Day: November 7, 2018

Atmore News

Plan B for Ribs on Ridgeley
News Staff Report Ribs on Ridgeley, a fundraiser for the downtown revitalization effort, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, November 8, after having been postponed due to inclement weather last week. With weather forecasts calling for a high probability of rain on Thursday, organizers have come up with a Plan B. If the weather is again non-conducive to the outdoor dining event, it will take place at PWC Construction,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Help available for opioid addiction
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the second in a two-part series on the opioid crisis and its effect locally. This article deals with the options available for those addicted to opium-based pain medications. The term “opioids was initially used only in reference to synthetic opiates — drugs created to mirror opium, but chemically different. Now the term is used for the entire family of opiates,…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Country Place property sold
Jay group to open The Summit By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After months of often strained negotiations, a Jay, Fla. group — owners of two assisted living facilities in that state — has finally extended its footprint into Alabama. A six-member group — two family-practice physicians, a church pastor, an optometrist, a certified public accountant and an auctioneer — closed last week on a deal to purchase the building…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Atmore man killed
News Staff Report An Atmore man, 59-year-old Craig Sullivan, was mortally injured last Tuesday (Oct. 30) when a tractor-trailer rig pulled over him as he worked beneath the trailer at a Jay, Fla. peanut mill. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, the rig was parked at Birdsong Peanuts on State Street, unloading a trailer full of the farm commodity, around 9:49 a.m. After the peanuts were unloaded, the driver of…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago