Year: 2020

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Good economic news
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman First it was the public health experts whose projections were wrong about COVID-19. They predicted far more spread of the disease, and death from it, than we have actually experienced. They also predicted that those states which opened up before others would have a widespread breakout and a spike of hospitalization, and that hasn’t happened either. Then, on Friday, the unemployment numbers for May were released…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Brewton sex offender gets 14 months for refusal to register
Special to Atmore News U.S. Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced last week that 47-year-old Timothy Felder of Brewton was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his repeated refusal to register as a convicted sex offender, a charge to which Felder pled guilty in December. According to court documents, Felder was convicted of incest in Fulton County, Ga., and was required to register…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Council awards bid for shop, OKs emergency roof repair
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members accepted during their Monday, June 8, meeting the low bid for a new city shop. They also approved the emergency replacement of the aging and often-patched roof on the city hall auditorium. The amount of the low bid, submitted by Atmore-based Triptek Construction, was not announced, but estimates are that the new Streets & Sanitation Department headquarters, a 50-feet by…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Ministers agree racial calm, co-existence needed
During the meeting, the Rev. Andy Gartman talked about a book he recently read that was an eye-opener for him concerning race relations. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The group of more than a dozen ministers who met last Thursday, June 4, with elected city officials and local law enforcement officials apparently know what needs to be done to bring Atmore residents of different races together. All wanted assurance…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
APD chief, sheriff criticize FBI’s handling of fugitive situation
APD Chief Chuck Brooks By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer One of the most significant things to evolve from the June 4 meeting between local ministers, city officials and local law enforcement was the criticism leveled by Atmore’s and Escambia County’s top law enforcement officers at the way the Federal Bureau of Investigation handled a recent standoff with a North Carolina murder suspect. Several hours of negotiations failed to spur…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago