Day: March 11, 2020

Atmore News

BBB: Military families, veterans target of scams
Special to Atmore News Vulnerability to scams is universal. Every segment of the population is susceptible, including businesses. Even the most successful of us can fall victim to the pitfalls of frauds and scams. Barbara Corcoran, the venture capitalist and participant in the hit TV show Shark Tank, just recently found out how easily a scam can happen. Her business fell victim to a Business Email Compromise scam to the…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Search yields meth, pot; $1 million bond for Brewton man
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Brewton man remained behind bars this week, under a $1 million bond, on drug trafficking and other charges after a March 5, multi-agency raid on a Brewton residence. The arrest came after agents with the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, Atmore Police Department, Poarch Police Department, Flomaton Police Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant at a Hall Creek…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Honoring Vietnam veterans
News Staff Report The Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 will host its annual Vietnam Veterans Day event on Saturday, March 28, 2 p.m., at Atmore City Hall. This event honors Vietnam veterans, but all veterans, families, and the general public are invited. Please join the Auxiliary as they honor these brave and heroic veterans. This year’s guest speaker will be Vietnam veteran Pat Downing, Colonel, US Army, Ret.…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Fountain officer arrested on contraband charges
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Four people, including a Brewton man who worked as an officer at Fountain Correctional Facility, were arrested recently by Alabama Department of Corrections investigators on charges of promoting prison contraband. According to a press release issued by state corrections officials, Correctional Officer Tarrence Dramon Tolbert, 39, of Brewton, was arrested February 24 after an ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division agent investigated an allegation of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Business & Breakfast set for this Thursday
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Business & Breakfast Program helps the business community network with businesses in the community. The second Business & Breakfast of 2020 is this Thursday, March 12, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., HealthActions, 210 Brookwood Road, Atmore. This is free and open to both Chamber members and non-members alike. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Starting at 7:30 a.m., Business & Breakfast is an opportunity for…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago