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Emily Harp hit the ground running … and that’s how she likes it. The new Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce executive director’s first official day is Monday, January 29, but she was at her desk at the Chamber office on South Main last Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19. She said she doesn’t believe in “dilly dallying” and it’s evident as she talks about her new job. Harp, who…

A Flomaton woman, the only adult among four people accused of using a social media site to send cryptic death threats to a Flomaton High School student in 2016, was ordered to serve five years on probation for her role in the much-publicized “Flomo Klown” incident. According to court documents, 23-year-old Makayla Smith entered a guilty plea to one count of making a terroristic threat. She had initially also been…

Barring any complications in the Alabama House, alcoholic beverages will soon be available in Atmore on Sunday. City council members approved Resolution 2018-01 by a 4-0 margin, clearing the way for a measure that Mayor Jim Staff said was long overdue. (District 4’s Susan Smith is recuperating from surgery and was unable to attend the January 8 meeting.) “This is piggy-backing on the state’s ‘brunch law’ (or “mimosa law”) regarding…

Raymond Norris, the area’s oldest World War II veteran, passed away Friday, January 5. He would have been 99 next month. Mr. Norris was proud of his military service as an Army Air Corps mechanic during the war. His patriotism continued for decades as he was dedicated to serving veterans’ organizations with membership in both American Legion Post 90 and VFW Post 7016. In April 2017, he was honored by…