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Main Street paving
Work to be done at night By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A trio of Atmore City Council members learned during their Monday, August 12 meeting that the resurfacing of Alabama 21 through the heart of downtown Atmore is tentatively scheduled to begin Sunday, August 25. The work, to be carried out by H.O. Weaver & Sons, will be done overnight, seven days a week, until the project is completed.“I’m a…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Congressman Carl to hold town hall meeting here
News Staff Report Jerry Carl, Alabama’s First Congressional District representative in the U.S. House, will conduct a town hall meeting in Atmore next week.The town hall session will take place next Tuesday, August 20, at Atmore City Hall Auditorium. It is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.The public is encouraged to attend the gathering, during which Carl is expected to update attendees on Congressional business. In other, similar meetings in…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
Woman surrenders on misdemeanor charge, brings meth into jail
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by Atmore police during the period August 2-5:Brianna Robinson Robinson An Atmore woman, the subject of an active misdemeanor warrant, surrendered to city police August 5 but wound up with a felony drug possession charge after jail officers found methamphetamine and a pipe with meth residue in it while they were processing her into the city lockup.According to police…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Parents jailed
Kids found living in squalor, near drugs Dirden Presley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Editor’s note: Please be advised that this article contains graphic descriptions from police reports. An Atmore couple remained behind bars in the county jail this week after their July 30 arrest on child endangerment and felony drug possession charges that evolved from the discovery by city police of three children, each under the age of 4,…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 months ago
My story, part 9
Digmon As I’ve said, it’s sometimes hard to keep all the dates in order as I’m working on the timeline. In Part 7, I went through December, but forgot one very important event in November. November 23, 2023Alabama Association of School Boards Executive Director Sally Smith sent out an email to members. The subject was “AASB’s LAF to assist in defense of Escambia County school board member”The email read: The…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 months ago