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Don Fletcher

Council OKs tractor purchase

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday, June 10, meeting the purchase of a new tractor and cutter for the city’s Streets & Sanitation Department, the only item on the meeting agenda.Mayor Pro Tem Shawn Lassiter presided over the session due to the absence of Mayor Jim Staff, and all five council members voted in favor of the resolution.The John Deere machine will be…

Double DG

Work continued this week on the two Dollar General stores being built in or around Atmore. Company officials say the store in Canoe, located at 11700 Highway 31, near South Canoe Road (pictured), is expected to open by mid-August. The store under construction at 907 West Nashville Avenue in Atmore is currently slated to open by early September.

Felony arrests

Domestic incident lands Atmore man in jail By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Smith An Atmore man was arrested on numerous charges related to a domestic incident that took place in the early hours of June 1 at a Jack Springs Road residence.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that police were sent to the location at approximately 1:25 a.m. They discovered that James Marion Smith, 25, had broken into his…

Swimming & diving lessons set at Tom Byrne Park Pool

Registrations for the first session of swimming and diving lessons will be held Monday, June 17, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Tom Byrne Park Pool.Lessons will be June 24 through July 12 with classes at 10 and 11. These classes will meet Monday – Friday for one hour each. Afternoon lessons will be during the same time frame with classes at 5, 5:30, 6 and 6:30 on Tuesday…

Lassiter named to Ole Miss honors list

Jalia Lassiter of Atmore was named to the University of Mississippi’s Spring 2024 Honor Roll lists.Lassiter, majoring in Criminal Justice, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00.“The remarkable students achieving Chancellor’s Honor Roll are among the best and brightest at the University of Mississippi,” Chancellor Glenn Boyce said. “I commend them for their hard work and dedication resulting…

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