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City council approves easement
Atmore City Council members approved two measures during their February 26 meeting that paved the way for the sale of a local motel. While both represent a long-term agreement, one will have a short life span. The council voted 4-0 to approve authorization of an easement and encroachment agreement that allows the hotel’s sign to occupy a few feet of city property on which it has stood for more than…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Busted for meth, pills (UPDATED)
A February 16 traffic stop along a northeast Atmore street resulted in the arrests of two Atmore men on drug possession and other charges. The traffic stop took place around 8 a.m. near the intersection of Maxwell Street and Brooks Lane, when Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dereck Lowry noticed a pickup truck with an expired tag traveling in the area. A subsequent search of the truck turned up a…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Atmore girl charged in armed robbery (UPDATED)
Mississippi authorities lodged adult charges against a 15-year-old Atmore girl who used a social media ruse to lure a Gulfport man to a St. Martin motel room, where he was robbed by two of the adolescent’s adult accomplices. An employee of the Jackson County (Miss.) Sheriff’s Office booking and release division reported Monday that Quinecia Shanice Perryman of Atmore and three adults arrested with her remained in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
We have tickets!
Atmore News has become a ticket outlet for local community events – and that’s good with us. Several of you have asked about tickets for upcoming events, and we’re glad to let you know we now have them. GECA’s Tom Sawyer The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts’ next production is Tom Sawyer. Show dates are Thursday through Saturday, March 1 through 3, 7 p.m. each night, and Sunday, March…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
PHD a double winner at Chamber’s third chili cook-off
Despite the aroma of 11 different chili pots (each containing a “secret recipe”) and a healthy preview of early Spring weather, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s third annual chili cook-off drew only about half as many people as did last year’s event, when less than 100 paid to taste the spicy wares. According to a Chamber volunteer, “maybe 40” people made their way to Heritage Park on Saturday (February 17)…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago