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Shots fired after Pensacola pot peddler chases customers who paid for weed with fake money
Robinson By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Pensacola man was arrested on felony marijuana possession charges and was shot at after he chased the customers who used fake money to pay him for an unspecified quantity of pot. According to Atmore Police Department reports, officers were sent to the area around Alabama 21 and Poarch Road after dispatchers received a report of shots fired. While city lawmen were searching…
by Don Fletcher
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Council approves annexation request
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members unanimously approved during their Monday (March 27) meeting the annexation of approximately 100 acres of land that is jointly owned by a trust, an investment corporation and two individuals.The property owners — Margherita J. Soule Revocable Trust, Red Maple Investments LLC, Carl E. Jones and Ariene J. Sevy — had requested at the March 13 council meeting that the council accept…
by Don Fletcher
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Local radio-controlled racers look forward to another national event
Jase Lassiter, far right, ready to race during Battle on the Blacktop By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Folks who travel Alabama 21 near Interstate 65 on Saturdays might wonder what’s going on in the vacant area behind the fast-food restaurants on the highway’s eastern side. Wonder no more.It’s usually a group of about 25 local and area enthusiasts who race their radio-controlled cars against each other for fun.Attempts to reach…
by Don Fletcher
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Endangering welfare of child
Overton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 26-year-old Atmore woman was arrested March 24 and charged with felony-grade domestic violence and child endangerment.No details were provided, but the Escambia County Detention Center website indicates that Shayna Brianne Overton, who was arrested by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, remained in the facility late Monday, March 27.She is being held on one count each of second-degree domestic violence, a Class B felony…
by Don Fletcher
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Thrown cup prompted APD response to hospital
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A quarrel between a patient and a visitor led to the dispatch “in an abundance of caution” of city police to Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) last Wednesday, March 22.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said this week that dispatchers sent all available units to the local hospital after receiving a report of a possible gunshot at the medical center.“A patient was arguing with a visitor…
by Don Fletcher
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