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Howard Shell By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Former Atmore Mayor Howard Shell passed away Saturday morning, August 21. He was 88.He joined the Navy in March 1951, at the outbreak of the Korean War. Following his military discharge in 1955, he went to work at Monsanto (then Chemstrand), working as a research technician.In 1984, he ran for Atmore City Council and won. In 1986, he was appointed mayor and served for…

Approves superintendent contract By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The only constant about COVID-19 is there is no constant.Escambia County public schools started classes with no mask mandate in place, however, that changed at the board of education meeting Thursday, August 12.Superintendent John Knott recommended to the board that a mandate be implemented due to the rising number of cases. The board voted unanimously to implement the mandate effective Friday, August 13,…

Finklea By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man reportedly remained in an area trauma center this week after being stabbed nearly two weeks ago by his brother, who remained behind bars as midweek approached.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Markey Deyeal Finklea, 42, was arrested Saturday, August 7, after police were sent around 1:30 p.m. to a Martin Luther King Drive residence in reference to a domestic dispute that…

Mayor says city will benefit from hospital land swap The 8.83-acre tract the city received from ECHCA By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The appraised values of the parcels involved indicates that Escambia County Healthcare Authority got the better end of its March 2020 land swap with the City of Atmore. But Mayor Jim Staff said the city would also come out a winner in the long run.According to appraisals conducted…

Special to Atmore News As part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.Different eligibility rules apply for deaths that occurred from January 20, 2020 through May 16, 2020 and those that occurred after May 16, 2020.To apply for…