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Youth baseball, softball registration under way
Special to Atmore News Registration is currently under way for youngsters ages 4-12 who plan to participate in the Atmore Cal Ripken Baseball or Atmore Babe Ruth Softball programs this spring and summer.Registration will be held from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day, Monday through Friday, through March 3, at Atmore Public Library, 700 East Church Street.One more Saturday signup session will be held at Atmore City Hall’s auditorium,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Deadly crossing
Local man killed instantly when freight train slams into SUV Rescue personnel await arrival of the county coroner. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 19-year-old Perdido man was killed instantly when a CSX freight train slammed into his SUV at the Martin Luther King Drive crossing early Sunday evening.The wreck claimed the life of Koby Wooten of Perdido, son of Melissa Wall and Ed Wooten. He is also survived by…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
‘Historic day’
5 ECHS student athletes accept college, prep school offers The signees, from left, C’Anna Betts, Jumarcus Lee, Kaiden Arnold, Carmelo “C-Dot” Turner, Anthony McCants By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In what is being called a historic day for the school, five Escambia County High School (ECHS) student athletes formally signed scholarships or grants-in-aid to compete at the collegiate or prep school level.The event took place on National Signing Day (last…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Honoring a legacy, contributions
Trail Blazer Citizen Award presented to Chris Walker, right, by Sherilyn Reynolds Rosa Parks Award presented to Carolyn Bankes, right, by Sherilyn Reynolds Certificate of Recognition presented to Zickeyous Byrd, left, by Rep. Alan Baker The head table, from left, Mayor Jim Staff, Bea Forniss, Rev. Cromwell Handy, Rev. Michael Arnold, Superintendent Michele McClung, Master of Ceremony Zickeyous Byrd, Rev. Willie Hawthorne. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Yellow Hat Society’s…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 years ago
Monroeville man arrested for meth possession
Amos By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 54-year-old Monroe County man was arrested here February 1 on felony drug possession charges after police received a report around 7:15 a.m. of a “suspicious person” loitering near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Ridgeley Street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers questioned the man, later identified as Michael Amos of Monroeville, and “developed probable cause” to search him.The search turned…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago