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PCI Pow Wow
Great dancing, great weather and great food made for an outstanding Poarch Creek Indian Pow Wow Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24. Thousands chose to spend Thanksgiving and the day after at the 47th Annual Pow Wow which offered entertainment and activities for the entire family. This year’s event featured 310 registered dancers. The gate count for Thursday was 9,221, and for Friday was 8,016.        …
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Medstar EMS granted city business license
For the second time this month, the Atmore City Council unanimously approved a request from an ambulance service for a license to do business within the city. But, as city officials learned during the November 27 session, there won’t be a third ambulance service operating here on a regular basis. At least not yet. Mike Sandell, senior operations manager for Medstar EMS, told council members that his company was merely…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Mark your calendar
* November 30 – December 3 – Greater Escambia Council for the Arts performances of A Christmas Story, Thursday through Friday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets available at the door, $7 for GECA members, $10 for non-members. * December 2, Saturday – Christmas in Perdido, 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Perdido School. Breakfast with Santa is 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. The cost is $5. Arts and crafts,…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Getting ready for holidays? So are criminals
Stores and shops across Atmore and Escambia County began experiencing the holiday business rush last weekend. And, while retail outlets were getting ready to usher in their busiest time of the year, another element was also formulating its holiday game plan. Each year, some of the good cheer and festive atmosphere created by the onset of Christmas is offset by the work of professional and amateur criminals who take advantage…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Capital murder arrests – Three charged in August shooting
Two men — one already behind bars on a murder charge, the other in jail on burglary charges — and a juvenile have been charged in the violent August home invasion that resulted in the death of 56-year-old Robert Kennedy. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks announced last week that APD investigators had signed capital murder warrants against the adults and filed a juvenile petition against the teenager in the August…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago