Month: March 2017

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Dr. Seuss happenings at Perdido Elementary School
Perdido Elementary pre-k through third graders enjoyed celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday last week through involvement in a wide variety of activities. Students dressed up to represent some of their favorite books: Wacky Wednesday, (Fox in Socks) Thursday, and (Green Eggs and Ham) Friday. On Wednesday, Dr. Seuss’s actual birthday, the students celebrated with a birthday cake. During the week, children created all sorts of art work, graphed their favorite books, who liked green…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Woman escapes through window
An Atmore woman was injured but escaped with her life when a Monday night, March 6, fire destroyed her Martin Luther King Drive home. Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles said the unidentified woman had to break a window and climb through it, apparently after smoke began to fill the small dwelling and render her unable to find the door. “She got out, but she had to bust a window,” Peebles…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
AG announces top consumer complaints
During National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11), Attorney General Steven T. Marshall announced the top consumer complaints received in the office’s Consumer Interest Division during 2016. He also urged Alabamians to notify his office when they experience or suspect consumer fraud. “Our best allies in fighting fraud and scams are the consumers themselves,” said Attorney General Marshall. “Unfortunately, the more successful we are in this battle, the more likely the…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Burglaries ‘aggressively investigated’
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that APD investigators are using every resource at their disposal to identify and arrest the person or persons responsible for a string of recent burglaries that have plagued residents of the city’s southwestern sector. “We’ve had several burglaries around the Forest Hills Drive, Rockaway Creek Road and Grubbs Street area,” Brooks said Tuesday. “We have several victims out there, and we are…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago