Year: 2025

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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…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
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…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
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…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
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…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
Parade, program highlight chilly MLK Day celebration
James Averhart, left, and Sandra Gray go over notes prior to Averhart’s keynote address. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer About 150 people rode on floats or sat in open trailers or on the back of pickups despite steady wind gusts that created a chill factor below freezing as the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade moved through the city’s northeastern sector on Monday, January 20, in honor of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago