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Robinson News Staff Report The Annual Rosa Parks Prayer Breakfast is set for Saturday, February 3, 9 a.m., at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The event is always held at no charge and is open to the public (16 and older).This year’s scheduled guest speaker is Pastor Rodtric T. Robinson.Pastor Robinson is a native of Montgomery, who grew up in the Ridgecrest Community. He is the eighth of nine…

Loumeek White, president of the Escambia County Board of Education, was the parade grand marshal. Seated in the foreground is his wife, Keiana. Expose Dance Team entertained on Carver Avenue. Atmore City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, at far left, rode this colorful float. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of people of all ages, colors and sizes lined the streets of Atmore’s northeastern sector Monday, January 15, to witness the city’s…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Residents of Atmore and most everywhere else in the state woke up Tuesday morning (January 16) to frozen rain puddles, ice on vehicle windshields and windows, and even a light dusting of snow as an Arctic air mass that moved into the state Monday night finally reached into the area.Temperatures in the mid-20s prevailed Tuesday morning, and things are projected to get worse as the…

Storm races swiftly across city, leaving little damage A huge limb was torn from a tree behind First Baptist Church of Atmore. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A storm system that was predicted to be a potent and damaging weather event roared through Atmore swiftly but relatively quietly during the predawn hours of Tuesday, January 9, leaving hardly any damage in its wake.The system appeared ready to meet the expectations…

McClung ouster, ‘grand jury secrecy’ arrests topped local news By Atmore News Staff While there were numerous stories — good, bad, sometimes ugly — generated by Atmore residents, former residents or the occasional out-of-towner who ventured into the local news scene, the series of events that resulted in the ouster of the county school superintendent and the arrests of four people, including two school board members, was easily the most…