Atmore News

Storms … again
Atmore has seen its share of bad weather lately. Although lines of storms came through over the weekend, Atmore was spared much of the damage other areas suffered. However, there were isolated cases here, such as this van crushed under a fallen tree on School Street. Firefighters Daniel White, Zack Stewart, Shane Rollin and Chief Ron Peebles cut the tree away Monday morning. News photo by Tom Tschida
Bewildering march
By SHERRY DIGMON, SUSAN KIRK I’ve purposely not written anything about national politics during this election. I don’t think that’s what a community newspaper is about. After all, you have plenty of outlets to feed you their view of the national scene – and for most, I do mean their view. But I was really interested in the local reaction to the women’s march in Washington and other cities last…
Obituaries for the week of January 18, 2017
Levonda G. Jones Mrs. Levonda G. Jones, age 48, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Atmore, Ala. She was a native of Pensacola, Fla., former resident of Bay Minette, Ala. and had resided in Atmore, Ala. for the past three years. She was preceded in death by her father, Michele Gabriel and grandparents, Sam and Gladys McCaw. Mrs. Jones is survived by mother, Myrdle Gabriel of Bay Minette; husband,…
College merger now a reality
After 13 months of preparation, the effort to consolidate Alabama Southern Community College, Faulkner State Community College and Jefferson Davis Community College has come to fruition. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission On Colleges voted December 6 to approve the consolidation of the three institutions. The Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees then unanimously signed on the final line to move forward with the development of the…