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High schools to resume fall sports
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter After months of uncertainty, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) and the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) have given the green light for the 2020 high school football season. According to AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese, AHSAA plans on having a full football schedule. The association released on July 22 an approved plan for all fall sports, including football, volleyball, cross country and swimming/diving.…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
Critical injuries
Local man clings to life after Sunday wreck Firefighters work to free the driver of the Dodge. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Florida Panhandle family reportedly escaped Sunday (July 26) with only minor injuries from a violent, head-on collision on U.S. 31, but an Atmore man was reportedly clinging to his life in a Florida hospital as midweek neared. Preliminary reports filed by Alabama State Troopers show that…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
A penny saved …
Coin shortage forcing retailers to accept only cards, exact change By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Just when U.S. residents were getting adjusted to life in the time of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, another problem — a highly unexpected one — has cropped up. From supermarkets to gas stations to convenience stores, local retailers and those across the country are asking shoppers to pay with a card or produce exact…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
14 now qualified for city election
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As the qualifying period drew to a close Tuesday, 14 individuals had officially launched campaigns for the six posts up for grabs in the August 25 municipal election in Atmore. The qualifying period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon (July 21). Qualifying by any candidate who entered one of the six races after Tuesday’s press deadline will be announced on the Atmore News Facebook…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
COVID-19’s effect
Sales taxes have remained steady, but lodging taxes cut in half By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Despite the closing of all “non-essential” businesses as part of the Stay at Home Order issued in mid-March by Gov. Kay Ivey, the city of Atmore suffered only a minuscule drop in sales tax collections before the order morphed into a Safer at Home decree, and more businesses were allowed to reopen. Lodging…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago