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EA wins big over Snook
By PAOLO GORME News Sports Writer This past Friday, August 24, Snook Academy of Foley visited the Cougars of Canoe. The night ended with the Escambia Academy Cougars cruising to an easy 63-0 win. EA did not have many offensive possessions but racked up 289 total yards of offense. One of the staggering stats from the game is that the ferocious Cougar defense held the Eagles to -47 yards of…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Court docket set
News staff report The Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Criminal Docket, September 10 through September 21, has been set, Bert W. Rice, Presiding Circuit Judge. Courtroom One Christina Daniels, TOP/deception, att-CS crime; Roger Anthony Dixon, att-murder; James Larry Johnson, capital murder; Lamarlen Hixon, felon in poss. firearm; Christoper Burtram, sodomy 1st; Jim Jones Smith, att-CS crime; Michael Ray Jackson, TOP/fraud.leasing; Cameron Ray Cosby, TOP; Tonya Yvonne Lee, TOP/fraud.leasing; William Gipson, UPCS; Fred…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
APL offering mobile hotspots
Other new programs under way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Public Library is gearing up for an exciting September, with new offerings that address some of the needs of library patrons of all ages. The upcoming month will feature the availability of new technology for children and adults, as well as the resumption of a popular children’s program and the addition of a “book club” for adults who…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Popular city postman passes away
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although Marvin Stallworth has for the past several years served as an ardent ambassador for the U.S. Postal Service as he delivered mail to individuals, families and businesses across Atmore, his unexpected death last week has had a much farther reach than the walls of the local post office. The 54-year-old U.S. Army veteran, for whom the postal service became a second career, passed…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
City orders demolition
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Old jewelry store on Main coming down Although such action is not an official part of the city’s ongoing revitalization effort, Atmore officials have ordered the demolition of two decaying downtown buildings — one on Main Street, the other a block west on Trammell Street — because they represent potential detriments to public safety. Yellow crime scene tape and orange traffic cones have been…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago