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Fire destroys home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore firefighters were greeted with a somewhat extraordinary situation — exploding rifle ammunition — when they arrived to fight a December 21 fire that broke out around 11:15 a.m. and effectively destroyed a Cloverdale Road home. “When we pulled up, it was going off,” Fire Chief Ron Peebles said of the ammo. “One of the occupants told us there were two fully loaded AK-47s…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Local schools improve
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer Overall, Escambia County public schools improved academically from 2016-17 to 2017-18, but it was a slight improvement and not enough to get the schools from a C to a B. The Alabama Department of Education released the school systems’ and individual schools’ grades Monday, December 31. Three schools in Escambia County earned a grade of B, but those grades were not enough to pull…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ABC store robbed
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency personnel continued this week their investigation into the December 21 armed robbery of ABC Beverages Store 41 on North Main Street. “We’re still working on it; it’s still under investigation,” Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, whose department is the lead agency on the case, said late last week. Police reports show that the robbery occurred around 5…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of Dec. 30, 2018
Jim Clifton Hall Mr. Jim Clifton Hall, age 59, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. He was employed with Clarke-Mobile County Gas District for thirteen years. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to the late Herbert Hoover and Nancy Janelle Beasley Hall. He was an avid fishermen. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Kathy W. Hall of Jackson, Ala.; one…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Christmas traditions old and new
I was recently asked what my favorite Christmas tradition is and found that a surprisingly hard question to answer. It seems that nearly every moment is a tradition with my family, and that makes it hard to pick just one. From making gumbo Christmas Eve morning to wrapping presents to gathering on Christmas Day, there are so many individual moments that add up to make the season special. This year,…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago