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Obituaries, week of December 21, 2022
Ray Donald Welch Welch Mr. Ray Donald Welch, age 81, of Bratt, Fla., formerly of Indian Mills, N.J., passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022.  He was born in Perdido, Ala. to Gary and Laura Levins Welch. He served in the United States Air Force and was employed with the oil refinery industry.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Curtis Welch.  Mr. Welch is survived by his…
Meth baby born, mother jailed
Wooley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman, once a singer in her high school’s choir, was arrested December 7 after an investigation by city police confirmed allegations that her newborn child displayed signs of methamphetamine addiction when it was born not quite two months ago.Sheyanne Maeleigh Wooley, 22, remained in the Escambia County Detention Center early Tuesday, December 13, under a $10,000 bond. She is charged with one…
‘Santa in a Firetruck’ Dec. 19-23
News Staff Report Atmore Fire Department’s annual Santa in a Firetruck will take place on four nights during the week of December 19-23.The firetruck-borne Santa will appear in the city’s southwest quadrant (south of Nashville Avenue, west of Main Street) on Monday, December 19, and will be in the southeastern quadrant (south of Nashville, east of Main) on Tuesday, December 20.He will not make an appearance on Wednesday, December 21,…
City council approves annexation resolution
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting two members short, approved during the Monday, December 12, council meeting a resolution that will annex into the city a three-mile stretch along Alabama 21, effectively bridging the gap between downtown and Rivercane.With District 2’s Jerome Webster and District 3’s Eunice Johnson absent due to unspecified conflicts, the other three council members gave a unanimous blessing to the plan, which calls…