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Kids, cops, AFD mingle at 4th Patterson St. Fun Day
Amanda Gray with P.E.I.R., left, with winning ticket. At right is organizer Eunice Johnson. Robin Stewart, left, and Candace Wooten with the Atmore Police Department By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore’s first three Patterson Street Fun Day celebrations, although they served their purpose, were plagued with blistering August heat, so organizers moved it to September. It didn’t matter.Kids and adults sought shelter under tents or shade trees as the temperature…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Attendees scarce as ‘new’ Scout hut unveiled
From left, Greg Babiak, Amanda Gibbs and Tony Gibbs pose under the Scout hut’s new porch roof. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The unveiling last Thursday (September 19) of the “new” meeting place for local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts went pretty much unnoticed.Although about 1,000 people gathered for the annual Taste of the South, held at Heritage Park, just a few yards from the Scout hut’s location, only one…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Ga. woman, Tenn. man jailed after found asleep in car
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period September 14-19:Vincent LoveSasha Mashburn Mashburn A Georgia woman and a Tennessee man were arrested September 17 on felony drug possession charges after they were found sleeping in their vehicle in the parking lot of a closed business.Police reports show that an officer noticed the vehicle “backed up to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Adults only?
Atmore library to ban checkouts by juveniles without parent or consent form From left, APL librarians Michelle Amerson and Pricilla Salazar pose while reshelving books. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Effective October 1, Atmore Public Library’s (APL’s) downstairs section will be for adults only. In a manner of speaking.On that date, in an effort to meet the most recent guidelines of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), no one under…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Taste of the South’s 20th Atmore edition is Thursday
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The aromas of American, Mexican, Chines and other foods will fill the air around Heritage Park this Thursday, September 19, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., when Atmore’s 20th annual Taste of the South takes place.Last year’s event drew more than 800 people and was the first at which attendees who bought a $10 ticket were allowed to sample the wares offered at every food booth,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago