Author: Atmore News

Dees By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Many of us didn’t know his name until he passed away. Most of us knew him as the UPS guy. When he made a delivery, he filled the doorway, so big he was. Always a smile. Always a pleasant greeting. Always a good ambassador for the company he represented. If you’ve been in business in Atmore for any length of time and you used…

Bartley News Staff Report When Carol “CJ” Bartley goes to work at the Atmore Post Office Wednesday, February 24, it won’t be just another day at work. It will be her last day at work. Carol started her career with the Postal Service January 16, 1996 and ends it Wednesday. She has become a familiar face to those who go to the post office – and that’s most everybody. “I…

Lape On Monday, Feb. 15, at approximately 7:22 a.m., Atmore Police Department officers responded to Chevron Gas Station on Highway 21, in Atmore regarding a stolen vehicle. According to police reports, officers determined that a gray Chevrolet Tahoe had been stolen while stationary at the gas pump. Witnesses said a female, later identified as 22-year-old Hayli Dawn Lape of Columbus, Ohio jumped into the vehicle and sped away, damaging the…

Note: A front-page story in this week’s Atmore News announces that the cookoff is set for this Saturday, February 20. Chamber officials announced the postponement about two hours after the newspaper went to press. Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials released the following announcement by email at 1:40 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 16):”With the current weather predictions, it looks as though the originally scheduled date (Feb. 20) will be colder…