Day: December 27, 2017

Don Fletcher

Attempted abduction?
A local woman experienced a scare last week when another woman followed her around Atmore’s Walmart, claiming that the shopper’s 8-year-old son actually belonged to her. No arrest was made in the December 19 incident after police determined that the woman trying to claim the child suffered from “mental issues” and was apparently not a genuine threat. “The woman apparently thought the child belonged to her,” explained Atmore Police Department…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Farm to Table
A pre-Christmas partnership between a local commercial bank, an area food bank and a local church’s feed-the-hungry ministry is helping fill empty stomachs in and around Atmore during the holidays. About two dozen volunteers, including a contingent of seven United Bank employees that included the bank’s top officer, the pastor and members of Empowerment Tabernacle and representatives of Theodore-based Feeding the Gulf Coast met December 19 and gleaned white radishes…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
‘Wrapping Up Christmas’
What a great way to finish the Christmas season. Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present a concert, “Wrapping Up Christmas,” Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m., with GECA performers singing, dancing and playing holiday music. Scheduled to perform are instrumentalists and vocalists including the Stahlys, Grace Terry, Dan Johnson, Phil Johnson, a mass choir, and others. There will also be a performance by the Walnut Hill Cloggers. All…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
A tax cut for Christmas
By Congressman Bradley Byrne This Christmas, the American people received a gift that isn’t found underneath the tree but will be found in your pocketbook and paychecks over the coming years. I’m talking about passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act represents the first major overhaul of our nation’s tax code since 1986. The ultimate goal is to grow the American economy and…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago