Atmore News

Meet Charming Carl
Charming Carl is looking for his “furever” family to come to the shelter to adopt him. Carl is a one-year-old Dachshund mix that is super friendly with other animals and people. He enjoys his cuddle time just as much as he does play time. Carl is up to date on vaccinations and available for adoption with a $100 adoption fee, which includes neuter. Please make plans to come meet Carl…
Correction/apology
An article published in the July 1 edition of Atmore News, about parole being denied to Tommie Lynn Goins, contained incorrect information. (Goins was convicted of the 1986 shotgun slaying of Atmore resident Hanks Roberts and sent to prison for life.) In the article, it was incorrectly stated that Goins “claimed he killed Roberts because Roberts had physically abused his wife (Goins’s sister).” According to Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals…
CACC partners with Alto
New machinist ap Special to Atmore News Coastal Alabama Community College has partnered with Alto Products Corp. for the first machinist apprenticeship in Southwest Alabama. It is the first such partnership in the region to be competency-based and builds on the college’s recent certification as a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship sponsor. For more than 50 years, Alto has manufactured over a billion friction clutches, steel reaction plates, and powertrain…
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Jay’s Fitness Wednesday, July 1. Chamber board members, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, Erin Hankins, Karean Reynolds (back), Chamekia Jackson, Eddie Jackson, Natasha Grissett, Justin Brown, Yashetta Mckenzie, Asia Brown, Malaysia Ollison, Lameka Abner, Kaeondre Grissett, Darrin Prime, Dorothy Ollison, Taeneisha Ollison, Ruthie Stephens, Brandy Giger, Emilee Waters.