Atmore News

First Evening in White set
Special to Atmore News The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Evening in White at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 24, at Rivercane Park, Highway 21, Atmore. This event, known and started in Paris as Diner en Blanc, is a picnic style event where attendees wear all-white attire, enjoy food, and spend time with friends. For this inaugural event, attendees will enjoy all these traditional aspects of other…
Failure to appear leads to more charges
News Staff Report An Atmore woman who failed to show up for a court appearance to answer several charges against her, found herself behind bars, facing another charge. Capt. Billy Blair of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that Whitney Long, 19, was arrested June 20 on a bench warrant after she failed to appear in court on charges of theft of property, giving false information to law…
Ruzic resigns Coastal Gateway position
News Staff Report Will Ruzic, who has served as executive director of Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance for the past two years, announced last week that he has resigned his CGEDA position to accept a job as general manager of ProValus, a startup Internet Technology company located in Brewton. The former CGEDA official noted that he worked closely with ProValus which now has 125 employees, 90 of whom work in…
Caution, care urged during July 4 holiday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Americans will celebrate 243 years of independence this Thursday, July 4, with traditional public or private fireworks displays and cookouts, and many will commemorate the holiday through the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Public safety and other agencies stress the need for caution and care in all three traditions to prevent tragedy from intruding upon the special day, traditionally recognized as one of the deadliest…
Top readers at APL
News Staff Report Awards were presented Friday, June 28, at the last session of the Atmore Public Library summer reading program. The top readers are as follows: * 5-8 age group – first place: Charlie Trawick; second place: Carmarie Caldwell * 9-11 age group – first place: Avery Trawick; second place: Harlow Donnell * 12-up – first place: Mario Martinez; second place: Samarion Clark Library Director Hope Lassiter reports that…