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2 officers join APD

Atmore Police Department’s rank and file welcomed two rookie patrol officers after the December 7 graduation ceremony at the Alabama Criminal Justice Training Center’s police academy. The new officers — Guytel Martin and Logan Weber — have strong ties to the community, making their APD employment an even better fit. Martin, who worked 10 years with Pepsi Cola Bottling of Atmore before deciding to try his hand at policing, was…

2017 in review

There was good news, bad news and news that fell somewhere in-between across Atmore and the surrounding area in 2017, including the controversial consolidation of a local elementary school with two other schools, the 50th anniversary of a local business and one of its employees, and a state football championship. There were also a spate of August murders and arrests for previous murders, a destructive fire that heavily damaged a…

2018 legislative session – Restructured BOE, marriage bill, fat-trimming top Albritton’s wish list

The opening of the 2018 session of the Alabama Legislature isn’t until next week, but District 22 Senator Greg Albritton is already at work. The Atmore Republican, who was elected to his seat in 2014, has begun the process of introducing legislation that includes a bill designed to completely restructure the state’s department of education and another that would remove the state as an active participant in weddings. Albritton said…

Atmore woman injured in crash

A two-vehicle collision that occurred December 29 at a rural intersection sent an Atmore woman to a local hospital. The crash, between a Nissan Maxima and a Honda Accord, happened around 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Jack Springs Road and Woods Road. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, Makenna J. Woods of Uriah, 16, was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastward on Woods Road. Deviney B. Smith…

A win at the buzzer

Escambia Academy hosted the New Year Classic Basketball Tournament December 29 and 30. EA won over Walton High School (Florida) 80-79 when EA’s Fred Flavors made a buzzer-beater 3-point basket. The girls team lost to Walton. Sparta Academy also participated in the tournament. Shown, Fred Flavors makes the winning shot News photo by Ditto Gorme