Atmore News

News Staff Report The recent resurgence of the COVID-19 virus and the spread of its variant have begun to take a toll on Atmore and the rest of Escambia County, as the local death toll surpassed 100 with 14 new fatalities reported over the past seven days.According to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s online COVID dashboard, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the number of county residents who had succumbed to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Most hotels the world over require that a guest submit a credit card when checking in, just to guarantee that any damages or other charges are covered. Obviously, a man who is working in the area hadn’t gotten the news when he checked in at Atmore’s Fairfield Inn last Saturday, September 18.The man, whose name he provided to the hotel’s on-duty attendant (but has not…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have talked to witnesses, viewed store surveillance video and examined the physical evidence. The only thing left undone, as far as their probe into the August 31 shooting at the South Main Chevron goes, is the arrest of the person responsible. And that should happen soon.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that APD detectives have identified the man who stopped pumping gas…

News Staff Report Pride of Atmore was one of 63 arts organizations around the state to receive grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to assist with operating costs as they return to hosting in-person exhibitions and performances amid the COVID-19 pandemicIn June, the Alabama State Council on the Arts announced its Alabama Arts Recovery Program, a grant program designed to provide arts organizations around the state with…

Fuqua McMillian By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: This article is the first in a two-part look at what effect, if any, the COVID pandemic is having on the education of Atmore’s children. Although a county-wide mask mandate for students, parents and school staff has been extended for a month (see related story), principals at the two lower-grade schools in and around Atmore say the signs of COVID-19 have decreased…