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Teachers honored
At the Escambia County Board of Education meeting Thursday, January 18, elementary and secondary teachers of the year were honored for each school. At the end of that presentation, a Teacher of the Year for elementary and secondary were named. Austin Rogers, left, Secondary Teacher of the Year; Brandy Lassiter, right, Elementary Teacher of the Year Elementary teachers of the year, from left, Shirley Prescod – A.C. Moore Pre-K; Amanda…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 24, 2024
Mike H. Parker Parker Mr. Mike H. Parker, age 62, of Atmore, Ala, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Mobile, Ala. He was born in Atmore to Roy “Buck” and Mary Evelyn Maughon Parker. He retired from CSX Transportation with over forty-two years of service as a Foreman.   He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Billy Roy Parker. Mr. Parker is survived by his…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Fatal intervention
Walker Officers investigate the crime scene. Yellow markers on the ground indicate pieces of evidence such as shell casings. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was shot to death Saturday, January 14, when he stopped his vehicle and tried to break up a scuffle in the middle of a city street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the city’s first homicide of 2024 took place around 10:55…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Capital murder suspect releasedon eve of trial after 6 years in jail
Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, behind bars for the past six years on a capital murder charge, was released from jail on the eve of his scheduled trial date after prosecutors failed to produce the evidence against him.Escambia County Detention Center’s website shows that Yeldon Devonta Rostchild, who was 23 when he was indicted for capital murder in July 2017 and was set to go before…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago