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Teen shooter bound over to grand jury
De’Andre Lamar Mitchell, the Atmore teen charged with attempted murder in a February 27 shooting that left a classmate paralyzed, was recently bound over to a county grand jury after a brief preliminary hearing that the young defendant did not attend. According to testimony presented by Atmore Police Department Investigator Kenny Sessions at the hearing, the 17-year-old Escambia County High School student’s action was the end result of a fight…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
New businesses cropping up
Although the preliminary action plan for revitalizing downtown Atmore hasn’t been presented yet, an influx of new downtown businesses indicates that the revitalization effort is already under way. More than a dozen new businesses have already opened their doors in the city’s core section or just on its fringes since the onset of the most recent effort to bring back the days of the thriving and eclectic business district that…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Church Calendar
Gaines Chapel A.M.E. Church will have the Annual Missionary Day observance Sunday, April 22 at the 11 a.m. worship hour. Atmore native, E. Ann Mason Clemons will be the guest speaker. The missionary general theme is “Invisible: Oppression A Global Awareness” and the local theme is “Enough is Enough.” Pastor, Rev. Amos Smith, the Missionary president, Theresa White, officers and members invite everyone. Mt. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will be…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Hall of Fame to induct Weldon Vickrey
Seven outstanding citizens will be inducted in the Atmore Area Hall of Fame April 28: Athletics – Willie Parker and Earl Miller; Government – Stephanie Bryan and Weldon Vickrey; Business – Dale Ash and Bill Farr; Medicine – Ima Joan Helton-Crawford The induction ceremony and dinner will be held Saturday, April 28, 6 p.m., at The Club, Highway 21, Atmore. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Atmore News and United…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Pair arrested in prison smuggling try
A man and woman, both from Montgomery, were arrested April 9 for attempting to smuggle contraband into one of the state prisons located outside Atmore. According to a DOC press release, the incident in which the pair is charged occurred around 12:30 a.m., when a prison K-9 unit spotted a “suspicious vehicle parked at the entrance gate to William C. Holman Correctional Facility.” Agents with the DOC’s Intelligence and Investigations…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago