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State rep honors legendary coach, teacher
At the presentation, from left, Rep. Alan Baker, Mavis Torrence, Dr. Marian Torrence By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state legislature came to the Monday, August 14, Atmore City Council meeting to honor a local coaching legend several months after his burial.District 66 Rep. Alan Baker presented to the widow of the late Cornell Torrence a resolution that was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives in honor of Torrence,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Felony arrests
4 drug possession suspects, 4 different cities Cash Foster Lucus Manac By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Five suspects, from five different cities, were arrested by Atmore police on drug possession charges —four of them felonies — during the period August 8-10.*A Walnut Hill, Fla. man was arrested August 8 after he reportedly made an improper lane change on South Main Street. The traffic stop, which included the discovery of three…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
No parole for convicted pedophiles
Soth Smith By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An East Brewton man and a Flomaton man, both of whom were convicted here on child sex charges, were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.James Charles Soth of East Brewton (formerly of Atmore) was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) on one count of enticing a child for immoral purposes. He…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Obituaries week of August 23, 2023
Roy Dowling “Buddy” Godwin         Mr. Roy Dowling “Buddy” Godwin, age 88, of Oak Grove, Fla., passed away Friday, August 11, 2023. He was born in Oak Grove to Edgar Clayton and Bertie Leona Godwin. He was a 1952 graduate of Ernest Ward High School and served in the United States Air Force. He was a retired electrician with Champion and a lifetime member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He was the…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago