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Vehicular homicide – Passenger dies, charges pending against DUI suspect
An Atmore man, driver of the only vehicle involved in an April 14 crash on Alabama 21, was initially arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Now he could also face a vehicular homicide charge. That charge became a possibility after Antonio Richardson, 38, of Freemanville, died Monday, April 16, reportedly from severe head trauma he suffered in the crash. Richardson was one of two passengers ejected…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Train plan derailed?
With the inclusion in the appropriations bill recently signed by President Donald Trump of almost $1.3 billion dollars for operation and expansion of Amtrak rail service, there is a good chance that passenger trains will soon return to the Gulf Coast. There is an even better chance that, if and when such service is restored, those trains will bypass Atmore, despite the city’s designation by Alabama Department of Transportation officials…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Choir concert .. and more!
The Escambia County Middle and High School Choirs will present a Spring Concert on May 3, and a mass choir event immediately following the concert is also in the works. The concert will be held in the Escambia County High School Auditorium, at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, and $1 for students grades 1-12. Children under first grade are admitted free. The concert will feature a mix of…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
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_time8 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_time8 years ago