Lambert, Ajax visit Lions Club
Danny Lambert spoke to the Atmore Lions Club recently about his new business, Dixie K-9, he founded at his home on Woods Road. Lambert is shown with one of his dogs, Ajax, a two-year-old year old German Shepherd. Lambert and Ajax make up the K-9 team for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department.
Read More →Atmore man charged with kidnapping
An Atmore man was arrested and charged with kidnapping following an incident in Nokomis last week, according to Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith, Jereme Fitz Riley, 25, 250 Thompson Lane, Atmore, is charged with kidnapping 2nd degree. He remains in custody in the Escambia County Detention Center with a $25,000 bond. Chief Deputy Mike Lambert [...]
Read More →Toddler dies after being struck by car
Editor’s note: This article contains information some people might find unsettling about a fatality. An 18-month-old toddler died following injuries received after being struck by a vehicle Saturday in the driveway of his Freemanville home located at 1897 Freemanville Drive. According to a press release issued by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department, officers responded to [...]
Read More →Atmore woman not ‘officially’ missing
Several news organizations reported recently that Ronda Carol Woods, 48, of Atmore, is missing. Family members say they’ve not spoken with Woods since March 14. However, according to officials with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department, they’re handling the case as a welfare status case. It’s not officially a missing person case. Woods apparently left a [...]
Read More →Albritton announces candidacy for sheriff
Lloyd Albritton of Atmore has announced his candidacy for Sheriff of Escambia County, Alabama. Albritton currently serves on the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee and as a delegate to the Alabama Republican State Executive Committee. Following are his comments: “The office of Sheriff is an elective office, which means that the people get an opportunity [...]
Read More →Minors arrested at Chick A Dee Club
The following press release was issued by the Atmore Police Department Tuesday afternoon. Upon receiving complaints of under age drinking at a local lounge, the Atmore Police Department requested the assistance of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. On Friday night February 5, 2010, officers with the Atmore Police Department assisted Agents with the Alcohol [...]
Read More →Sheriff’s department takes to the sky
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is getting a tool which they believe will help in search and rescue and will pay big dividends in the fight against drugs. Members of several law enforcement agencies were on hand in a field in the Flomaton area Wednesday, Jan. 27, to observe and take a ride on a [...]
Read More →Freemanville home lost in morning fire
The Poarch Creek Indian Fire Department responded to a structure fire before 8 a.m. Friday morning. A mobile home located at 64 Knight Street in Freemanville was completely destroyed by the fire. A Chevrolet pick-up truck sitting outside the front door of the home was also damaged by the fire. When fire officials arrived at [...]
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