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Fire ravages warehouse, threatens rail cars
Atmore firemen spray water on rail cars filled with liquid sulfur. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nearly three dozen firefighters from Atmore and three outside agencies worked more than six hours last Friday, January 6, to contain a fire that destroyed a warehouse building at a local fertilizer plant and threatened the contents of several rail cars filled with liquid sulfur.City firefighters were dispatched at 9:25 a.m. to Tiger-Sul, just…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Council approves cascade system for AFD
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday, January 9, meeting to the purchase of a “cascade system” for the city fire department. (District 5’s Chris Harrison had a work conflict and did not attend.)The $31,750 purchase, made off the state bid list from NAFECO, will allow city firefighters to maintain on-site a steady supply of breathing air when fighting a fire.…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King
Young By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Last year, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade and program were scaled down a bit as the country was coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Next week, however, organizers expect the homage to the civil rights icon to be back in full force.Martin Luther King Day is Monday, January 16, and Concerned Citizens of Atmore invite all to participate or be spectators in the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time1 year ago
Meth found in dazed, confused motel guest’s room
Sanders By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a Georgia man on a felony drug possession charge after officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a local motel to find the man in a state of drug-induced confusion.Police reports show that the incident occurred January 4, around 3:50 a.m., at Southland Motel on U.S. 31 (East Nashville Avenue).When APD units arrived on the scene, they encountered Jason…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
New surgeon joins ACH
Saunders Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced Monday, January 9, that Marc Saunders, D.O., FACS has joined the hospital as a general surgeon.Dr. Saunders began January 2 and will hold daily clinic at ACH Specialty Care. Dr. Saunders will also be coordinating surgeries with the hospital surgery department.“We have been working for some time to bring a staff surgeon to Atmore Community Hospital,” ACH Administrator Brad Lowery…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago