Unity in the Community – Saturday, July 29
News photos by Ditto Gorme
APSO partners with Habitat
Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) is partnering with Habitat for Humanity in Escambia County to help provide a home for a local family. On Thursday, July 27, APSO volunteers helped with demolition work at a Habitat property located at 507 East Craig Street in Atmore. The home was donated to Habitat by Thomas Lane. Over the next few months, the property will be going through a series of upgrades and…
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Owl About the Vinyl, a shop offering vinyl and vinyl supplies. The business is located at 200 North Main, Suite B – the entrance is on the Ridgeley Street side. Chamber members, Ambassadors and friends joined in the welcome and ribbon cutting Friday, July 28, from left, Hannah Nelson, Myrna Monroe, Lorraine Marez, Nevaeh Odom, AllyAna Cunningham, Jackson Cunningham,…
Fire ravages Tiger-Sul – Sulfur-laden smoke sends hundreds inside
A fire that apparently raged unchecked at an Atmore fertilizer plant for several hours before being discovered early Saturday morning (July 29) caused extensive damage to the facility, stopped production at a second factory for most of the day and forced hundreds of nearby residents to remain inside their homes for an extended period. The blaze, at Tiger-Sul Products on Industrial Drive (just off U.S. 31) sent sulfur-laced smoke into…
Distinguished Young Women selected
T.R. Miller High School student Tori Knapp, center, was selected 2018 Escambia County Distinguished Young Woman Saturday, July 29, at the program held at Coastal Alabama Community College, Brewton campus. Escambia Academy’s Victoria Sawyer, left, was First Alternate. Ora Nelson, right, a student at T.R. Miller, was Second Alternate. For more on the DYW program, see http://atmorenews.com/2017/08/02/this-younger-generation/ and http://atmorenews.com/2017/08/02/ladies-shine-in-dyw-program/