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Area agency awarded $1.24 million grant
News Staff Report Community Action Agency of South Alabama will receive $1.24 million as part of Community Services Block Grants awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey. The agency serves Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, and Wilcox counties. Gov. Ivey awarded more than $17 million to provide relief for Alabamians who faced unemployment and economic difficulties as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Community Services Block Grants will be distributed…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Brewton sex offender gets 14 months for refusal to register
Special to Atmore News U.S. Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced last week that 47-year-old Timothy Felder of Brewton was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his repeated refusal to register as a convicted sex offender, a charge to which Felder pled guilty in December. According to court documents, Felder was convicted of incest in Fulton County, Ga., and was required to register…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Atmore receives Main Street Alabama designation
Special to Atmore News Many travelers along I-65 in southwest Alabama recognize Atmore as home of the Wind Creek Casino, but travel just five more miles to find the pride of the community – the historic downtown district. The dedication of the continued revitalization of the district made the case for Designation and was demonstrated during the five-month long application process through partnerships with community organizations, the city’s commitment, and…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Arrest made in Dirden murder
Crenshaw Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks announced Thursday, June 4, that APD investigators have arrested a local man and charged him with the April 25 death of Desmond Deshun Dirden. Dirden died on a sidewalk of Patterson Street Apartments after having been stabbed and shot. Antonio Albert Crenshaw, 38, was arrested by Atmore police Thursday (June 4) and is being held in the Escambia County Detention Center on one count…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of June 7, 2020
Kendra Taylor Reed Reed Ms. Kendra Taylor Reed, age 22, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Atmore, Ala. She was a native of Atmore, Ala. and was a life-long resident of Uriah, Ala. She attended the J.U. Blacksher High School. Had been employed as a CNA and was employed with Wind Creek Casino as an usher. She was a 1st Generation Poarch Band of Creek Indian and was of…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago