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Gay announces candidacy
Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate and is not edited. Jackie Gay, local Republican grass roots volunteer of 22 years, will be on the March 3, 2020 ballot for Trump Delegate in Congressional District 1 for Place 2. This voting district includes Escambia, Baldwin, Mobile, Monroe and Washington Counties and a small portion of Clarke County. Jackie currently serves as the Chairman of the Escambia County Republican…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Smith announces candidacy
Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate and is not edited. I am officially announcing my intentions to become the next Mayor of our great City. I believe I will be able to Atmore forward in ways that are expected and absolutely possible. It’s time to do more than the minimum required or expected of our elected officials, Community, School System, and the people. It’s time to come…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Severe weather sales tax holiday Feb. 21-23
News Staff Report Alabama’s ninth severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, and ends at midnight, Sunday, Feb. 23. Alabama is one of three states with a severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday in 2020. The three-day period allows Alabama shoppers to stock up tax-free on common supplies that cost less than $60 that every home and business needs to prepare for a natural…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of February 16,2020
Gordon “Danny” Toler Mr. Gordon “Danny” Toler, age 72, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 in Bay Minette, Ala. He was a native of Fairhope, Ala. and had resided in Whitehouse Fork, Ala. for most of his life. He retired from the Baldwin County Highway Department with thirty-one years of service, a member of the Bay Minette Masonic Lodge #498 and was a Bow Hunter. He was a member Whitehouse…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Alfa teams up with FGC
News Staff Report The Alabama Farmers Federation recently made a significant donation to Feeding the Gulf Coast hunger relief efforts. Through an effort by local Alfa agent Dana Vickrey, Empowerment Tabernacle Pastor Daryl North, and Cindy Bloom, coordinator for Feeding the Gulf Coast (formerly Bay Area Food Bank), part of the donation was used to fund Escambia County mobile pantries. A mobile pantry is a food distribution model that allows…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago