Day: July 6, 2022

Don Fletcher

Smith Dairy Road home destroyed by fire
The home was engulfed with flames when firefighters arrive. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Smith Dairy Road home was destroyed last Friday, July 1, when flames quickly swept through it as firefighters rushed to the rural site.Atmore Fire Department units were dispatched at 2:12 a.m. to the fire, roughly10 miles northwest of Atmore. They arrived to find a hot, “rolling” fire that was quickly consuming the house’s wood framing…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
WEU employees OK after truck hydroplanes, overturns
The WEU pickup rolled at least once before coming to a rest on its side. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two West Escambia Utilities employees escaped with only minor injuries last Thursday, June 30, after the company pickup in which they were traveling hit a puddle, ran off rain-slick U.S. 31 and overturned.The mishap occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., about a half-mile west of Atmore Country Club.WEU General…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Learning hands-on to inspire her students
Marcia Adams participates in the moon walking exercise By MELISSA DANIELSpecial to Atmore News Five action-packed 12-hour days provided Escambia County Middle School math teacher Marcia Adams an experience of a lifetime. Recently, she had the opportunity to attend Space Academy for Educators (aka Space Camp) with 70 other educators in Huntsville.She was able to be an astronaut and travel into space. She was able to be an engineer and…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
R.A.G. Time comes to SW Alabama
Special to Atmore News A new arts-centric group, The Railway Arts Guild (R.A.G.), has been formed and will be bringing several performance and entertainment opportunities to Escambia, Baldwin and Monroe counties in Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida. The four-county area in Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida has proven to be fertile ground for quality performers and R.A.G. Time plans to provide opportunities for this talent to be developed and showcased.Central…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
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: The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani  5 stars Debra Swartzendruber: Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow  5 stars Sarah Hall: The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin  4 stars Sarah Hall: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago