Atmore News

DAR meets at PCI Museum
Members of the Fort Mims Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held their January meeting January 16 at the Poarch Creek Indian Museum. Tribal member Blake Crook served as moderator for the ladies on their visit. Following the meeting, the group went to the Warehouse Market for refreshments and a time of fellowship. Shown are, from left, Linda Ellison, Mary Flo Williams, Cathy Irby, Blake Crook, Marilyn Davidson, Sharon Murphy,…
Small Box Shop
From left, Patricia English, Marlo Young and Nicole Jones pose Monday, January 27, with the remnants of the official ribbon used to signify the opening of Young’s New Mindset Consulting office. More than two dozen friends, family members and others attended the ceremony at the office’s location on Church Street, between the American Legion building and the former Trammell Square shopping center. The furnished office, repurposed from an 8-feet-by-20-feet shipping…
Obituaries, week of January 29, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Faircloth Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Faircloth, age 43, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, La. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to Richard and Brenda (O’Barr) Faircloth.  He was a member and employee of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. He was an active member of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church of Poarch, Ala. He loved spending time with his family…
Humvee heist
Baldwin Co. men arrested after stealing APD vehicle, other items Hayles Patterson The Humvee was discovered in a wooded area near the suspects’ residence. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A pair of Baldwin County men remained behind bars early this week after their arrest last week for stealing an Atmore Police Department Humvee and several other items of APD property from an undisclosed storage site.The theft came to light on…
New Chamber chief a ‘good breath of fresh air’
Long By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Addison Long, who has served as interim executive director of Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce since last summer, is now officially the Chamber’s top executive.Long, who holds a degree in Hospitality Management from Auburn University’s Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management, was hired as an assistant to former executive director Anna Ellis.Since Ellis left the position, Long has stepped in and was the driving…