Atmore News

Final edition

Sherry Digmon — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:13:23 +0000

The last Atmore News By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Bittersweet. That’s the best description.Bitter in that there is sadness, of course, in ending our 20 years with the newspaper. And sweet in that we’ve served 20 years and can look forward to some time off.This is our last edition of Atmore News.There’s so much I could […]

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Loose ends

Sherry Digmon — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:12:09 +0000

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher We need to give you some information on tying up a few loose ends.RefundsIf you have time remaining on your Atmore News subscription and would like the balance refunded to you, please submit a request in writing to myrna@atmorenews.com or send a note to Atmore News, 128 S. Main Street, Atmore […]

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Hooks shooting

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:10:47 +0000

Six jailed; 4 charged in Oct. shooting By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have now arrested six individuals — two from Evergreen, four from Atmore — in connection with the June 24 shooting death of former Escambia County High School (ECHS) football standout Gabriel Hooks and the wounding of an unidentified female.Two of the […]

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Jailed suspect charged in Ashley St. murder

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:07:13 +0000

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An 18-year-old Atmore man was served warrants this week charging him in connection with the December 2024 shooting deaths of two Atmore men who were slain as they sat in their car along Ashley Street.Adams is charged with the December 8 murders of 27-year-old Joe Jones Jr. and 25-year-old Juwan […]

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‘Call to Action’

Sherry Digmon — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:01:02 +0000

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Bishop Bernard Bishop is making an impassioned plea for folks to attend a community meeting Monday, July 7, 6 p.m., at Atmore City Hall.“If you’re concerned about violence in our city, please come,” he said. Come give your input or just listen, but please be there. “Bishop has met with Atmore […]

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City ballot set

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:00:13 +0000

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The official period for qualifying to run for city office has ended, and only the mayor’s office and two council seats ¬— District 1, where Webb Nall is stepping down after 29 years, and District 2, where Jerome Webster is the only incumbent who will face a challenger — are […]

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EA to play 9-game, 8-man football schedule this year

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:58:37 +0000

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia Academy (EA) officials announced recently that the school’s football team has been accepted into the Alabama Independent School Association’s (AISA’s) Class A, which consists of about a dozen schools that will compete with only eight players on the field at a time. EA’s first foray into eight-man competition, […]

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Fugitive arrested in local man’s murder

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:57:14 +0000

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Decareus Keywon Mallory “Duke” Andrews, a 28-year-old Bay Minette man wanted in the shooting death of an Atmore man, had avoided capture since Memorial Day weekend but is finally behind bars.Andrews, who reportedly vowed to family members he “wasn’t going to jail,” is accused of shooting 21-year-old Dyrontae Booker of […]

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BOE working to get summer workers paid; new dress code approved

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:52:18 +0000

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members put one problem behind them when they narrowly decided on a new dress code during their meeting of last Thursday (June 26), but a more serious problem was made public when Chief Schools Financial Officer (CSFO) Avery Ford and Superintendent of Education Dr. […]

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Healthcare tax election set

Don Fletcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:50:21 +0000

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The cash-strapped Escambia County Healthcare Authority (ECHA) will apparently shell out more than $100,000 to fund a special election that will decide whether voters will authorize a 4-mill property tax increase to help finance the county’s two struggling hospitals.The results of a petition circulated for several weeks around the county […]

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