Year: 2022

Atmore Cal Ripken Baseball registration began Monday, January 24, and will continue through February 28, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Atmore Public Library, 700 East Church Street. Registration fee is $20.Please note the following divisions: T-ball ages 4-6; Coach Pitch ages 7-8; Minor League ages 9-10; Major League ages 11-12.For more information, call 251-294-1128.

News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to build a state-of-the-art, USDA-inspected meat processing facility just outside Atmore.According to a tribal press release issued last week, the plant will have the capacity to process up to 125 cattle per week.PCI, the state’s only federally recognized Indian tribe, has owned and operated Perdido River Farms, one of the largest cattle operations in Alabama, since 1982 and has plans to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A January 21 traffic stop in downtown Atmore led to the discovery and recovery by city police of a significant amount of marijuana and counterfeit U.S. currency.Police took a suspect into custody, but the counterfeit money angle makes the case primarily a U.S. Secret Service operation, and federal agents have not released the suspect’s name or issued a mug shot.“One of our officers conducted a…

Proof of vaccination, masks required Stallworth By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher In deference to the pandemic, Lillie Johnson and her fellow members of the Yellow Hat Society did not hold the annual Rosa Parks Breakfast in 2021. However, the group is planning to host the 15th annual service Saturday, February 5, 9 a.m., at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The program is free and open to all 16 years old…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Flomaton man lost his life, and an Atmore man and three children were seriously injured, in a two-vehicle collision that happened last Wednesday, January 19, in the Wawbeek community.Alabama State Troopers reported that Calvin L. Johnson, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene after the 2004 Honda SUV he was driving collided with a 2003 Toyota pickup driven by Brian T. Grant, 46, of…