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Graham News Staff Report The Alabama State Parks Division (ASPD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced that Dave Graham, commander of American Legion Post 90 in Atmore, is the recipient of one of this year’s prestigious Eagle Awards.Graham was included among the honorees for the planning and work behind the newly constructed Old Glory Lookout at Cheaha State Park, where ashes from retired flags are…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officials announced last week that Atmore would get a piece of the $40 million state funding pie that is being served up for various road and bridge projects across Alabama.According to figures released by the governor’s office, Atmore was awarded $386,000 to improve the intersection of Alabama 21 and Poarch Road East, which will be built…

Agencies continue to fight substance use Freeman Pleasant By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent spate of felony drug arrests continued over the past week, as Atmore police arrested a Flomaton man, Bay Minette police arrested an Atmore man, and state drug agents arrested another Atmore man, all on felony possession of illicit substances.Charges against Micheal Darnell Pleasant, 42, came January 12 after a patrol officer spotted a person riding…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Today’s article is the first in a two-part series about the shortage of available homes and apartments in Atmore and the surrounding area. Part 2 will deal with possible solutions to the problem.Atmore and Escambia County economic development officials anticipate a significant increase in the community’s population as more and more industrial and retail projects are completed.They feel as though the area has or…

Wallace By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials confirmed Friday that a Mobile County man, serving a life sentence for murder, was fatally stabbed last week by another Fountain Correctional Facility inmate.“On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Harold Wallace, a 24-year-old inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder out of Mobile County at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore … unfortunately passed away from injuries sustained…