Year: 2021

Participating in the archery demonstration were, from left, Alayla Stallworth, Emily Rolin, Noah Baggett, Kamden Martin, Levi McGhee By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Huxford Elementary School Principal Leah Fuqua and several members of her faculty and staff hosted the county Board of Education’s regular meeting at the school Thursday, February 18. Chairwoman Cindy Jackson called the meeting to order and expressed the board’s appreciation to the HES staff for hosting.…

Dees By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Many of us didn’t know his name until he passed away. Most of us knew him as the UPS guy. When he made a delivery, he filled the doorway, so big he was. Always a smile. Always a pleasant greeting. Always a good ambassador for the company he represented. If you’ve been in business in Atmore for any length of time and you used…

Bartley News Staff Report When Carol “CJ” Bartley goes to work at the Atmore Post Office Wednesday, February 24, it won’t be just another day at work. It will be her last day at work. Carol started her career with the Postal Service January 16, 1996 and ends it Wednesday. She has become a familiar face to those who go to the post office – and that’s most everybody. “I…

Jacob Ahern Krystle Ahern By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore couple remained behind bars without bond at midweek, charged with drug trafficking after authorities seized more than an ounce of methamphetamine during a search of their residence. According to documents obtained by Atmore News, 30-year-old Jacob Lee Ahern and Krystle Olivia Ahern, 34, were placed under arrest by one of three probation officers who conducted the February 16…