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Locals’ food stamp cards hijacked
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) officials and unidentified federal law enforcement agencies are currently conducting a joint investigation into a statewide rash of electronic “hijackings” that have emptied the food stamp cards of thousands of Alabamians, including several Escambia County residents.Daniel Sparkman, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, told Atmore News this week that criminals have been able to…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago
Felony arrests
Carolina man charged with rape, sodomy at local motel By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by Atmore Police Department (APD) officers during the period November 2-12:Omar Teran-Pena Pena A North Carolina man was arrested November 11 on rape and sodomy charges after police responded to a local motel, where an individual reported the sexual assault.According to police reports, 48-year-old Omar Teran-Pena of Red Springs, N.C.…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago
RP 5th graders treated to Thanksgiving feast
The table was laden as students prepared to serve Special to Atmore News On Thursday, November 21, the fifth-grade students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School were treated to a Thanksgiving feast hosted by their social studies teacher, Sheena Carach.November is Native American Month, and students spent the month learning about different tribes, their cultures and how the Europeans treated and interacted with them. All the students wrote letters to tribes…
by Atmore News access_time4 weeks ago
HIPPY holds group meeting
The HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) Fall / Poarch Creek Indians Group Meeting was held recently. Kimberly McGhee with PCI Education Department was for the book Run Turkey Run, feathers for a turkey race and the Thankful Tree Craft. Team Leader Vicki Bishop said the children had a wonderful time. Shown are, from left, front, Josiah Brown, Montavius Williams, Sasillia Caraway, Brynn and Easton Boone, Darrell Metzler,…
by Atmore News access_time4 weeks ago
Kappas surprise shoppers with free groceries
At one of the shopping locations, from left, Alfred Johnson, Robert Goler, Kevin Simmons, Recipients, Dr. Vinson Bradley (President), and Harold ‘Boo’ Dailey Special to Atmore News On November 23, members of the Atmore (AL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, chartered on March 28, 1969, upheld their annual tradition of spreading holiday joy by surprising shoppers at three local Walmart locations with free groceries. This marked the third…
by Atmore News access_time4 weeks ago