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Four Atmore students graduate at Troy

Troy University recognizes students who completed the requirements for graduation during the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2017/2018 academic year. Local residents who graduated include * Michael Jones graduated with the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree. * Nathaniel Dennis II graduated with the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. * Karissa Matthews graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree. * William Miller graduated with…

ALEA troopers investigate 23 fatal crashes during holiday period

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials announced that state troopers investigated accidents that resulted in 23 traffic deaths during the 17-day Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday travel period, which began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, and continued until midnight Monday, January 1, 2018. The total is significantly lower than the total from the same period in 2016, when troopers investigated 31 traffic fatalities. The fatal traffic crashes occurred…

Martin Luther King observance planned

Dr. Martin Luther King,. Jr. Holiday Observance in Atmore will begin on Friday, January 12, and conclude Monday, January 15. This year’s national theme is “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day on…Not A Day Off.” The schedule of events is as follows: Friday, January 12 MLK Community Day of Service – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Atmore Community Day of Service will be held at the Unity House on 313 N…

Things to look for in 2018

By Congressman Bradley Byrne Last week, we recapped major highlights from the past year, so this week I want to look ahead at some of the important things to watch for in 2018. 2018 is an election year, and the midterm elections for all House members and the one-third of the United States Senate will be held in November. I expect a very busy legislative session in the run-up to…

On the Oregon Trail via computer

By Nina Keenam In an article titled “The True Story of the Oregon Trail,” Emily Grosvenor wrote, “About one in every 200 travelers kept a journal: young girls, missionaries, pioneer wives, community leaders, adventuring single men. They wrote everything from great, expansive, narrative-rich entries to bare-bones lists of what happened on which day.” When my husband and I acquired our first RV, a 1964 Airstream trailer, we decided to keep…