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Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Main Street Tanning, Gifts, & Florist Thursday, March 15. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Austin Williams, Jackson Breckenridge, Keyaira Wilson, Lauren Metzler, Eboni Williams, Lazarrian Boykin; middle, Shawn Rounsavall, Joey Brown, Jamie Brown, Macy Eicher, Bobbie Respress, Sherry Sullivan, Emily Harp, Paulette Barrett;…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Lawnmower-pickup collision claims Uriah man
A March 15 crash between a riding lawnmower and a pickup truck claimed the life of a Uriah man who was retired after a lengthy career as a basketball coach and economics teacher at Frisco City High School. Alabama State Troopers reported that 75-year-old Curtis Eugene Harris was killed when the Toro lawnmower he was operating was struck by a 2002 Ford F150 around 5:08 p.m. Harris was pronounced dead…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
New police cars
Atmore Police Department officials recently took delivery of five new Ford Explorer patrol vehicles that were custom built to include special emergency packages. The purchase, approved by the city council in September 2017, was from Johnson Ford, which submitted the only bid. The Explorers cost $26,668.08 apiece, a total expenditure of $133,340.40. They will replace five of APD’s highest-mileage Dodge Durangos. News photo by Tom Tschida
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
WEU’s ‘smart meters’ detect leaks, generate savings
West Escambia Utilities, the supplier of water to local homes and businesses, is now employing computerized water meters that can detect potential leaks, in turn lowering the cost of reading meters and saving the utility’s customers significant amounts of money. The new meters have been in place for several months, but WEU Manager Kenny Smith said utility personnel are still learning how to most effectively use them to their greatest…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Double DUI – Both drivers charged after 2-vehicle crash
A violent two-vehicle crash that happened March 17 on Alabama 21 sent two teens to hospitals and both drivers to jail. The wreck occurred around 6:25 p.m. at the state highway’s 4.8-mile marker, just in front of Dixie Catfish Shack. Atmore police directed traffic around the crash and through the restaurant’s parking lot until the roadway was cleared more than an hour later. According to reports filed by Alabama State…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago