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Harris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained behind bars this week after his September 29 arrest on numerous charges, including that he allegedly held a woman against her will for a week, sexually assaulting and torturing her during that time.Anthony Anttwon Harris, 40, was charged by Atmore police with one count each of first-degree kidnapping, sexual torture, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree domestic violence in connection with…

Special to Atmore News Muskogee Technology (MT), a business owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, was named 2021 Small Manufacturer of the Year by the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) in partnership with the Alabama Technology Institute (ATN).The Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Award’s program recognizes the state’s top manufacturers. Recipients were chosen by an independent panel of judges for their excellence in leadership, performance, profitability, and workforce…

Leon Chavers points out some of the appliances from which the wires were cut. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County, Fla. authorities are reportedly on the lookout for one of at least two burglars who broke into a small Davisville church and its parsonage and stripped both buildings of their wiring.The break-in left the rural church’s congregation of less than 10 members with the task of rewiring a building…

Special to Atmore News Death counts from COVID-19 appear to vary widely based on their reporting sources — the news media, hospitals and county health departments — and there are reasons these apparent discrepancies in the number of deaths occur.“The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) considers any death to be a significant loss to family, loved ones and friends,” said ADPH’s Dr. Karen Landers. “We work to provide information…