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Club license revoked
Shooter awaits extradition from Fla. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, after a brief public hearing, voted unanimously at their November 13 meeting to revoke the license of a local club where three people were shot in the early hours of November 11. Mayor Jim Staff opened the public hearing prior to the onset of the council meeting. “This public hearing is to consider the revocation…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of Nov. 18, 2018
Winston E. Montgomery Mr. Winston E. Montgomery, age 59, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Turner Funeral Chapel LLC.   Randall Alan Balmas Mr. Randall Alan Balmas, age 65, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. He was a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., former resident of Flippin, Alaska and Molino, Fla. and had resided…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Man arrested on child sex abuse charges
On September 19, 2018 at approximately 1 p.m., it was reported by a parent to the Atmore Police Department Investigative Division that a minor child had been sexually abused within in the city limits of Atmore. Upon completion of the initial interview with the parent and the initial written report the Department of Human Resources were contacted per protocol. The Department of Human Resources initiated their investigation and contacted Child…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Words cannot express our gratitude
One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the world’s largest, deadliest, and costliest war to that date drew to an end. The guns that boomed over field and forest in Europe fell silent. World War I was over. Over 116,000 Americans had lost their lives. One year later, President Woodrow Wilson issued a statement to the nation in celebration…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
OCC under way
If you’re filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, please be aware that the OCC team is standing by to receive boxes this week through next Monday. If you’re not filling a box, please consider donating $9 which covers the cost of shipping and helps in training personnel in the countries where the shoe boxes are distributed. The goal for this area is 8,000 shoeboxes. The collection site is Grace Fellowship,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago