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Man tries to run down officers
An Atmore man, initially suspected of stealing several items from a local business, remained in the Escambia County Detention Center this week, charged with attempting to run down two Atmore police officers who were trying to arrest him on the theft charge. According to an employee of the county jail’s booking and release division, Marvin Angelo Moorer of Atmore is being held on two counts of attempted murder of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Flomaton teen killed
A 19-year-old Flomaton woman was killed Friday night, December 22, after she was thrown from her car, then twice run over by drivers who did not see her lying in the roadway. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Daizee Brooke Angus was driving a 2007 Chevy Impala eastward on Escambia County (Fla.) Road 4A around 8 p.m. when she “failed to negotiate a left curve” and lost control of the…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Attempted abduction?
A local woman experienced a scare last week when another woman followed her around Atmore’s Walmart, claiming that the shopper’s 8-year-old son actually belonged to her. No arrest was made in the December 19 incident after police determined that the woman trying to claim the child suffered from “mental issues” and was apparently not a genuine threat. “The woman apparently thought the child belonged to her,” explained Atmore Police Department…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Farm to Table
A pre-Christmas partnership between a local commercial bank, an area food bank and a local church’s feed-the-hungry ministry is helping fill empty stomachs in and around Atmore during the holidays. About two dozen volunteers, including a contingent of seven United Bank employees that included the bank’s top officer, the pastor and members of Empowerment Tabernacle and representatives of Theodore-based Feeding the Gulf Coast met December 19 and gleaned white radishes…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago