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PCI hazardous materials collection is Saturday
News Staff Report Poarch Creek Indians Environmental Department will conduct a household hazardous waste collection day this Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. until noon. The event, open to all residents of Poarch and the surrounding area, is for household waste and electronics only. Large quantities of items from business, farms or other commercial operations will not be accepted. Items may be brought to Poarch Creek Fire Station No. 1,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
GECA to present ‘Odd Couple’
News Staff Report You may remember the movie with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, or you may remember the television series with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. If you watched “The Odd Couple” on the big screen or the small screen, you probably enjoyed Felix and Oscar. Now you can see them on stage. The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is presenting “The Odd Couple” in May. Director Ellen…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Atmore man convicted
News Staff Report An Atmore man, originally facing 11 drug-related charges, was found guilty last week in Escambia County Circuit Court on six counts, not guilty on four others, and had one charge thrown out. Court documents show that a jury returned guilty verdicts against 21-year-old Jerby Eugene East of a Freemanville Drive address on two counts of second degree promoting prison contraband, one count of third degree promoting prison…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Passenger injured in 2-vehicle crash
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A 22-year-old Baldwin County woman was injured last Wednesday, April 17, when the vehicle in which she was a passenger slammed into the rear of another vehicle on Alabama 21. According to Alabama State Trooper reports, the collision occurred around 7:40 a.m. on the state highway, about 11 miles north of Atmore’s city limits. Reports show that a 2014 Ford driven by Richard Daniels…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
6 to be inducted into Atmore Area Hall of Fame
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Six outstanding citizens will be inducted into the Atmore Area Hall of Fame April 27. They are Dr. Wil Baker, Robert Faircloth, Ann Gordon, Novy L. Hale, the Rev. Isaac Holt, and Wayne Stacey. The 14th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m., at The Club. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Atmore News, 128 N.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago