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Fire destroys Fennell St. residence
Atmore and Poarch firefighters battle the destructive blaze By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department Chief Ron Peebles said last week that investigators had not yet determined just what caused a September 24 housefire that consumed a Fennell Street residence.“We’re labeling it as undetermined right now,” Peebles said of the blaze that destroyed the house, a wood frame structure that had no electricity service but indications that people were…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
State senator presents funds to high schools, Huxford
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While approval of the FY2025 operating budget was the major business conducted at the Escambia County Board of Education’s September 26 meeting (see separate story, this edition), board members and a state lawmaker combined to provide some good news for four Atmore-area schools. Six BOE members — District 1’s Kevin Hoomes was unable to attend — quickly and unanimously gave the green light to…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Atmore man again turned down for parole
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man serving a lengthy sentence on a weapons and burglary conviction was turned down for parole for the second time this year by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Deonta L. Hudson Hudson Deonta L. Hudson was also denied parole in March. He is serving a 15-year sentence after his May 2021 conviction on a charge of possession of a pistol by a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Sept. 19 event a Scouts recruitment effort, not unveiling of refurbished building
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Local Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders are upset that an article in last week’s Atmore News labeled the organization’s September 19 open house as the “unveiling of the ‘new’ Scout hut,” which recently underwent a major renovation.The event was actually not to show off the refurbished building, they said, but to try and convince boys and girls to take up Scouting and join either…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
VFW raffling Trump AR-15 rifle
By KEITH BERNARDUCCISpecial to Atmore News (Submitted September 27)Did you know there are only 38 days until the National Election for the Presidency of the United States?Did you know that means there’s only six weeks until that election?Did you know it’s only 33 days until the Williams Station Day Celebration?Have you realized it’s only four weeks until the Williams Station Day?Here’s something I bet you didn’t know! The Atmore Veterans…
by Submitted Article access_time2 months ago