Category: News

As surely as Easter comes each year, the folks at Atmore First Baptist Church have a Cross covered in flowers to commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ. Cool and wet weather put a damper on some Easter activities this year, but the message of the Cross shines through.

Brown By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A trio of celebrity judges will decide which vehicle owners take home most of the trophies and cash prizes when State Line Pawn Shop in Atmore conducts the first Sharon Brown Car Show later this month. The folks who attend will select the grand prize winner.Plans are for the event — set for 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 — to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials announced April 6 that a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, has claimed the life of an 18-year-old Brewton man.According to State Trooper reports, the teen, whose identity has not been released, was fatally injured when the 2004 Ford F-150 in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck several trees.The pickup was…

Coastal glider enthusiasts transfer operations to local airport Bolyard, flying the group’s tow plane, gently pulls a sailplane off the ground. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore residents have grown accustomed since January to a significant increase in air traffic that occurs nearly every Saturday in the sky over Atmore Municipal Airport. It appears the situation will remain about the same for some time, now that a group of Gulf…