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Fun Day is Saturday
News Staff Report Atmore District 3 City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, Atmore Police Department, Atmore Fire Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will present the 2nd annual Patterson Street Fun Day this Saturday, August 27.The free event, designed for the community’s youngsters, will begin at 10 a.m. and last until noon.It includes food, drinks, giveaways, bouncy houses and more. Katrina Brown is the guest speaker, and the public is invited.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Poll workers needed
News Staff Report Escambia County election officials are looking for individuals to serve as poll workers at Atmore City Hall, Atmore Public Library and the Wallace voting site during the November 8 General Election.The Judge of Probate Office will conduct a 90-minute training session that all prospective poll workers will be required to attend. Anyone taking the position will need to arrive at his or her assigned polling location by…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Atmore woman busted after trying to avoid road check
Lewis News Staff Report An Atmore woman was arrested August 13 and charged with felony drug possession and driving under the influence of alcohol after she reportedly tried to drive away from a Flomaton Police Department roadblock.Publish reports indicate that 38-year-old Fenetrias Lewis pulled up to the FPD checkpoint, which was conducted from midnight through 1 a.m. at Old Atmore Road and Tulip Street in Flomaton. When officers noticed a…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Local man jailed for felony stalking
McKenzie By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested August 16 on several charges, including five felony warrants for stalking his ex-girlfriend, after he twice returned to a property from which he had been legally banned.Police reports show that officers were sent to a 5th Avenue residence around 11 p.m. after the woman reported the presence of her former boyfriend, against whom she has a protection order. The…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Man hits ex-wife with baseball bat
Reynolds By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained in the county jail late Monday, August 22, two days after he allegedly used a baseball bat to settle an argument with his ex-wife.Atmore Police Department reports show that 28-year-old LaKeith Reynolds, 28, was arrested August 20 after a woman, once married to Reynolds but separated and not currently living with him, came to police headquarters around 6 p.m. and…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago