Atmore News

Starbucks to locate at Wind Creek Atmore
News Staff Report Wind Creek Atmore (WCA) announced this week that ground will be broken later this month for a new Starbucks just off I-65, near the casino. According to a news release issued Monday, Jan. 6, construction on the new coffee shop is scheduled to begin in March, with plans for a fall grand opening. The Atmore location is projected to draw an additional 300 cars and 750 customers…
Absentee voting
Special to Atmore News Escambia County Circuit Clerk John R. Fountain has released the following information on absentee voting for the March 2020 primary and state runoff election. Qualified voters can apply for an absentee ballot that can be cast by mail, commercial carrier or in person at the absentee election manager’s office, if he or she makes application in writing not less than five days prior to the election…
MLK events set
News Staff Report Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Dr. King. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, January 15. This year, the holiday is celebrated Monday, January 20. This year marks Dr. King’s 91st birthday. The theme is “Beloved Community.” Dr. King popularized the notion of the Beloved Community and envisioned it…
Starbucks coming to Wind Creek 
AtmoreWind Creek Atmore (WCA) will celebrate groundbreaking for a Starbucks just off I-65 near the casino in January. According to a news release issued Monday, Jan. 6, construction is scheduled to begin in March, with plans for a fall grand opening. The Atmore location is projected to draw an additional 300 cars and 750 customers daily from I-65 Exit 57. “I see this as a great opportunity to introduce travelers…
Obituaries, week of January 5,2020
Mary June Townson Mrs. Mary June Townson, age 75, of Enterprise, Ala., passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home. She was a native of Canoe, Ala., and former longtime resident of Atmore, Ala. and had resided in Enterprise for the past two months. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Townson; mother, Louise Henderson; father, Burl Weeks; sister, Frances Ledkins…