Year: 2020

Don Fletcher

Peanut mill to bring 100-plus jobs
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday, September 15, that a farmer-owned peanut processing facility with an estimated cost of $87 million and a promise of at least 100 jobs has chosen Atmore Industrial Park as its home. The governor said in a press release that Coastal Growers LLC plans to build a peanut shelling plant in Atmore, a move that will make the city “a…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Slow-moving Hurricane Sally
Family members of all ages helped fill sandbags Monday By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Residents of Atmore and the surrounding area continued Tuesday to prepare for the brunt of Hurricane Sally, which was expected to make landfall early Wednesday and swing northeastward across Alabama. The storm, which has vacillated between a Category 2 and Category 1 hurricane as it has plodded through the Gulf of Mexico, was moving at…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Atmore man charged with attempted murder in Friday shooting
An Atmore man was arrested today (Saturday, Sept. 12) in connection with a shooting that took place here Friday afternoon. Amirr Raheem English, 21, is charged with attempted murder in the incident. He was processed at 1:25 p.m. today into the Escambia County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond until a bond hearing can be arranged. According to a press release issued Saturday by Atmore Police Chief…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of September 13, 2020
Margaret Ann “Cricket” Brown Brown Ms. Margaret Ann “Cricket” Brown, age 64, of Poarch, Ala., passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in Pensacola, Fla.  She was born in Century, Fla. She lived most of her life in Bratt, Fla. and was a member of Bratt Assembly of God Church.  She loved her family and was an avid fan of New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Braves baseball.  She was preceded in death…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Lions ‘attend’ leadership conference
Special to Atmore News Alabama Lions offered its members a chance to attend a Virtual Leadership Conference on August 8 and 22 for three hours each day. This virtual version replaced the cancelled Alabama Lions Leadership Conference. The first day, which was attended by Atmore Lions Renee Hardy, Mandie Thompson, Bub Gideons, and Nancy Karrick, covered the topics of Rejuvenating Districts with New Clubs, Revitalizing Clubs with New Members, and…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago