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Bond revoked
An Atmore woman who was arrested in July and accused of doing nothing to stop her mother-in-law from prostituting the woman’s teenage daughter, was back behind bars just 10 days after she finally was able to make bond. Melissa Deann Stoker, 37, spent more than four months in the Escambia County Detention Center before a $100,000 bond was posted on her behalf on November 20. That bond represented a significant…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Downtown revitalization begins
“We’re gonna bring back that theater.” And that, according to Zach Mannheimer, is the beginning for Atmore’s downtown revitalization. Mannheimer is principal community planner with McClure Engineering Company, a Clive, Iowa-based civil engineering firm. He works within “Creative Placemaking for rural communities with the goal of helping them achieve economic and population growth through cultural and entrepreneurial amenities, concepts, and catalytic projects,” he is quoted as saying. According to the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Log truck driver dies behind the wheel
Authorities believe that a “medical emergency” was probably the cause of a Monday morning (December 11) crash of an empty log truck and the death of an Atmore man whose body was found inside its cab. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, “it is believed that” 53-year-old Danny Wayne Boyington “suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash that resulted in his death … not the crash.” Boyington’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Rescheduled Santa on Main is Thursday
Cold winter rain caused Santa to cancel his December 7 appearance in downtown Atmore, but the Jolly Old Elf will make up for that absence this Thursday, December 14, when Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce presents its belated Santa on Main event. Brandy Giger, the local Chamber’s president-elect, said this week that the rescheduled Santa on Main, which begins at 4 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m., would include everything…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Armed robbery reported at Atmore ABC Store
Atmore police blocked off several streets in the city’s northeastern sector Tuesday night (December 12) as they searched for the person or persons who robbed the North Main Street ABC Store earlier Tuesday evening. According to unconfirmed reports from reliable sources within law enforcement, either one or two masked and armed bandits entered the state-operated liquor store shortly after sundown and demanded cash. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago