Atmore News

EA places 5 on AISA first team; ECHS player gets Class 4A mention By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Five players from Escambia Academy were selected as first-team members of the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) 2020 AISA All-State football team, and a key player from Escambia County High School earned honorable mention on ASWA’s 2020 AHSAA All-State roster. The postseason honors were announced December 23. The AISA team is made…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Many local Frontier Communications customers, including the city police department and the local hospital, are still without telephone service this week due to a multi-state outage. A company spokesman reported that the outage is “widespread, through many states,” and is possibly related to the Christmas morning bombing in Nashville, Tenn. The spokesman said “many are working on the issue” but admitted that the company…

T. Black By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man remained in the county jail this week, charged with attempted murder in the recent shooting of another man at a local apartment complex. Police Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that 24-year-old Travis Jermal Black of a Clark Street address, was arrested early Saturday, December 18, and charged with the shooting, which sent the victim to the hospital with five…

Lyn Stuart News Staff Report The Mobile and Baldwin County Bar Association presented the Howell T. Heflin Honor and Integrity Award to Justice Lyn Stuart in December. The annual award recognizes an Alabama judge or attorney who has brought honor and integrity to the legal profession during his/her years of service to the citizens of Mobile and Baldwin counties. Justice Stuart served as Alabama Assistant Attorney General, Baldwin County Assistant…

Event Zone owner claims harassed by city officials By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Monday, December 28 meeting of Atmore City Council only took a couple of minutes, as only one item appeared on the business agenda. It was getting to that item that stretched the session into a 45-minute series of arguments, claims and counterclaims. A movement to revoke the business license of The Event Zone was eventually…