Day: March 28, 2018

Don Fletcher

Ramey’s buys local Winn Dixie – Purchase brings end to WD’s lengthy Atmore presence
The chief executive officer for Ramey’s Inc. confirmed this week that the company has reached an agreement with Southeastern Grocers to purchase the assets of Atmore’s Winn Dixie store. The transaction will bring to an end Winn Dixie’s lengthy presence in Atmore, which — according to the store’s website — opened here more than 60 years ago as Kwik Chek. That store name, one of three under which the same…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Honoring Vietnam veterans
Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 is hosting the fifth Annual Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration Saturday, March 31, 4 p.m., in the Atmore YMCA, 501 S. Pensacola Avenue, Atmore. The following are scheduled to participate in the program: * Alabama Representative Alan Baker * VFW State Commander Dennis Doherty * VFW Auxiliary State President Donna Howell * Zachary Thomas Diedrich – special music All Vietnam veterans and their families…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Rollins pleads to manslaughter
An Atmore man, originally charged with murder in the April 2016 shooting death of a Flomaton man, accepted a blind plea to a lesser charge. Devonta DeShawn Rollins, now 22, entered a guilty plea to one count of manslaughter and will likely serve a sentence that falls within the range of 2-20 years, Escambia County District Attorney Steve Billy announced after the plea deal was finalized. According to court documents,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
RP third-graders take state honors
Rachel Patterson Elementary School third-graders were honored in assembly Thursday, March 22, for placing first in the state in the Imagine Math curriculum Math Cup Bowl. Principal John Brantley said at the beginning of the school year, third grade students took an assessment test to determine their proficiency and what their needs were. In February, the school was notified the third grade could compete in the online competition. Students were…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ACF gives back $90,000 first year
The Atmore Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama, announced its first competitive grant awards on Thursday, March 22,at the United Bank Annual Joint Advisory Board Meeting. Since its inception in April 2017, the Atmore Community Foundation has distributed over $90,000 in grants from its donor advised funds and its Atmore Community Fund. Recently, the Foundation completed its first competitive grant cycle and awarded $1,360 to…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago