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Poodle fun at the library
The Atmore Public Library’s second week of the summer reading program featured Michelle’s Magical Poodles – always a hit with the kids (and adults). Once the pups finished their tricks (like the one at right), the kids had a chance to pet them. The next three programs are a petting zoo on June 16, Wild West Rope Show on June 23, and Wink the Juggler and Awards Day on June…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of June 14, 2023
Tiny Beatrice Rigby Bolton Mrs. Tiny Beatrice Rigby Bolton, age 91, of Walnut Hill, Fla., passed away Monday, June 5, 2023 in Mobile, Ala.  She was born in Bratt, Fla. to Ely and Virgie Castillow Rigby. She attended First Baptist Church of Canoe, Ala. She was preceded in death by her parents; eight siblings and her grandson, Zackary Bolton. Mrs. Bolton is survived by her husband of seventy-two years, James…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Shots hit plane
Crutchfield’s plane prepares to spray. Inset, one of three bullet holes. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators don’t have much to go on, they are still working to find out who fired several gunshots at an area crop duster’s airplane, hitting it at least three times.“We have an open case on it; we’ve got an investigator assigned to it,” Sheriff Heath Jacksons said this week.…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Rounsavall released on $500K bond
Rounsavall By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore businessman Shawn Rounsavall was released from the Escambia County Detention Center last week after spending just over three months behind bars.According to an employee of the jail’s booking and release division, Rounsavall’s $500,000 bond was posted May 30 by an area bonding agency. A request by Rounsavall’s attorney for a reduction in the bond had been rejected earlier by District Court Judge Eric…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
APD awarded upgrade grant
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey announced recently that Atmore Police Department has been awarded a $24,000 grant for the purchase of new software for APD’s in-car computers, an upgrade that will make it easier for officers to share information while on patrol.APD Chief Chuck Brooks said the latest round of funding provides money to help enhance an important aspect of police work.“When we have an opportunity to…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago