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Celebrity Waiter event a success
Candace Wooten, left, Atmore Police Department Executive Administrative Assistant, takes orders at her table, specifically from Police Chief Chuck Brooks, at right. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Main Street Atmore’s award-winning Celebrity Waiter Shrimp Boil fundraiser, held Monday night, August 21, at David’s Catfish House, was reportedly as much a success as past Celebrity Waiter events have been.Main Street Atmore Executive Director Shinora Redmond was in a meeting Tuesday morning…
Felony arrests
Atmore woman jailed after stabbings at park Baecher Goven Morris Davidson -Leslie Seltzer White By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman, 21-year-old Darianna Mona Seltzer, was arrested August 15 after two women told Atmore police Seltzer had stabbed them.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the stabbing incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on August 14.Officers responded to Houston Avery Park in reference to a disturbance but found no…
Investing in America’s national security
Congressman Jerry Carl Recently, I joined Reps. Mike Rogers, Dale Strong, and Gary Palmer to address many of Alabama’s business leaders about what we are working on in Washington to help Alabama and this nation succeed. One of the biggest concerns we all share is countering the economic threat China poses to the United States.The Chinese Communist Party has a goal of making Americans depend on them for critical minerals,…
Taking a stand for Jesus Christ
On South Main Street, Larry Bonds, with the cross, is joined by, from left, James Curran, Sherri Bonds, and Darlene DeFee. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher While most folks were still sleeping Saturday morning, Larry Bonds was taking a cross off the back of his truck. At 7 a.m., he hoisted the cross beam on his shoulder and began walking.He was joined by his wife, Sherri; his mom, Joanne Bonds; their…
EA kicks off the season against Starkville
By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars kicked off their football season with a trip to Petal, Mississippi, to play the Starkville Academy Volunteers at Petal High School. The game marks Cougar Head Coach Gex Billups’s first game after a promotion to athletic director.The Cougars got their first point of the season with a 30-yard pass by Keller Coston to Quinten Odom for a touchdown with 5 minutes…