Day: October 7, 2020

Special to Atmore News The typical Alabama Power residential customer will receive a $25 credit this month, following a decision over the summer by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Commissioners approved the credit in August, with the benefits appearing on October bills. The credit is in addition to the 3 percent rate reduction customers received this year. In all, customers are expected to receive about $300 million in benefits…

Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman Congress was sent home by Speaker Pelosi last Friday without securing a deal with the White House or the Senate on the next COVID bill. While we were told we might get a 24-hours’ notice to return, our calendar doesn’t show us coming back to Washington until November 16. President Truman ran against the Republican majority 80th Congress (1947-49) as the “Do Nothing Congress” because it…

The Poarch Creek Tribal and Atmore fire departments responded to a mobile home fire Wednesday afternoon, September 30, on Ewing Drive in the Poarch community. When first responders arrived on scene, they found fire coming from the front left side of the home. The home was occupied; the homeowners were not injured.