Year: 2019

Don Fletcher

Passenger rail study continues
Consultant says could be 2 decades before plan a reality By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Prior to the April 30 public meeting held in Atmore on a study to determine whether the return of passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast is a feasible plan, Brian Smart said the meeting would be different from the first such meeting, held here in November. Smart, who is leading the study team…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
PCI’s McGhee addresses House on gaming
News Staff Report After the Alabama Senate passed by the narrowest of margins this week a bill that would put the question of a paper lottery on the 2020 ballot, the future of other gaming, such as electronic Bingo and dog and horse racing, remains up in the air. State senators passed the paper lottery measure by a 21-12 margin, just reaching the required three-fifths majority to send the bill…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Miss Mayfest crowned
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher In the comfort of Escambia County High School’s Hodnette Auditorium, 20 young ladies vied for four titles to represent Atmore as Miss Mayfest. The pageant was held Friday, May 3, just a day before Mayfest. Chamber Executive Director Emily Wilson announced that next year’s pageant will be held a week before Mayfest, not the day before. Also, last year’s pageant was held during Mayfest on…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Apartments raided
Multi-agency task force seizes drugs, guns By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A May 1 predawn raid on three Patterson Street Apartments units resulted in the arrest of two Atmore residents — a man and a woman — and the seizure of an unspecified quantity of natural and synthetic marijuana, along with several firearms that could turn out to be stolen. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the three-level, multi-agency…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for week of May 5, 2019
Jerald Jaye Mr. Jerald Jaye, age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at his home. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to the late Robert and Minnie Lee Jaye. He attended grammar school and high school in Atmore. After serving four year in the United States Marine Corps and began a career in transportation. He and his wife, Margaret, established JMAR Trucking, a very successful business and retired in May…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago