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Vehicle ditched
This Chrysler Sebring was apparently ditched by its driver after it landed upside-down in a 10-foot ditch off Woods Road around 11 a.m., Tuesday. According to an Atmore Fire Department spokesman, AFD personnel arrived at the scene, about a half-mile off Jack Springs Road, where a Poarch Fire Department unit had already arrived and verified that no one was inside the vehicle. Alabama State Troopers are investigating the crash, but…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Compromise reached in cemetery road closure
Although the details remain under wraps, the city of Atmore and the owner of a local cemetery have apparently reached a compromise in an ongoing flap that began in 2000, eventually died down, then flared up again last year when the roadway that services the cemetery was effectively closed to traffic. Atmore Mayor Jim Staff and Serenity Gardens owner Charles Jackson each said last week that they had reached a…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Atmore Memorial Day observance cancelled
Billy Gates, commander of Atmore’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016, announced early this morning (Monday, May 29) that the Memorial Day observance planned for today has been canceled due to the threat of bad weather. “Due to the weather I have decided to cancel all program activities today,” Gates said in an email to all program participants. “Everyone stay home, stay safe and stay well.” Gates said the cancellation…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
New sales tax voted in – Expected to put $2.7M per year into county coffers
Escambia County taxpayers have had more than two months to prepare themselves for implementation of a countywide sales tax that will hopefully help stop the county’s financial bleeding. The revenue enhancement measure is now on the books and the one-cent levy will be added to cash registers across the county, effective July 1. The Escambia County Commission voted unanimously during its Monday, May 22, meeting to impose the one-percent sales…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Memorial Day program planned
VFW Post 7016 and American Legion Post 90 will present a Memorial Day program Monday, May 29, 9 a.m., at the Veterans Monument in front of Atmore City Hall. Memorial Day is a federal holiday for remembering people who died while serving in the military. This year’s program is as follows: Opening Remarks by VFW Commander Billy Gates and Legion Commander Guy Milstid Invocation by Glenn Wardrop, VFW Chaplain Welcome…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago