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Agency on Aging awarded RC&D grant for Huxford center
Special to Atmore News Escambia County Agency on Aging officials announced last week that Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Corporation (RCDC) has awarded the agency a grant for revitalization of the Huxford Senior Center.Funds from the $13,500 grant will be utilized to address key areas of improvement at the rural senior center. Plans call for installation of ADA-compliant restrooms, a new ceiling and improved lighting in the center’s dining…
by Atmore News access_time4 months ago
Woman busted when pipe falls out of pocket
Crook Jones By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was arrested January 6 by Atmore police on a felony drug possession charge after officers responded to a report that an “intoxicated disorderly female” was creating a disturbance at a local convenience store.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the incident took place around 8:05 p.m. at Express Mart 6 on North Main Street.A patrol officer who made contact with 65-year-old…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 months ago
2023 in review, Part 1
Children’s deaths among top local stories for first 6 months By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The biggest and most far-reaching local news stories of 2023 happened in the second half of the year, but there was plenty of good and bad news that occurred between January 1 and June 30. Topping those stories were the deaths of two children — a toddler who was beaten to death by his…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 months ago
‘Brand new’
750-gallon, $640K pumper joins AFD’s fire-suppression fleet From left, Capt. Zack Stewart, Firefighter Dee Guy and Chief Ronald Peebles look over the new truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department welcomed a new addition to its fleet of fire-suppression vehicles last Friday, December 29, when Chief Ron Peebles and a squad of city firefighters returned from Decatur with a bright red Rosenbauer pumper.The new fire engine, which comes…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 months ago
MLK events set
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration is set for Monday, January 15.Concerned Citizens of Atmore “Unity in the Community” and Rho Xi Sigma Alumni Chapiter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. are sponsoring this year’s events.The theme is “Brotherly Love Is the Strongest Advocate for Freedom, Peace, and Justice for All.”Weekend events include the following: • MLK Prayer Breakfast January 13, 8:30 a.m., David’s…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 months ago