Year: 2021

Atmore Firefighter Brandon Barber trains water onto the burning wood chips. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore firefighters, aided by two nearby agencies, spent nearly 90 minutes last Friday, June 25, fighting a fire that caused relatively minor damage to a Swift Lumber chipper mill.Fire reports show that the first of eight AFD vehicles — three fire engines, a ladder truck, a brush truck, another service vehicle and two command…

Atmore man busted on felony possession charge Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man faces felony marijuana possession charges after an Atmore Police Department traffic stop last Friday, June 25, led to the discovery of nearly three-fourths of an ounce of marijuana, along with materials and supplies for packaging the illegal weed for distribution.Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that David Lovorn Johnson, 25, was arrested on…

Dirt turned for new Urgent Care facility Shown from left, Suzanne McGill, Chris Griffin, Brad Lowery, Debbie Rowell, Nancy Lowrey, Bob Jones, Jim Johnson, Sharon Davidson, Yolanda Webster, Jeff Booth, Don Ward, Jerome Webster, Bo Brantley, Mayor Jim Staff, Raymond Wiggins, Brandon Smith. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer “Excited” abounded as the word of the day during the Tuesday, June 29, groundbreaking for the new urgent care facility that will…