Atmore News

Election winners, from left, Charlotte Meckel, Dewitt Carter, Amy Gantt. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Three incumbents held their seats in the June 4 Poarch Tribal Council election.For the secretary position, incumbent Charlotte McGhee Meckel won 776 to 375 over her challenger Nioma Jackson Till.Incumbent Amy Bryan Gantt retained her treasurer position with 611 votes. Challengers Chance Jackson had 197 votes, and Denise Young had 359 votes.Dewitt Carter, who holds the…

News Staff Report Betty Warren, retired local educator and director of the city swimming pool at Tom Byrne Park for the past 51 years, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch this Saturday, June 11, when Atmore’s police and fire departments continue their annual rivalry on the softball diamond.The Battle of the Badges Charity Softball Game, which pits the Atmore Fire Department Plug Uglies against the Atmore Police Department Road…

Brown By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested after he was spotted trying to steal an air conditioning unit from a city residence.Sgt. Darrell McMann, public information officer for Atmore Police Department, reported that dispatchers received a call around 1:40 a.m., June 1, notifying police of the theft attempt, at a residence on McGlasker Street.The caller was able to furnish a description of the suspect, and an…

Blount By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After nearly two years on the run, 21-year-old Tyrone Blount Jr. is finally behind bars.Blount is one of two gunmen suspected of pulling up in a van to a location near the intersection of Robinson Street and Maxwell Street around 2:45 p.m. on September 11, 2020. The duo, both of whom were 19 years old when the crime was committed, exited the vehicle and…