Author: Atmore News

Atmore Cal Ripken Baseball registration began Monday, January 24, and will continue through February 28, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Atmore Public Library, 700 East Church Street. Registration fee is $20.Please note the following divisions: T-ball ages 4-6; Coach Pitch ages 7-8; Minor League ages 9-10; Major League ages 11-12.For more information, call 251-294-1128.

News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to build a state-of-the-art, USDA-inspected meat processing facility just outside Atmore.According to a tribal press release issued last week, the plant will have the capacity to process up to 125 cattle per week.PCI, the state’s only federally recognized Indian tribe, has owned and operated Perdido River Farms, one of the largest cattle operations in Alabama, since 1982 and has plans to…

Graham News Staff Report The Alabama State Parks Division (ASPD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced that Dave Graham, commander of American Legion Post 90 in Atmore, is the recipient of one of this year’s prestigious Eagle Awards.Graham was included among the honorees for the planning and work behind the newly constructed Old Glory Lookout at Cheaha State Park, where ashes from retired flags are…