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Atmore News

Paving project at Oak Hill

Crews from Flomaton-based Arrington Construction take a break Tuesday (November 16) while waiting on a load of asphalt to arrive so that the paving of Oak Hill Cemetery can resume. City officials anticipate that the $496,000 project will be completed in early December.

Keeping the grill hot

From left, AJ Beachy, a lieutenant with the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department, gives the chicken a turn during WHVFD’s 52nd annual fish fry fundraiser last Saturday, November 13. Gerry Steege waits at right with a platter to hustle the grilled fowl to the serving line. Nearly 900 people bought $10 lunch plates of the 1,000 plates prepared, leaving enough to feed firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and other volunteers.

New arrivals at the library

Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Linda Ellison: Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb – 5 stars Linda Ellison: High Stakes by Iris Johansen – 5 stars Glenda Fields: Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan Boyer – 5 stars Shelia Trawick: Matched and Married by Kathleen…

Democrats’ spending bill a disaster

Congressman Jerry Carl A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar big government spending package is bad for south Alabama, as well as the rest of the nation. I primarily focused on how this massive spending package would result in an unprecedented expansion of the federal government, while increasing taxes on middle class Americans and driving up prices for everything from fuel to groceries. However, the problems…

Local woman aspires to craft scripts

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A young Atmore woman who aspires to be a writer of scripts for movies and Broadway plays recently got a boost of confidence in that direction.Sherese Craft, 23, took home second-place honors in a writing contest that was part of the “Telling the Stories: Insights to Writing for Stage & Film Symposium,” held November 4-6 at Alabama State University’s Lelia Barlow Theater.Award-winning writer, director and…

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