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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer With almost perfect weather predicted for October 26, and a possible record number of vendors offering one of the widest arrays of hand-crafted items, food and drinks in many years, organizers feel there’s virtually nothing that could prevent this year’s Williams Station Day (WSD) celebration from being a huge success.“The long-range weather shows that we should have perfect weather on Williams Station Day,” said Addison…

Main Street Alabama, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Main Street Atmore, will host an open house to celebrate its recent installment of the Small “Boxcar” Shop, a retail incubator made possible through a USDA Rural Development Grant.The newest fixture in the community is set inside Boxcar Park, a public space and outdoor stage where popular events take place, including a recent performance by Will Moseley…

Atmore firefighters respond to predawn Friday fire, collision The GMC wound up on its side in a ditch, almost buried under trees, bushes and leaves. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department (AFD) personnel didn’t get a lot of sleep last Friday (October 11), at least not during the predawn hours. From a few minutes before 4 a.m. until the sun started to appear on the horizon, AFD crews…

ECHS Blue Devils logo on the building The new ECHS field house By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The public showing of Escambia County High School’s (ECHS’s) new $3 million athletic fieldhouse will take place this Friday, October 18, at 9:30 a.m., almost two months later than initially expected.ECHS Athletic Director Vincent Harris said the delay, due primarily to several days of September rain and supply chain problems that slowed the…

Special to Atmore News The Poarch Creek Indians have announced that Media Fusion, a tribally-owned business located in Huntsville, has been awarded the prestigious Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The award was presented during the 38th meeting of the Marshall Small Business Alliance.This event, held at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, was established to recognize companies and leaders…