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Sanchez captures Am Tour National Championship
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Poarch Creek Indians tribal member Jerry Sanchez Jr. captured the national championship in the Snead Flight Division of the 2019 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships in West Palm Beach, Fla. last Friday, September 20. The 30-year-old Sanchez, who first began playing golf just over six years ago, posted a score of 75 on the PGA National Resort and Spa Course in West Palm Beach,…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
Council sets tax-extension election
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer During their Monday, September 23 meeting, Atmore City Council members tackled a relatively heavy agenda that included setting the date for an election to determine if a city school tax that has been on the books for more than six decades would be extended. The council also granted a tax abatement to a local industry, approved the purchase of a new garbage truck and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fatal ambush
Atmore man, 23, shot to death in own yard By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was fatally shot Tuesday (September 24) by a gunman who was apparently waiting for him when he arrived home from work in the predawn hours. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed through a press release that Roderick “Thumper” Watkins, 23, of a Jimbos Road address was shot several times with a handgun…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fatal shooting on Jimbos Road
Atmore police were still on the scene at 6:30 a.m. of a fatal shooting that took place in the predawn hours of today (Tuesday, Sept. 24), on Jimbos Road, just about a block off Alabama 21, between Escambia County Middle School and Spudd’s convenience store. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that the shooting was a homicide and promised more information on the incident as the investigation continues. Brooks did not…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Mechanical issues bring train to halt in downtown
A CSX train continued at 2:45 p.m. Monday (September 23) to block traffic at numerous crossings in downtown Atmore. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the stranded train, which has been at a standstill for more than an hour, has “lost air pressure.” He said CSX has mechanics on the way to fix the problem and urged motorists to use patience. A map on the CSX website indicates that crossings at…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago