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Mobile man dies in Hwy. 97 crash
A truck driver was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Thursday morning (April 22) on Highway 97, Escambia County, Fla. The victim was a 52-year-old male from Mobile. The following is from the Florida Highway Patrol press release: On 22 April, 2021, at approximately 06:22AM, the Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a log truck on State Road 97 just south of Meadows Road. The…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
CFSA funds COVID-19 relief efforts
Special to Atmore News The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA) announced it has awarded $268,600 to 22 nonprofit organizations across its service area in Southwest Alabama. One of those receiving funds is Pride of Atmore. (Amount of funds awarded was not provided.)These funds will support programs that provide resources and basic needs to those in Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties effected by COVID-19.To address…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Fire causes moderate damage
Special to Atmore News City firefighters spent less than 40 minutes battling a Sunday afternoon (April 18) kitchen fire that caused moderate damage to a Tumbling Lane residence.Atmore Fire Department reports show that units were dispatched at 3:17 p.m. to the rural site, which is in the Canoe community. Firemen arrived six minutes later and were able to bring the small blaze under control by 4 p.m.AFD personnel contained the…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
No early release for long-time inmates
Thomason Swint By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two state inmates, including one who was convicted of killing an Escambia County man in 2005, were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles.Darryl Swint, who is in his 27th year of state confinement, and Ian Lamar Thomason, who has been behind bars for almost 12 years, were turned down in their respective bids for early release.Swint,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Gaming bill passes Senate, but voter consideration still long way off
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer State Senator Greg Albritton, who helped put together the comprehensive statewide gaming bill that recently passed the Alabama Senate, said this week there were two solid reasons he pushed for passage of the legislation.“First off, if it gets to the people, I think it will be voted in overwhelmingly,” Albritton, who resides in Atmore, said prior to the Monday (April 19) meeting of the county’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago