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More ATRIP funds for intersection
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officials announced last week that Atmore would get a piece of the $40 million state funding pie that is being served up for various road and bridge projects across Alabama.According to figures released by the governor’s office, Atmore was awarded $386,000 to improve the intersection of Alabama 21 and Poarch Road East, which will be built…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Selma killer’s execution set for Thursday
Reeves Despite a judicial order issued nearly three weeks ago that blocked it, Alabama Department of Corrections officials said this week the execution of Matthew Reeves will proceed as scheduled this Thursday, January 27, barring any last-minute notifications. Reeves was sentenced to die for the 1996 robbery-murder of 38-year-old Willie Johnson Jr. of Selma,  who came to Reeves’s aid when Reeves had car trouble. He is set to die by…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Fixin’ a hole
District 4 City Councilman Shawn Lassiter works Sunday morning (January 16) to patch one of six holes that appeared just in front of the Strand Theatre on South Main Street after Saturday’s downpour. According to Mayor Jim Staff, Lassiter said he received some complaints and knew that city streets and sanitation crews would be off Monday, so he took care of the problem himself.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Drug arrests
Agencies continue to fight substance use Freeman Pleasant By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent spate of felony drug arrests continued over the past week, as Atmore police arrested a Flomaton man, Bay Minette police arrested an Atmore man, and state drug agents arrested another Atmore man, all on felony possession of illicit substances.Charges against Micheal Darnell Pleasant, 42, came January 12 after a patrol officer spotted a person riding…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Shortage of homes, apartments could slow Atmore’s expected growth
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Today’s article is the first in a two-part series about the shortage of available homes and apartments in Atmore and the surrounding area. Part 2 will deal with possible solutions to the problem.Atmore and Escambia County economic development officials anticipate a significant increase in the community’s population as more and more industrial and retail projects are completed.They feel as though the area has or…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago