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On the National Register
Foster Kizer, left, and Bub Gideons observe social distancing while displaying the plaque designating the Strand as a historic place. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative connotations hogging most of the news lately, local residents needed a shot of something positive and uplifting. That arrived last week, when the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Strand Theatre and adjoining Atmore Hardware Store building…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
City seeks Main Street Alabama inclusion
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, meeting Monday, April 13, gave the OK to a resolution seeking inclusion in the Main Street downtown revitalization program. They also learned that the city wouldn’t have to put any money into impending upgrades at Atmore Municipal Airport. The Main Street resolution, which gained unanimous approval of the full council, was the only business item on the agenda for the…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
COVID-19 update
County’s confirmed case count hits double digits By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While some health officials report that the COVID-19 pandemic is reaching its apex, the number of confirmed cases within Escambia County (Ala.) has reached double digits. Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials reported in their twice-weekly update issued at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, that 10 cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed among residents of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Farewell to VanDora
Family, friends gather at site where body discovered Brothers Robert Dailey and Van Dailey, left, bow their heads as Rev. Michael Arnold, fourth from left, prays during the memorial service. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Friends and family members of VanDora Latasha Dailey gathered Saturday, April 4, outside a single-wide mobile home to memorialize the 24-year-old, special-needs woman whose body was recently discovered inside the dwelling. The grim discovery…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago