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A new sign placed just north of Atmore, along Interstate 65, invites motorists to not only visit Wind Creek Casino & Hotel but to also visit and shop Historic Downtown Atmore. Mayor Jim Staff said Poarch Creek Indian tribal leaders allowed the city to share space on the sign and that the city would reciprocate with shared space on similar, city-funded signs to promote the area.

News Staff Report An Atmore man and two Flomaton residents, including his twin brother, were arrested August 8 on drug possession charges after a traffic stop by Brewton police. The Atmore man was also later charged with bringing drugs into the county jail. Kenny Shane Johnson, 33, of a Pouncey Road address, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, as are 33-year-old Keenan Shawn Johnson and 31-year-old Leslie Teresa McCann, both…

McGill named interim administrator By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As officials of Atmore Community Hospital and its governing entities begin operations independent of Infirmary Health’s oversight, they have again selected a popular ACH employee to take the local hospital’s reins, at least for the time being. According to a posting on the Alabama Hospital Association website, Suzanne McGill, director of clinical nursing at the Atmore medical center, was recently…