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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While the families of students preparing for the upcoming school term can receive free supplies, uniforms and a week’s worth of groceries at one location this Saturday (see story in Back-to-School section), the youngsters themselves can enjoy a last summer fling before the start of classes.Atmore police and firefighters, as well as Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson and District 3 City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, will…

Regional task force apprehends Iowa trio after traffic stop, raid on hotel room Altman Hart Brown By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite efforts by state and local officials to make visitors feel welcome, a trio of Iowa residents probably won’t have pleasant memories of their recent visit to Alabama.The three — two men and a woman — have apparently headed back to the Hawkeye State after posting bond on felony…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Among the major business conducted during the Monday, July 12, meeting of the Atmore City Council, a resolution was passed that will help a local industry with its expansion plans, and a much-needed piece of equipment was purchased for the city’s streets and sanitation department.The first order of business was the amendment of a tax abatement granted several years ago to Alto Products, a transmission…

Special to Atmore News Alabama’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, enacted in 2006, was designed to give parents of school children, as well as college and technical school students, a break on the purchase of supplies, equipment and even clothing that will be needed during the upcoming school term.The tax holiday waives state sales taxes and those levied by participating cities, towns and counties. It begins annually on the third…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher For several years now, you’ve been reading and hearing about the Pride of Atmore’s efforts to revitalize the Strand Theater and the old Atmore Hardware Store. Fund-raising events have been held; the committee has appealed to a number of individuals, businesses, and organizations for donations; grants have been written and received.If you haven’t been part of the effort to this point, but would like to be,…