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Charges mount for Atmore man
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Baldwin County man with an Atmore address, already facing attempted murder charges in two different counties, has been charged by Mobile authorities with assaulting a hospital employee in that city. According to Mobile County Sheriff’s Office reports, 26-year-old Colton Shane Sims of a Sims Road address in Atmore, was admitted to University Hospital on December 14 after he was wounded in a shotgun…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Starbucks coming to Wind Creek 
AtmoreWind Creek Atmore (WCA) will celebrate groundbreaking for a Starbucks just off I-65 near the casino in January. According to a news release issued Monday, Jan. 6, construction is scheduled to begin in March, with plans for a fall grand opening. The Atmore location is projected to draw an additional 300 cars and 750 customers daily from I-65 Exit 57. “I see this as a great opportunity to introduce travelers…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 5,2020
Mary June Townson Mrs. Mary June Townson, age 75, of Enterprise, Ala., passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home. She was a native of Canoe, Ala., and former longtime resident of Atmore, Ala. and had resided in Enterprise for the past two months. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Townson; mother, Louise Henderson; father, Burl Weeks; sister, Frances Ledkins…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Loved ones who went home in 2019
Editor’s note: Since we’ve been publishing Atmore News, it has been our custom to run a listing of the year’s obituaries. This year, rather than run one long listing, we’re running January through June in this edition and will run July through December in the January 8 edition. January Jack Darby May 1, 1943 – January 1, 2019 Willie Louis Wilbourne December 12, 1930 – January 1, 2019 Mazie Glendora…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
ECHS girls claim first place in Christmas tourney
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s Lady Blue Devils received a late Christmas gift, as wins over Citronelle, 55-41, and Southern Choctaw, 40-22, on December 26-27, earned them a first-place finish in the John Traylor Christmas Tournament in Washington County. After defeating Citronelle, ECHS squared off against Southern Choctaw for the tournament championship. During the title game, C’Anna Betts scored 19 points to lead the Lady Blue Devils…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago