Day: March 24, 2021

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting two members short, unanimously approved the filing of tax liens against properties that were recently declared grass and weed nuisances, but whose owners failed to mitigate the problem. The trio of council members — District 2’s Jerome Webster, District 3’s Eunice Johnson and District 4’s Shawn Lassiter — also approved the city’s participation in a proposed debris removal fund and…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer All five Atmore City Council members turned in their respective “wish lists” of streets in their districts they would like to see paved when the city begins its next major street resurfacing project. Little discussion was conducted during a Monday, March 22, workshop that preceded the regular council meeting, since only Mayor Jim Staff and two council members were in attendance. Staff said the…

Atmore to receive $1.69M from American Rescue Plan Act By DON FLETHCER News Staff Writer No one is sure yet whether there will be any strings attached, as far as how the money is spent, but City of Atmore officials are expecting a windfall of $1.69 million when the logistics of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act’s governmental stimulus program are finalized. As the largest population center in Escambia…