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Mayfest ’24 this Saturday
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It’s that time of year again. Thousands of Atmore residents — reinforced by visitors from the surrounding area and beyond — will gather Saturday at Tom Byrne Park to celebrate Spring and enjoy each other’s company at the annual Mayfest festival.Officials of the event’s sponsor, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce (AACC), report that “100 or more” vendors will be on hand for this year’s outdoor…
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College-bound Cougars
Four Escambia Academy student athletes were joined by their coaches and parents April 29 as they signed scholarship agreements to take their skills to the collegiate level. The athletes are, from left, Eli Covington (cross country, Coastal Alabama Community College), Luke Bell (football, Huntingdon College), Zeke McElhaney (football, Faulkner University) and Quinton Odom (basketball, Coastal Alabama Community College). Standing, from left, are coaches and parents Gex Billups, EA Headmaster Susan…
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Traffic stops lead to felony pot, Spice charges
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Bowens An APD traffic stop, conducted on South Presley Street around 9:35 a.m. on April 25, resulted in the arrest of an Atmore man on a felony pot possession charge.Reports show that as an APD officer talked with the driver, Demario Eugene Bowens, 34, he “detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.” That led to a probable cause search that turned up…
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Search for child enticement suspect leads to drug raid
Payne Stephens Rankins Bufford Lacy By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police, while searching April 22 for a man who allegedly tried to entice a 9-year-old child into a sexual situation, eventually got their man. They also got a bit of a bonus during their search for him.APD narcotics investigators and patrol officers wound up arresting four people, including three Atmore residents and a Brewton woman, on drug trafficking charges…
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Standing against antisemitism
Congressman Jerry Carl The surge of Antisemitism across our nation is unacceptable. Pro-Hamas protestors have displayed signs advocating for the extermination of Jews with slogans like “The Final Solution.” They have chanted “We are Hamas” and to burn Israel to the ground. This is deeply disturbing and does not represent who we are as a country. Our universities are not a platform for protests of pro-terrorism, hatred, and wickedness. Across…
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