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Fatal stroll
Construction worker hit, killed by semi on S. Main By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police continued this week their examination of the circumstances surrounding the March 26 death of a Georgia man who was killed instantly when an 18-wheeler ran over him as he walked in the southernmost traffic lanes of South Main Street.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that Clemente Terrance Sims, 31, of Iron City, Ga.…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Man faces numerous charges
White By JOSH FRYENews Staff Writer Lester Clyde White, 40, of a College Park, Ga., address was apprehended by Poarch Tribal Officers and transferred into county custody Sunday, March 21, according to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reports,The location of the apprehension is unknown, but White was charged on several counts including resisting arrest, four counts of second-degree criminal mischief, a combined influence charge of drugs and alcohol, second degree possession…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Felony arrests
Drug, weapons charges filed after domestic incidents escalate Johnson McCorvey By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two area men followed similar paths last week, and each got similar results.The men, initially involved in separate misdemeanor domestic incidents that drew city police, both wound up behind bars. They each face numerous felony charges, they each remained in jail as midweek neared, and one of them got to experience the effects of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Police identify pedestrian hit, killed by 18-wheeler
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks has released the identity of a South Georgia man who was struck and killed on South Main Street this morning (Friday, March 26) by a tractor-trailer rig. The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:39 a.m. mishap, is 31-year-old Clemente Terrance Sims of Iron City, Ga. Sims was reportedly hit by the cab of the semi, then dragged underneath the trailer,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 28, 2021
Frances Drew Smith Smith Mrs. Frances Drew Smith, age 90, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. She was born in Monroe County, Ala., to the late Issac and Maggie Marshall Ardis. She dedicated sixty one years of her life to nursing. She was a member of Brooks Memorial Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Charles Drew; her second husband, Walter…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago