Month: October 2019

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Kirk Jay, who reached the finals among singers on television’s The Voice last year, will be the featured performer for Destiny Worship Center’s 14th annual Stomp the Yard event. The annual free “gathering of gifted youth” will take place from noon until 5 p.m. this Saturday, October 5, at Atmore’s Houston Avery Park. Jay, from Bay Minette, performed with country stars Blake Shelton (whose…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Immediately, the prayers started. By the dozens, by the hundreds. Joe “Cowboy” Hall’s illness was the focus of Facebook postings for several days and nights. The prayers for healing became prayers for the family when Joe passed away Tuesday, September 24. His healing came – but not here. Cowboy was the community’s friend and helper. Most recently, he and his wife Lauri became the face…

County opposition forces city to scrap annexation plan By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer On September 16, during an informal Atmore City Council workshop, city officials seemed excited about a proposed long-term plan to annex into the city most of the non-residential properties located between downtown Atmore and the Rivercane retail and industrial park, linking the community’s two largest commercial areas. Now, after Escambia County Commissioners expressed opposition to the…