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Hetherington Martin Powell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three Atmore residents were arrested on felony charges by three different agencies during the period May 17 through May 26. Details were not immediately available, but the county jail website shows the following:Poarch Creek Indians police arrested 41-year-old Gary Kentrell Hetherington May 17 on several charges, including assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, harassment (intent to…

Kyles Chick By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman and an Atmore man remained behind bars in Escambia County, Fla., arrested Sunday (May 28) after they allegedly entered a Bratt, Fla. mobile home illegally and attacked the sleeping occupants, shooting one of them in the arm in the process.The Escambia County Jail shows Tiana Brooke Chick, 20, was being held without bond early Tuesday, May 30. She is charged…

The pickup slammed into the base of the pole. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer More than 150 residents and businesses along Main Street were without electricity, some for more than three hours, last Wednesday, May 24, when a pickup truck left the city’s busiest thoroughfare and plowed into a utility pole at the intersection of South Main and Horner streets.Traffic lights on Main, Trammell and East Nashville also went dark…

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Numbers are very significant for a high school student taking the ACT. And they’ve gone up for high school students in the Escambia County system.Some numbers are known as a “benchmark” score of the ACT. And they are more than just numbers. They signify a student has achieved a “credential.”A different benchmark is set for obtaining a credential and is part of the College…