Atmore News

Paving under way
H.O. Weaver & Sons crews began applying the final layer of asphalt to West Ridgeley Street Tuesday morning, May 2, part of a 21-street, $2.6 million City of Atmore paving project. Mayor Jim Staff said the Mobile-based paving contractor, which began paving last week, was ‘getting after it’ and ‘causing the least trouble they can” for motorists. A Weaver employee directing traffic as another crew worked on West Louisville Street…
Sex offender sentenced
Gibbs By BO BOLTONMonroe Journal Publisher Minister Garyl Jermaine Gibbs, 50, who pled guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court to two counts of “deviant sexual intercourse” with minors, was sentenced to 60 months of supervised probation to run concurrently in a plea bargain agreement reached Monday, May 1.Gibbs, the minister of A Call to Life Apostolic Church, located across the street from the former outlet mall in Monroeville and near…
Harrison new PCIFS president
Harrison Special to Atmore News (Atmore, AL) —Poarch Creek Indians Federal Services (PCIFS), a Tribal Government Services provider to U.S. Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense (DoD), has announced that Joseph (Joe) Harrison has been named as president of PCIFS. Harrison will be responsible for the management of 12 active LLCs and associated Joint Ventures (JVs) under the PCIFS family of businesses. He will report directly to PCIFS corporate…
New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at the Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Joyce Lambert: Banished by Linda Byler  5 stars Elliot Weaver: The Sea Wolves by Clive Cussler 5 stars Shelia Trawick: Something Old, Something New by Amy Clipston  5 stars Dixon Weaver: Count Down by James Patterson  5 stars Fiction  …
Food scores released
For March and April The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment March 2023 Hardee’s, Flomaton, 86, FSE Huxford SAIL (Senior) Center, Atmore, 92, limited food Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, Atmore, 93, FSE Chen’s Chinese Buffet , Atmore, 93, FSE Diamond Gasoline #23, Highway 21 N., Atmore, 96,…