Month: September 2021

Don Fletcher

Council approves $13M city budget
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their September 27 meeting a $13 million funding package for the upcoming fiscal year, a package that includes an across-the-board pay increase for all city employees except the mayor and council members.“This budget includes a five percent pay raise for all the employees of the city,” said Mayor Jim Staff. “That’s very nice for this year.”As usual, the lion’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
T-Mobile donates to Pride
T-Mobile named Atmore the recipient of a Hometown Grant in the amount of $50,000 to fund an internet technology lab as well as computer furnishings which will be located in the former Atmore Hardware Store. Shown at the check presentation Thursday, September 23, are, from left, Eunice Johnson, Jerome Webster, Eric Eiche, Emilee Craft, Sandy Helton, Jonathan Adams, Tucson Roberts, Foster Kizer, Bub Gideons, Christovia Ramos, Alan Baker, Greg Albritton,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Pickup destroyed
The portion of U.S. 31 between Ammons and James roads was closed for a while Saturday (September 25) after a heavy-duty pickup, hauling a trailer, caught fire shortly after 11 a.m. Perdido firefighters, shown here battling the blaze, prevented the fire from spreading to the trailer. Most of the damage to the truck appeared to be in the engine compartment and cab.
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
No threat
Shared social media post causes concern at ECMS By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police and Escambia County sheriff’s deputies made a show of force last week after a social media post by a girl from more than 800 miles away was shared by an Escambia County Middle School student and caused a significant level of concern among school officials, law enforcement and parents last Friday, September 24.But — as…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
President Biden uses disinformation to distract from leadership failures
Congressman Jerry Carl For months now, I have been making the point that liberal politicians in Washington love creating crisis after crisis to distract the American people from what’s really happening. We’ve seen this time and time again with the Biden Administration – each time something has gone wrong, the administration has stirred up a new crisis to draw everyone’s attention to something new. The crisis at our southern border…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago