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Robinson to speak at Rosa Parks event
Robinson News Staff Report The Annual Rosa Parks Prayer Breakfast is set for Saturday, February 3, 9 a.m., at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The event is always held at no charge and is open to the public (16 and older).This year’s scheduled guest speaker is Pastor Rodtric T. Robinson.Pastor Robinson is a native of Montgomery, who grew up in the Ridgecrest Community. He is the eighth of nine…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
MLK parade biggest ever; program focuses on community
Loumeek White, president of the Escambia County Board of Education, was the parade grand marshal. Seated in the foreground is his wife, Keiana. Expose Dance Team entertained on Carver Avenue. Atmore City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, at far left, rode this colorful float. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of people of all ages, colors and sizes lined the streets of Atmore’s northeastern sector Monday, January 15, to witness the city’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Arctic air mass will send temperatures plummeting
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Residents of Atmore and most everywhere else in the state woke up Tuesday morning (January 16) to frozen rain puddles, ice on vehicle windshields and windows, and even a light dusting of snow as an Arctic air mass that moved into the state Monday night finally reached into the area.Temperatures in the mid-20s prevailed Tuesday morning, and things are projected to get worse as the…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
ALEA-investigated traffic fatalities decreased again in ’23
Special to Atmore News Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials announced that in 2023 the agency recorded its second straight year of decreased fatalities on Alabama’s roadways.Troopers assigned to ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division investigated crashes that resulted in 26 fewer lives lost in 2023 as compared to 2022. That continues a positive trend, as 2022 saw a decline of 19 fatalities as compared to 2021.“I would like to personally thank…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
No parole for Brewton sex offender
Rudolph By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, held behind bars since 2018 for a sex offense involving a family member, was turned down for parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Anthony Clay Rudolph was initially charged by Brewton police with first-degree rape but was allowed in 2021 to enter a guilty plea to charges of first-degree sexual abuse and incest. He was sentenced…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago