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Gay announces candidacy
Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate and is not edited. Jackie Gay, local Republican grass roots volunteer of 22 years, will be on the March 3, 2020 ballot for Trump Delegate in Congressional District 1 for Place 2. This voting district includes Escambia, Baldwin, Mobile, Monroe and Washington Counties and a small portion of Clarke County. Jackie currently serves as the Chairman of the Escambia County Republican…
Smith announces candidacy
Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate and is not edited. I am officially announcing my intentions to become the next Mayor of our great City. I believe I will be able to Atmore forward in ways that are expected and absolutely possible. It’s time to do more than the minimum required or expected of our elected officials, Community, School System, and the people. It’s time to come…
Severe weather sales tax holiday Feb. 21-23
News Staff Report Alabama’s ninth severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, and ends at midnight, Sunday, Feb. 23. Alabama is one of three states with a severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday in 2020. The three-day period allows Alabama shoppers to stock up tax-free on common supplies that cost less than $60 that every home and business needs to prepare for a natural…
Ankum murder investigation is ongoing
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Despite few leads and only scant evidence recovered at the crime scene, Atmore police investigators are still actively working to determine who shot an 84-year-old Atmore man to death inside his home more than six months ago. In response to a request from members of Willie Ankum’s family for an update on the case, Police Chief Chuck Brooks said things are still moving. But,…
Fatal fire
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Martinville Loop resident lost her life early Saturday, February 15, and a 9-month-old child was severely blistered by the heat as a swift-moving blaze consumed the wooden home in which she resided with her parents and her four children. Investigators with the office of State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen were still conducting at midweek their investigation into the deadly fire that claimed the…