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Sunshine Law broken?
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore’s mayor and city council dealt with a heavier than usual agenda during their Monday, September 10, meeting, but it was an item that was not on the agenda that resulted in an apparent violation of the Alabama Open Meetings Act. Among other business, council members officially set the annual trick-or-treat period, gave the green light to the purchase of five new police cars…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Hospital no hasty decision
Plan to build new, smaller hospital was 3 years in the making By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer During the Atmore City Council’s September 10 workshop, the mayor and council were given some insight into the planned construction of a new, state-of-the-art medical center for the community and surrounding area. Atmore Community Hospital Board Chair Nancy Lowrey and Escambia County Healthcare Authority Chair Ruth Harrell shared the lead on a…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of September 9, 2018
Henry Raymond “Pop” Robbins Mr. Henry Raymond “Pop” Robbins, age 81, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in Century, Fla. He was a native and life-long resident of McDavid, Fla. He was a brick mason by trade and an avid fisherman. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Stella Robbins; one son, Ricky Robbins; wife, Margaret Louise Nicholas; two brothers, James…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of September 2, 2018
Barbara Covan Wilson Mrs. Barbara Covan Wilson, age 79, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. She was a native and life-long resident of Century, Fla. She was a retired lunch room manager at Northview High School, Century High School, Bratt Elementary and Century Elementary with thirty-one years of service. She was a member of Byrneville Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Taste of the South only 2 weeks away
Taste of the South is Thursday, September 20. There will four awards presented – Best Taste Commercial, Best Taste Amateur, Best Dessert, and Best Decorated Booth. Tickets are $10 for five tastes. You can get tickets from Chamber Ambassadors and Chamber board members. Stop by Atmore News and pick up your tickets from board member Myrna Monroe.
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago