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By DON FLETCHER News Staff Reporter The deluge dumped on Atmore two weeks ago by Mother Nature did more than leave water standing on numerous city streets. The several inches of rain that fell late January 3 and early January 4 played havoc with antiquated cable employed by Frontier Communications and left many business and residential customers without service for a week before service was restored. The problem, caused when…

Thrift store plagued by theft of donated items By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As most people are aware, downtown Atmore’s We Care Thrift Store accepts donations of clothes, household items, furniture and more, then sells those items to finance the We Care Program prison ministry. Officials of the local store have recently reported that their effort to finance the ministry, which is designed to help the families of those…

News Staff Report The annual Martin Luther King Parade and Memorial Program will be held Monday, January 20. The parade line-up is at 9 a.m. at Houston Avery Park on Martin Luther King Avenue, with the parade rolling at 10 a.m. The parade route is as follows: * MLK Avenue to Carver Avenue, right on Carver * Carver to Ashley Street, right on Ashley * Ashley to Main Street, right…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Highlighting the news in the second half of 2019 were the induction of three current or former Atmore residents into various halls of fame, positive and not-so-positive news from local schools, and the continuing progress of an effort to revitalize Atmore’s downtown. New Hall members Gary Fayard, a 1970 graduate of Escambia County High School who went on to serve as chief financial officer…

News Staff Report Wind Creek Atmore (WCA) announced this week that ground will be broken later this month for a new Starbucks just off I-65, near the casino. According to a news release issued Monday, Jan. 6, construction on the new coffee shop is scheduled to begin in March, with plans for a fall grand opening. The Atmore location is projected to draw an additional 300 cars and 750 customers…