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Atmore News

Obituaries week of September 20, 2023
Marion McGhee Mr. Marion McGhee, age 71, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023, in Atmore, Ala. He was a lifelong resident of Poarch, Ala. He was a member of Friendly Holiness Church and a proud member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. He was employed with the City of Atmore for fifteen years, cleaning and beautifying the streets. He was an avid Alabama Football Fan and enjoyed playing his…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Job completed
State Rep. Alan Baker, officials of Alabama Department of Transportation Southwest Region and Atmore Mayor Jim Staff gathered Monday, September 11, at the intersection of Alabama 21 and Poarch Road, near Urgent Care, to discuss improvements made to the highway. The busy intersection now has updated signal lights, a new right turn lane and a modified center turn lane “to accommodate increased traffic and future traffic patterns for the area’s…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
City of Atmore seeks airport operator proposals
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City of Atmore officials have discovered, after years of technical non-compliance, that the person or company that operates Atmore Municipal Airport is subject to Alabama bid law.The city placed an ad seeking “Operator of City of Atmore General Aviation Airport” in local newspapers this week, including in this edition of Atmore News, seeking sealed proposals from individuals who might be interested in running the local…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
ALEA reports 8 traffic fatalities over holiday period
Special to Atmore News During the four-day Labor Day Weekend just completed, troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight traffic-related fatalities, compared to 10 in 2022, and experienced zero marine-related fatalities on Alabama’s waterways.The Labor Day weekend travel period began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 1, and ended at midnight Monday, September 4. During that time, there were eight deadly traffic crashes — one each in Montgomery,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Cross-country Cougars
Escambia Academy’s Danny Doerr, in foreground, and Eli Covington head into a turn during a September 7 cross-country meet at Baldwin County Bicentennial Park in Stockton. Doerr finished 5th, with a time of 20:35.52, while Covington, who finished in 20.54.63, was 8th in the meet, which included more than 100 competitors. EA’s team, coached by Rider Jernigan, also got a 4th-place finish from Scarlett Philips, who posted a 9:41.13 showing…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago