Day: May 9, 2018

Atmore News

Yoders to share Sierra Leone experiences
Raising funds for OB facilities there Special to Atmore News Dr. Jon and Mrs. Heleen Yoder are currently serving a two-year term of service in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where Dr. Yoder is serving as a physician at the Mattru Hospital and Heleen is working with the psychosocial unit helping children at risk. Maternal and infant mortality are high in Sierra Leone, especially in the district where they are working.…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Sign of change
The second phase of the signage changeover from Atmore’s Winn Dixie store to the new Ramey’s location was completed May 2. The purchase by Ramey’s, a Mississippi-based grocery store chain, of the local business will be consummated when the store reopens on Wednesday, May 9. The change ends a 60-plus years local presence of Winn Dixie, which evolved nearly 30 years ago from Kwik Chek. News Photo by Don Fletcher
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore men were arrested April 29 after an unspecified quantity of marijuana was discovered inside a vehicle that was stopped for a minor traffic violation. Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Brian Jerrell Brown, 33, and Frederick Williams, 38, were each taken into custody after the vehicle was finally stopped by a patrol officer who spotted the violation. “Around three a.m., an officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago