Atmore News

Buitron By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A ceremony intended to dedicate a donated Christmas tree turned into a double celebration Friday, December 2, when Escambia County High School Principal Kike Pettaway announced that Stephanie Buitron has been selected by her peers as the school’s Teacher of the Year for 2022.Lillie Johnson, president of the Yellow Hats Society, said the local group — which donated the decorated tree (see separate story,…

Suspect tosses drugs atop church during foot chase Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested on felony drug charges after he jumped from a vehicle, then led police on a brief foot chase that ended with city firefighters helping police get onto a local church’s roof and recover the evidence against him.The incident occurred December 1, around 10:15 p.m., when an Atmore police officer tried to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department Chief Ron Peebles announced Monday, Dec. 5, that the ban on outdoor burning that has been in effect for the past two months, has been lifted.Peebles said the ban, which went into effect in early October, is no longer necessary, since the community had experienced enough rainfall over the past three weeks to lessen the danger of wildfires.The ban was imposed less…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials announced Monday, Dec. 5, that a Friday, Dec. 2, multi-vehicle crash that involved two passenger cars and four tractor-trailer rigs claimed the lives of a man and woman from Brewton.State troopers reported that Jewell W. Smith, 57, was fatally injured when the 2009 Ford Escape she was driving was struck in the rear by a 2015 International tractor-trailer driven by…