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National Day of Prayer is May 4
“Pray Fervently In Righteousness And Avail Much”James 5:16B By LINDA GODWINSpecial to Atmore News The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The Task Force is a privately funded…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago
Atmore woman facesfirst-degree pot charge
Boatwright By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was arrested April 14 by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and charged with felony pot possession.Details were not immediately available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows that Khalila Kechlyren Boatwright, 44, was processed into the jail on one count of first-degree possession of marijuana.Under Alabama Criminal Code, first-degree possession of marijuana (Class C felony) is charged if the pot’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Man arrested for burglary
Mitchell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was taken into custody April 17 by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he failed to appear in court to answer a felony burglary charge.Not all details were immediately available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows Eric Depaul Mitchell, 44, was arrested after he was a no-show in circuit court, where he faced charges of first-degree burglary and third-degree…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Meth charge for manpeeking through window
Rollins By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore Police Department officer, checking out a “suspicious person” who was seen moving around in the city’s downtown commercial area, arrested a 46-year-old Atmore man on felony drug possession charges.The incident occurred April 17, around 2:15 a.m., when the officer “observed a person wearing black clothing looking into the window of a closed business.”The officer spoke with the individual, later identified as Antwan…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Distracted driver
Disciplinary action pending after thrown batteries cause bus crash Firefighters examine injured students while police conduct the crash investigation. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Several Escambia County Middle School students suffered minor injuries, and at least one faces disciplinary action after a pack of batteries was thrown into the front of a county school bus Monday (April 17), distracting the driver and causing a minor crash.The mishap occurred around 3:20…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago