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Citywide burn ban ordered
News Staff Report Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles announced Tuesday, September 17, that any and all outside burning has been banned within the city limits until further notice. Peebles said the ban would be lifted only after the city receives sufficient rainfall to lessen the chance of fires spreading through the parched community. “It won’t be after the next thunderstorm,” he said. “It will only be after we get a…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Comedy coming to GECA
News Staff Report This month, the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts presents “12 Incompetent Jurors.” What happens when a jury consists of a mobster and his wife, Hannibal Lecter, a Russian, an anxiety-ridden man who always sees an audience, and other eccentric characters? Pure insanity. Throw in a cat-napping case and you’re in for one of the funniest shows to ever take place at GECA. Following is the cast…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
UB, UBCD donate $100K to POA
Special to Atmore News United Bank and UB Community Development, a community development partner of United Bank, made a combined donation of $100,000 to the Pride of Atmore in the restoration of the historic Strand Theatre and the adjoining former hardware store located on Main Street in downtown Atmore. Once the theatre is restored, it will serve as the centerpiece for the Pride of Atmore (POA). The Strand Theatre is…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Obituaries for week of September 15, 2019
William L. Etheridge  Mr. William L. Etheridge, age 77, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Navarre. He served in the United States Army and then retired from the United States Air Force. He was a Staff Sargent and served during Vietnam. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to the late William E. and Eunice Bryars Etheridge. He was preceded by his parents; his wife, Brenda Bryars…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
RP Star Students
The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for August are, from left, first row, Ryla Crayton, Hezekiah George, Jayceon Lyons, Castophney Dailey, Macie Presley, Journee Pettway, Nyla Robinson, Braelyn Smith; second row, Ahmod Neal, Jordyn Brown, Ayden Cooper, Kyra James, Braylon Baxley, Jayla Mitchell, Kymora Mitchell, Caren Akers, Sophie Coon; third row, Alivia Hunter, Kaleigh Stallworth, Tonia Richardson, Diana Garcia, Ty’dasia Phillips, Aryanna Jones, Kirstin Jackson, Sheniah Johnson. Not pictured…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago