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Deadly derecho
Thankfully, only minor damage here By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most people not schooled in meteorology had probably never heard of a derecho when local skies began to darken last Thursday, June 28, and most probably still don’t know exactly what a derecho is. But residents of Atmore and the surrounding area got a brief glimpse that day of the power and fury such a weather phenomenon can bring.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Atmore News will be closed July 4
News Staff Report Atmore News will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, so that our staff may enjoy the Independence Day holiday with our families. Since we usually distribute “atmore” magazine on the first Wednesday of every month, we are changing our schedule for July. We plan to distribute the July magazine to the advertisers Tuesday afternoon, July 3. Our Atmore News home delivery subscribers will get their papers Tuesday…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for the week of July 1, 2018
Sharon Scarling Worsham Ms. Sharon Scarling Worsham, age 72, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at her home in Daphne, Ala. She was a native of Dothan, Ala., former longtime resident of Loxley, Ala. and has resided in Daphne for the past ten years. She was a retired office manager for the Baldwin County Mental Health with seventeen years of service. She was a member of The Church of Jesus…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Supporting Alabama’s number one industry
Agriculture is our country’s oldest industry. Since the beginning, America’s farmers have worked the land and sustained our communities. Today, agriculture is the top industry in rural America, and it remains the number one industry in Alabama. As our manufacturing industry continues to grow, I have made a commitment to never forget about the backbone of Alabama’s economy: our hardworking farmers who help feed America. Farming, forestry, livestock and crop…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
When Alberto came calling in ’94
My mind immediately traveled back about a quarter-century when weather forecasters announced in May that the 2018 hurricane season’s first named storm, Alberto, was trying to stir up some trouble in the Gulf. I didn’t realize until recently that the names of hurricanes and tropical storms are recycled every six years (unless one is retired), so I was surprised that Alberto had returned. This season’s debut storm didn’t cause much…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago