Month: October 2022

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles issued last week a ban on all outdoor burning within the city limits. The ban is effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice.Peebles said a lack of rain over recent weeks prompted the decision.“I’m activating the ban inside the city due to the extreme, dry conditions,” he said. “Green grass will burn right now.”The action came less…

Shawn Lassiter Jennifer White Adonis Williams Candace Wooten United Fund of Atmore board members, from left, Michael Kircharr, Samantha Bennett, Dawn Skipper (treasurer) and Andrew Garner (president). By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer United Fund of Atmore board members were joined last Thursday, October 6, by more than a dozen supporters, including several people who were “jailed” as part of the fundraising effort for the organization’s 2022-23 campaign.Among the jailbirds present…