tuesday, August 8.Forty-year-old Colt Eugene Morris of Escambia County and Ronnie Steven Cornelius, 30, of Colbert County were both killed while working along Marion County Highway…