Day: August 16, 2017

Atmore News

Greater Mount Triumph holding Women’s Day
Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church is holding a Women’s Day program this Sunday, August 20, at the 11 a.m. service, with guest speaker Theresa M. Patterson. The speaker is the Coordinator for Early Childhood Development with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. She holds a BS in Early Childhood Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In the area of community service, Patterson is a member of…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Williamsons compete in state Young Farmers Contest
Escambia County’s Spencer and Kate Williamson, left, joined peers from across Alabama to compete in State Young Farmers events Aug. 5 at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 45th Commodity Producers Conference in Birmingham. The Williamsons participated in the Excellence In Ag contest. They are pictured with Federation President Jimmy Parnell.
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Two arrested for Spice possession
Two Atmore men were recently arrested in separate incidents for possession of synthetic marijuana after each openly admitted to county deputies that the controlled substance was his. Broderick Edford Autrey Jr., 29, of a Carver Avenue address, was arrested July 29 after he reportedly tossed a package from a car in which he was a passenger after the vehicle was pulled over by a deputy for an unspecified traffic violation.…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Council approves holiday events
The Atmore City Council’s August 14 meeting wasn’t exactly Christmas in July, but it only missed it by a couple of weeks. The council, sitting one member short due to the absence of District 2’s Jerome Webster, approved the use of two city parks for two Christmas events. Don Taylor was unable to attend the meeting, but had asked that Concerned Citizens of Atmore be granted use of Houston Avery…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Mill fire more nuisance than threat
A late-night August 10 fire at Swift Lumber Mill turned out to be little more than a 90-minute nuisance for mill officials. Occasional puffs of smoke emanated from a metal hopper that held pulp and sawdust (not wood chips as initially reported) but no significant ignition ever occurred. The smell of burnt or burning wood was prominent for several minutes after the arrival of firefighters, but no further flames erupted.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago