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Robbie Lynn Carnley The procession parked at the funeral home By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher It was a touching testament to Robbie Lynn Carnley and her family – fire trucks, law enforcement vehicles, dozens upon dozens of vehicles bearing friends and family … and mail trucks driven by her co-workers. They lined up Sunday afternoon, August 22, to form a funeral procession from Petty Eastside Chapel to Little Escambia Baptist Church…

Fletcher By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Huntsville woman remained behind bars early Tuesday (August 24) after her Monday afternoon arrest for the armed robbery of Atmore’s Walmart.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported Monday evening that Therease Antoinette Fletcher, 30, was in custody and is charged with first-degree robbery in the incident, which took place around 3 p.m.Reports show that police were dispatched to the local retailer around on North Main…

Howard Shell By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Former Atmore Mayor Howard Shell passed away Saturday morning, August 21. He was 88.He joined the Navy in March 1951, at the outbreak of the Korean War. Following his military discharge in 1955, he went to work at Monsanto (then Chemstrand), working as a research technician.In 1984, he ran for Atmore City Council and won. In 1986, he was appointed mayor and served for…

Approves superintendent contract By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The only constant about COVID-19 is there is no constant.Escambia County public schools started classes with no mask mandate in place, however, that changed at the board of education meeting Thursday, August 12.Superintendent John Knott recommended to the board that a mandate be implemented due to the rising number of cases. The board voted unanimously to implement the mandate effective Friday, August 13,…

Finklea By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man reportedly remained in an area trauma center this week after being stabbed nearly two weeks ago by his brother, who remained behind bars as midweek approached.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Markey Deyeal Finklea, 42, was arrested Saturday, August 7, after police were sent around 1:30 p.m. to a Martin Luther King Drive residence in reference to a domestic dispute that…