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Eclipse on the horizon
A total eclipse will occur on August 21, casting a shadow across the country for the first time since 1918. For sure, it will be something to see, but don’t look at it – at least not with the naked eye, or even with sunglasses. Atmore resident and amateur astronomer Schuyler Allen is preparing to view the eclipse and to help others do so without damaging their eyes. On that…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
New Brewton tech firm to hire 300
Provalus, a subsidiary of IT solutions company Optomi of Roswell, Ga., announced this week that it had chosen Brewton as its new U.S. headquarters and will eventually hire 300 or more workers at the facility. Provalus provides a wide range of IT-related services to clients in such fields as manufacturing, defense contracting, retail, food services and others. The company’s Brewton employees will be part of teams responsible for such services…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Couple shot – Man dies, woman critical
An Atmore man was killed and his female companion was critically wounded early Monday when a gun-wielding bandit forced his way into the man’s Broad Street home and opened fire on the two as they lay in bed. The home invasion took place around 3 a.m. when, according to police, the unknown intruder apparently kicked in the front door to the home, raced to the bedroom and began demanding money.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Bike rider gunned down – No known motive, no arrest made
A Wilcox County man, apparently minding his own business, was killed in a brief hail of gunfire as he pedaled his bicycle along Ann Street in Atmore last Thursday night (August 3). According to a press release issued by Police Chief Chuck Brooks, 31-year-old Shawn Oneil Quarles of Camden succumbed to his wounds not long after he was taken by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital. Witnesses told police that Quarles,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Nokomis man arrested on drug charges
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, patrolling in the Nokomis area Monday night (August 7) due to numerous “suspicious vehicle” complaints, arrested a Nokomis man on felony drug charges. ECSO Chief Deputy Mike Lambert reported Tuesday that, as a result of the concentrated patrol, deputies made contact with John Duane Flowers Jr., 31, of a James Road address. While questioning Flowers, the lawmen found him to be in possession of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago