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Business & Breakfast set for this Thursday
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Business & Breakfast Program helps the business community network with businesses in the community. The second Business & Breakfast of 2020 is this Thursday, March 12, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., HealthActions, 210 Brookwood Road, Atmore. This is free and open to both Chamber members and non-members alike. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Starting at 7:30 a.m., Business & Breakfast is an opportunity for…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Monday fire destroys Marshall Ave. home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Marshall Avenue home was declared a total loss after a Monday morning (March 9) fire that started in a car parked in the garage was fanned by stiff winds and quickly spread throughout the home’s attic. The destructive blaze was reported to emergency dispatchers at 9:31 a.m. as a vehicle fire. City firefighters were conducting an inspection at a school just two blocks…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Finally, a decision
Council approves land swap for new hospital By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials, the Monday (March 9) Atmore City Council meeting represented a case of “fourth time lucky.” The council, having failed three times to act on a request for a donation of 10 acres in the Rivercane retail-industrial park for a new hospital, approved by a 4-1 vote a land swap under which…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 8,2020
John R. “Johnny” Broughton Mr. John R. “Johnny” Broughton, age 55, passed away Sunday, March 8 2020 at his home in Bay Minette, Ala. He was a native and life-long resident of Bay Minette, Ala. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his biological mother, Margaret Benton; father, John Robert Rice; brother, Timmy Broughton and sister, Donna Broughton Taylor. Mr. Broughton is survived by his…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
One year of work for moments in the show ring
By KELLY REXROAT Special to Atmore News The Escambia County 4-H & FFA Calf Show starts at noon on Thursday, March 5 with sale starting right after, at around 6 p.m. In March 2019, youth from across Escambia County, Ala., and the surrounding area gathered for the 2019 edition of the Escambia County 4-H/FFA Calf Show at Perdido River Farms in Atmore. The show saw 41 youth show off the…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago