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Feb. 12 crash claims Poarch man, 87
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials finally released last Wednesday, February 14, a statement on a two-vehicle crash that happened late Monday morning, February 12, and claimed the life of an 87-year-old local man.According to Alabama State Trooper reports, the fatal crash occurred at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Jack Springs Road, near where the county traffic artery crosses over Interstate 65, about three miles north of…
Felony arrests
Fairhope man charged with oxycodone, pot possession By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Williams A Fairhope man was arrested on felony and misdemeanor drug charges after an Atmore police officer spotted a car without taillights that was swerving as it traveled along Alabama 21 in the predawn hours of February 10.Atmore police reports show a traffic stop was conducted near the highway’s intersection with Sunset Drive around 3:35 a.m.The reporting officer…
RAG to present ‘Robin Hood’
The Railway Arts Guild’s next production, “Robin Hood,” will be performed in two locations. February 23 and 24 in Brooks Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 904 McRae Street, Atmore, 7 p.m., with doors opening 30 minutes prior. March 2 and 3 at Catawba Springs Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 5110 Old Highway 31, Brewton, 7:30 p.m., for March 2, and 2 p.m. for March 3.Tickets are $10 each and can be…
Council extends timber contract date
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In the only action taken during the Atmore City Council’s Monday, February 12, meeting, council members approved an extension of the deadline for completing a contract to cut city-owned timber near Atmore Industrial Park.District 3’s Eunice Johnson was unable to attend the meeting, but the other four council members gave unanimous approval to the measure, which stretches the date of completion for the timber harvesting…
Digmon, Fletcher invited to speak at Berkeley
By Atmore News Staff Atmore News publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher — both arrested last October for allegedly revealing grand jury secrets — have been invited to speak about the experience at this year’s Reva & David Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting.The Symposium, held each April on the campus of University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is set for April 19-21.The invitation to participate in the…