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Be aware that all bodies of water can pose health risks
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) would like to remind swimmers of ways to stay safe and healthy when swimming in any body of water. All bodies of water, both fresh and saltwater, can contain many microorganisms (germs) as part of natural flora and from animals or other species entering the water. Germs are not only found in natural bodies of water like lakes or rivers, but can also…
by Submitted Article access_time9 years ago
Creek Travel Plaza honored again
Trucker Path, an app creator for the trucking industry, recently announced its list of the Top 100 truck stops in America for 2017. Creek Travel Plaza, Jack Springs Road, Atmore, was second on the list of Top 100 truck stops and first on the list of Top 100 independent truck stops. “These truck stops have excelled in providing great services and a wonderful experience to visiting truck drivers and we…
by Submitted Article access_time9 years ago
Holyfield named to boxing’s Hall of Fame
One of Atmore’s own has reached the pinnacle of success in his chosen profession. Evander Holyfield, who was born in Atmore and moved to Atlanta as a child, was inducted Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. Holyfield, who earned the nickname “Real Deal” for his boxing prowess, headlined a 2017 class that also featured Marco Antonio Barrera, the late Johnny Tapia and current Showtime…
by Atmore News access_time9 years ago
Amtrak returning? Not so fast
When embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned in April, some members of the Southern Rail Commission wondered whether the change in leadership would affect the effort to restore passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast. Instead, it was another hostile takeover that actually put the plan on a sidetrack. Negotiations that had lowered the anticipated cost of the project from $2.3 billion to less than $800 million were rendered useless…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago
Charged in home invasion, robbery – More arrests expected
An Atmore man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center on Tuesday, charged with two felony crimes, after a June 5 incident during which he and two other men allegedly forced their way into another man’s home, hit the resident in the head with a handgun, then robbed him. According to a press release issued last week by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert, 24-year-old Mikeal Starks is…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago