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Local students have an unforgettable week courtesy of EREC
In Washington, from left, Taylor Baggett, Hannah Bott, Caroline Harp, Drake Driskell Special to Atmore News (Jay, FL) Since 1964, the nation’s electric cooperatives have sent student delegates to Washington, D.C. for the annual Youth Tour, organized by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), to gain a personal understanding of American history and their role as a citizen. Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) began sending delegates in 1986. This…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Celebration of Freedom
John Benjamin Odom, Bro. Don Davis Donald Ray Odom, Bro. Don Davis Kenneth Robinson Jr., Bro. Don Davis Robert Nall, Bro. Don Davis By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Atmore First Assembly of God Church’s 33rd Annual patriotic presentation Celebration of Freedom July 4, 1776 – 2022 continued a tradition of excellence Sunday, July 3. Each year, AFA presents a stirring program celebrating God and Country in song, recitations, and in honoring…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
Obituaries, week of July 6, 2022
Nancy Grissett Davis Mrs. Nancy Grissett Davis, age 77, of Barnett Crossroads, Ala., passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her residence.  She was born in Barnett Crossroads to William Edward “Bill” and Mary Odom Grissett. She was a member of New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Order of Eastern Star and The Order of the Amaranth. She worked as a Healthcare Administrative Assistant at Fountain Prison. She was preceded in death…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Micro-motel
Mobile firm buys Rivercane lot for new lodging establishment By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday (June 27) meeting the sale of about 1.72 acres of land in the Rivercane retail and industrial development area to a Mobile firm that plans to erect a micro motel, or microtel, on the site.The council gave its collective OK to the transaction, under which WYN Atmore LLC…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Zero tolerance
Felony charges after traffic stops turn up trace amounts of meth Shinn Price Freeman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Department patrol officers logged three felony drug arrests over the past several days — including one that was actually initiated almost two years ago — each the result of an otherwise routine traffic stop.As has been the norm, each of the arrests resulted in confiscation of little more than…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago