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Officials look to solve parking problem City officials tried to buy the Trammell Square strip mall, which has quadrupled in price. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The ongoing revitalization of downtown Atmore has brought more shops to the area along or adjacent to Main Street, which has brought more people, which has created a greater need for parking space. City of Atmore officials and local economic development specialists are…

Construction continued last Friday (Mar. 5) in advance of Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony. The City of Atmore and Coastal Growers LLC will welcome Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to Atmore as part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new peanut shelling facility. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the construction site, located in the Atmore Industrial Park, across from Masland Carpets. “I’m thrilled to be a part of…

AFD Capt. Zack Stewart, left, explains the proper placement of airbags to rookie firefighter Cameron Cloud. Firefighter A.J. Beachy, left, instructs Cameron Cloud on the proper way to use a saw to cut apart a vehicle. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although the Atmore Fire Department training session held last Saturday, February 27, included an entire shift of AFD personnel, it was designed primarily for the benefit of just…

Barton By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested February 22 after he attacked an Atmore Police Department patrol officer who was trying to break up a fight between the man and another individual. Kelly Andrew Barton, 57, remained in the Escambia County Detention Center late Monday, charged with one count each of harassment, second-degree assault and third-degree assault. He is being held under total bonds of…

Man, 73, tries to hit city cop with car, rams APD unit Sanders By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A 73-year-old Atmore man, reportedly afflicted with an unspecified mental disorder, was arrested last Wednesday (February 24) and charged with five felonies after he tried to run down a city police officer with his car as an incident at a local bank escalated into a chase into Florida. Lem Roy Sanders,…