Category: Headlines

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles announced this week that he is implementing a ban on outdoor burning within the city limits.The ban goes into effect “immediately” and will remain in effect “until further notice,” Peebles said Tuesday, August 22. It prohibits burning of yard debris, “burn barrels” and any other form of outdoor burning except grilling, which he said should be done with care.Atmore and…

Excellence in Fundraising: from left, Shinora Redmond, Brandy Giger, Brandon Beachy Excellence in Shinora Redmond, Paul Chason, Brandon Beachy Excellence in Business Development: Shinora Redmond, Brandon Beachy Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation: from left, Shinora Redmond, Susan Hayes, Foster Kizer, Brandon Beachy By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Atmore entities received five awards at the Main Street Alabama tenth annual Awards of Excellence banquet Thursday, August 17, in Huntsville, with more than 150…

APD still studying video, talking to witnesses in beating death By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators were still interviewing witnesses and going over video footage this week to determine who took part in the August 5 beating that led to the death of a Baldwin County man who struck and killed a local woman with his car.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that those determined to have…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The third annual Patterson Street Fun Day will take place this Saturday, August 19, in the cleared lot just off Main Street and across from Patterson Street Apartments.The late-morning, early afternoon community event will start at 10 a.m. It usually runs until around 2 p.m. Attendees can enjoy free food and drinks, music, games, bouncy houses and more. There will also be numerous giveaways of…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although Atmore already has three restaurants that specialize in pizza, two more are expected to open here within the next couple of months. Construction crews are working to renovate the buildings in which the new restaurants will do business, and one will apparently open its doors several weeks before the other. The renovation of Grizzly Pizza & Wings, which will operate out of the former…