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City council seeks bids on new vehicles for APD
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday, January 24, meeting the letting of bids for seven new police vehicles, renewed the city’s line of credit with a local bank and the granting of a beer and wine license for a local coffee shop.Bids will now be let for five new patrol vehicles, an SUV for the chief and a heavy-duty pickup truck for APD’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Selma killer’s execution set for Thursday
Reeves Despite a judicial order issued nearly three weeks ago that blocked it, Alabama Department of Corrections officials said this week the execution of Matthew Reeves will proceed as scheduled this Thursday, January 27, barring any last-minute notifications. Reeves was sentenced to die for the 1996 robbery-murder of 38-year-old Willie Johnson Jr. of Selma,  who came to Reeves’s aid when Reeves had car trouble. He is set to die by…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Fixin’ a hole
District 4 City Councilman Shawn Lassiter works Sunday morning (January 16) to patch one of six holes that appeared just in front of the Strand Theatre on South Main Street after Saturday’s downpour. According to Mayor Jim Staff, Lassiter said he received some complaints and knew that city streets and sanitation crews would be off Monday, so he took care of the problem himself.
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Drug arrests
Agencies continue to fight substance use Freeman Pleasant By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent spate of felony drug arrests continued over the past week, as Atmore police arrested a Flomaton man, Bay Minette police arrested an Atmore man, and state drug agents arrested another Atmore man, all on felony possession of illicit substances.Charges against Micheal Darnell Pleasant, 42, came January 12 after a patrol officer spotted a person riding…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Shortage of homes, apartments could slow Atmore’s expected growth
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Today’s article is the first in a two-part series about the shortage of available homes and apartments in Atmore and the surrounding area. Part 2 will deal with possible solutions to the problem.Atmore and Escambia County economic development officials anticipate a significant increase in the community’s population as more and more industrial and retail projects are completed.They feel as though the area has or…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago