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Obituaries, week of June 8, 2022
Sandra Faye Mason Mrs. Sandra Faye Mason, age 76, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 peacefully at her home with her family at her bedside. She was a lifelong resident of Atmore. She worked at Escambia Farm and Seed for many years and several more years for Diamond Gasoline and Dr. Frances Delaine Salter. She enjoyed cooking, going to church, and playing Bunco with friends. She was…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Deadly dispute
Saturday shooting leads to 9 counts of attempted murder Cooper By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remains behind bars without bond this week, charged with nine counts of attempted murder and numerous other offenses after a Saturday (May 28) shooting at an Ann Street residence left three people wounded.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week there is “nothing new” to report as APD investigators try to unravel…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
‘Edible Eight’ to ‘Flavorful Four’
Special to Atmore News Atmore’s Gather restaurant has earned its way into the “Flavorful Four” round of the Bama’s Best Tomato Dish Contest.The contest is sponsored by Sweet Grown Alabama, a nonprofit foundation that enhances marketing opportunities for Alabama farmers by connecting retailers and consumers to Alabama-grown foods and other agricultural products.Gather’s The Train Wreck — a meal of pimento grits, green tomato, bacon, Conecuh crab sauce and egg —…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Traffic stop leads to cocaine trafficking arrest
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Florida man was arrested on felony drug charges after a traffic stop by Atmore police led to discovery of an outstanding robbery warrant and a search of his vehicle.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported Tuesday, May 31, that the arrest occurred around 3:38 a.m., Sunday, May 29, when a patrol officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation.The officer discovered that a passenger in the…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago