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Community Fun Day is Saturday

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While the families of students preparing for the upcoming school term can receive free supplies, uniforms and a week’s worth of groceries at one location this Saturday (see story in Back-to-School section), the youngsters themselves can enjoy a last summer fling before the start of classes.Atmore police and firefighters, as well as Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson and District 3 City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, will…

Busted in ’Bama

Regional task force apprehends Iowa trio after traffic stop, raid on hotel room Altman Hart Brown By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite efforts by state and local officials to make visitors feel welcome, a trio of Iowa residents probably won’t have pleasant memories of their recent visit to Alabama.The three — two men and a woman — have apparently headed back to the Hawkeye State after posting bond on felony…

Fountain CF escapee recaptured

Tidwell The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office reported at 3:30 p.m. that escapee Jesse Lee Tidwell Jr. was recaptured and is now in custody. Alabama Department of Corrections officials announced this afternoon (Wednesday, July 14) that Tidwell, who was serving time for second-degree rape, escaped today. He reportedly left his work assignment near North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette. The 46-year-old inmate, who was convicted in Lauderdale County in 2014 and…

State COVID-19 update

The following information is provided by the Alabama Department of Public Health as of July 7, 2021.Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Alabamians as quickly as possible is our goal.COVID-19 cases – 552,911COVID-19 deaths – 11,387Currently eligible for vaccine – everyone 12 years of age and olderVaccine doses administered – 3,277,578Vaccine doses delivered to Alabama – 4,662,015Alabama healthcare providers enrolled – 1,387COVID-19 infection rates increase in AlabamaToday’s Alabama Department…

Troopers investigate 10 fatal crashes during holiday

Special to Atmore News The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 10 fatalities on the state’s highways during the Fourth of July holiday period, which officially began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 2, and ended at midnight Monday, July 5.Troopers with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division saw a continual trend of no boating fatalities and no non-boating fatalities (drownings) on the state’s waterways.“Anytime a law enforcement agency can report zero boating…