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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, approved during its Monday, August 23, meeting a half-million-dollar paving project for a city cemetery and the purchase of a used pumper for the city fire department.With District 1’s Webb Nall absent due to a prior commitment, the council voted unanimously to approve both measures, representing a total expenditure of $608,000.Prior to tackling the brief business agenda, Mayor…

Coastal Growers Corporate team, from left, Jennifer Sanders, Rick Colley, David Dexter, Beth Parmer, Dirk Lindsey. Special to Atmore News Coastal Growers LLC recently moved into the newly constructed offices at 250 Carpet Dr, Atmore. The peanut shelling facility is at 75 percent completion. Coastal Growers LLC anticipates the first peanuts of the season to roll through the plant mid-September 2021. During this growth phase, President / CEO Dirk Lindsey…

Boys and Girls State delegates, from left, Jamison Janes, Brady Howell, Ja’Daniel Nettles, Charlie Henley, Timothy Turner, Logan G. Blancheri. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher As is the custom, American Legion Post 90 and the Auxiliary hosted a program honoring delegates to Boys and Girls State. Last year, State was cancelled due to Covid, so some of this year’s delegates were actually selected to go last year.Boys State delegates were as…

Coastal Growers LLC hosted a group of congressional staffers from Washington, D.C. Wednesday, August 18. The staffers represented congressmen and -women from the southeast district. CG President and CEO Dirk Lindsey gave the group an overview of the company, its benefit to growers and the economic impact on the area. Lindsey and other personnel took the group on a tour of the new shelling plant.

Gilman Brooks Grimes McBurnett Special to Atmore News United Bank’s Interim President Mike Vincent recently announced the promotion of several bank officers. The officers and their new positions are as follows: Donna Gilman, Senior Vice PresidentTina Brooks, Senior Vice PresidentMonica Grimes, Retail Banking OfficerCassidy McBurnett, Financial Services OfficerDonna Gilman, Vice President and Branch Operations Officer, has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Donna joined United Bank in 2007 as Training…