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Blessed to have our mayor
To the editor: On Friday afternoon, I called Mayor Jim Staff and asked if someone from the city could come pick up a huge pile of limbs and shrubs we’d had cut on Tuesday. I knew the pile of limbs and leaves would likely clog street drains. During rain storms, Laurel Street often floods near Presley. Mayor Staff had a truck at our home within ten minutes of my call…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of October 4, 2017
Stephen Paul Levins Mr. Stephen Paul Levins, age 38, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Coosada, Ala. He was a native of Alexandria, La., former resident of Flomaton, Ala. and has resided in Coosada for the past eleven years. He was a member of the Flomaton Pentecostal Church and attended Millbrook Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilbur Levins and a sister, Sherry Pittman. Mr.…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Shelter to open in Atmore at 4 p.m.
Residents of Atmore and the surrounding area who have nowhere else to go when Tropical Storm Nate’s howling winds and drenching rains arrive, may seek shelter in the lunchroom of Rachel Patterson Elementary School, 1102 West Craig Street, beginning at 4 p.m. Police Chief Chuck Brooks recommended that individuals and families make every effort to find friends or family members with whom they can stay, in order that shelter space…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Stomp the Yard cancelled
The 11th Annual Stomp the Yard event, scheduled for noon-5 p.m. today at Houston Avery Park, has been cancelled due to the threat of inclement weather. Dr. Bernard Bishop reported shortly before 8 a.m. that the annual youth celebration probably could have been completed before anticipated winds arrive, but the threat of rain throughout the afternoon was the deciding factor. Bishop did not indicate that the event would be rescheduled
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Storm preparedness update from city hall
Be prepared. Stay off the roads. Be safe. That’s the message that came from Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks Friday afternoon. At 2:30 Brooks held a meeting with the media, Mayor Jim Staff, Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles and Captain Daniel Love, Street Department Manager Calvin Grace, and APD Office Manager Samatha Bennett. This was a 48-hour pre-storm meeting as required by FEMA. Brooks said the city is ready. Fuel…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago