Atmore
Hunter indicted for murder
Incident took place last December during night hunt at boat landing An Escambia County Man arrested in December for manslaughter has been indicted for murder ...
Blake Bell, Author at The Atmore Advance
Columnists
Please take care of your moms, wives fellas
Mother’s Day is almost here and as we get ready to honor the women who brought us into the world, and most likely at least ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 12:03 am
Columnists
TV shows do more than entertain, teach teens
I feel like I’ve been writing a lot lately about watching TV. Maybe that’s because, as a parent, that’s how you decompress at the end ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 12:05 am
Atmore
Atmore man dies following shooting
An Atmore man is dead and law enforcement officials are looking for a suspect in the killing after 20-year-old Donta Demorris Russell was found shot ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 12:04 am
Columnists
TV show reminded me to think about LEOs
It really can be amazing what goes on right under our noses. Sometimes I’ll be writing a crime story and think, “Wow. I can’t believe ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:03 am
Columnists
Spring time of year also means some football
If you’re anything like me, you’re excited this time of the year. It’s time to put aside all the craziness going on in the world, ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 12:03 am
Atmore
3 month old killed
Sheriff’s official: Deputies called to residence for incident A local family is dealing with tragedy today after a 3 month old was killed in what ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:15 am
Columnists
We need to pick better Governors here on out
What is the matter with us? It’s probably not a good thing that we Alabamians seem like we’re better at picking football coaches than governors. ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:04 am
Columnists
Thankful newspaper ink runs in my blood
When we were kids, we all had something we wanted to be when we grew up. I first wanted to be a police officer. Then, ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:04 am
Columnists
State facing prison, guns, healthcare issues
On the heels of the controversial decision to pull a planned vote on the American Health Care Act, and with little time left before the ...