Category: News

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 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 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 DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education approved last week a $61 million operating budget for the fiscal year that began Tuesday, October 1 and runs through September 30, 2025. The financial blueprint includes a state-mandated 2-percent pay increase for employees and is based on projected revenues of $57,153,767.More than half the revenues (61 percent, $35,002,209) will come from state sources, while $7,329,049 (13 percent) is…

State Senator Greg Albritton, center, delivered a check to the Atmore Public Library recently. The funds are from a discretionary community service grant. APL Director Hope Lassiter, left, said the funds will be used to purchase reading materials and supplies. At right is APL staff member Ginger Caraway. (photo below)