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Program to cover estate planning for farmers
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is hosting an important program that could impact many local residents – “Estate Planning for Farmers and Other Landowners.” Consider the following questions: Is it important for the farm to stay in the family? Who will manage the land, pay the taxes, etc.? Will your children get along after you are gone? How will you ensure that farming-children have use of the land? How will…
Y’s Ugly Truck Contest is Saturday
Got a truck that’s so ugly that it’s special? If so, Atmore Area YMCA’s second annual Ugly Truck Contest might be the place to prove just how special it is. The contest pays $75 each to the Rat Rod and Street Legal trucks judged the ugliest in the competition, which will be held Saturday, July 22, from 4 to 7 p.m., on the grass behind the local Y’s 501 South…
Attempted murder – Man tries to drown woman in Perdido Creek
An Atmore man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center this week, charged with two counts of attempted murder, along with two unrelated crimes, after he apparently tried to drown an unidentified pregnant woman in Perdido Creek recently. According to a press release issued Tuesday by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert, the incident that led to the charges occurred on July 7, below the bridge that spans…