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Real life ‘Hoosiers’ celebrate great season
By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Being the second best boys basketball team in Alabama is still something to brag about.While the Escambia High Blue Devils didn’t win the final game of the season, the players can hold their heads high knowing they made it to the state championship for the first time in the school’s history.Principal Amy Cabaniss is incredibly proud of the team and said their season has…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
COVID relief grants for volunteer fire departments
Special to Atmore News The State of Alabama is offering grants up to $10,320 for volunteer fire departments that meet eligibility requirements. Total approved disbursements will be awarded to eligible applicants. The Alabama Volunteer Fire Department Grants are to support volunteer fire departments that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The application process for this grant program is being administered by the Alabama Department of Finance. The application…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 16, 2022
Charles Edward (Edd) Rowell Mr. Charles Edward (Edd) Rowell, age 76, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at his home in Atmore, Ala. He retired as a dispatcher with Avondale Containers Trucking Company with many years of employment. He was a veteran in the United States Army in the Korean War. He was a member of VFW and American Legion in Mobile, Ala. He loved to shoot pool. He was…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
The Boys of the Summer of ’61: Where Are They Now?
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO TODD RODGERS was selected as a first baseman for the ‘61 All Stars, who went to the 1961 Sr. Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. Like many of his teammates, his most vivid memory of their trip was making it to the top of the Washington Monument. However, of his visit to D.C. he also remembers  “ … going to the US Treasury Building and seeing the money printed.” Surprisingly, he was the only All…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
GF budget proves state’s finances sound
Albritton Special to Atmore News The Alabama Senate recently passed the largest General Fund budget in state history, a $2.7 billion spending plan that includes repaying all money borrowed from the state’s education trust fund, an increase in mental health funding and a pay increase for state employees. Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), who chairs the senate’s Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, said he was more than satisfied with the…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago