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Tuesday fire claims Fifth Avenue home
Atmore Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire Tuesday morning, February 1, at 510 Fifth Avenue in Atmore. When crews arrived, they found a home fully engulfed in flames. Poarch Creek FD was called in as were volunteers. No one was reported injured and the cause of the fire is yet to be determined. MedStar EMS and West Escambia Utilities also aided fire departments with on-scene support during the…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Auditions set for Mockingbird
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is presenting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird in April. Auditions are Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.. It will be directed by Andrew Goble.For the audition, please prepare approximately 1 minute of a monologue or be prepared to perform a pre-selected section of the show. You will also participate in scene reads with other auditionees.All races and genders needed for this production.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Carver Avenue house burns
Chained, emaciated dogs found on property Firefighter DeMarcus McMillian, left, and Chief Ron Peebles train water onto the blaze. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City firefighters didn’t find any people on the property when they arrived at a burning Carver Avenue house last Friday afternoon, January 21. They did, however, find nearly a dozen non-human inhabitants in and around the blazing structure. As the effort to quell the flames…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Cal Ripken registration open
Atmore Cal Ripken Baseball registration began Monday, January 24, and will continue through February 28, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Atmore Public Library, 700 East Church Street. Registration fee is $20.Please note the following divisions: T-ball ages 4-6; Coach Pitch ages 7-8; Minor League ages 9-10; Major League ages 11-12.For more information, call 251-294-1128.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
PCI will build meat processing facility
News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to build a state-of-the-art, USDA-inspected meat processing facility just outside Atmore.According to a tribal press release issued last week, the plant will have the capacity to process up to 125 cattle per week.PCI, the state’s only federally recognized Indian tribe, has owned and operated Perdido River Farms, one of the largest cattle operations in Alabama, since 1982 and has plans to…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago