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Sunday alcohol sales now officially legit in city
The selling of packaged alcoholic beverages on Sundays has been legal in Atmore for a month. Or so everyone thought. City council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday, April 23, meeting to an ordinance that officially allows restaurants, convenience stores and other licensed retail outlets to begin selling beer and wine at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Such sales actually became legal on March 25, but the statute’s official entry…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for the week of April 25, 2018
Dorothy “Dot” Barber Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Barber, age 89, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. She was a native and life-long resident of Lottie, Ala. She was a member of Lottie Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Alex and Ettie Genell Drew; two sisters, Estelle Dean and Jessie James Criswell and one brother, Onas Drew. Mrs. Barber is survived by her three…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Vehicular homicide – Passenger dies, charges pending against DUI suspect
An Atmore man, driver of the only vehicle involved in an April 14 crash on Alabama 21, was initially arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Now he could also face a vehicular homicide charge. That charge became a possibility after Antonio Richardson, 38, of Freemanville, died Monday, April 16, reportedly from severe head trauma he suffered in the crash. Richardson was one of two passengers ejected…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
New businesses cropping up
Although the preliminary action plan for revitalizing downtown Atmore hasn’t been presented yet, an influx of new downtown businesses indicates that the revitalization effort is already under way. More than a dozen new businesses have already opened their doors in the city’s core section or just on its fringes since the onset of the most recent effort to bring back the days of the thriving and eclectic business district that…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Hall of Fame to induct Weldon Vickrey
Seven outstanding citizens will be inducted in the Atmore Area Hall of Fame April 28: Athletics – Willie Parker and Earl Miller; Government – Stephanie Bryan and Weldon Vickrey; Business – Dale Ash and Bill Farr; Medicine – Ima Joan Helton-Crawford The induction ceremony and dinner will be held Saturday, April 28, 6 p.m., at The Club, Highway 21, Atmore. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Atmore News and United…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago