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January concerts at GSUMC
The January concert schedule at Gulf Shores United Methodist Church is filled with great artists and memorable tunes for area listeners of all ages. Tickets for all shows are now available in Thee Coffee Shop at the GSUMC south campus in the Winn Dixie shopping plaza on Route 59 or call the church office at 251-968-2411. The 2017 concert series continues in the GSUMC south campus auditorium at 2:30 Sunday…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Mayor issues mentoring proclamation
The Atmore City Council eased into 2017 Monday, January 9, with a meeting that centered on the issuance of a proclamation honoring mentoring programs, a resolution related to fair housing and an amendment to a city ordinance. The council also formally revoked the license of a business where a shooting occurred in November and approved the transfer of an alcoholic beverage license. The council voted unanimously to bring an end…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of January 11, 2017
Evelyn McKinley Pipkin Mrs. Evelyn McKinley Pipkin, age 80, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Nokomis, Ala. She was a native and life-long resident of Nokomis, Ala. She was a member of the Good Sam Club, Mobile Road Runners and the First Assembly of God of Atmore. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gay and Grace Flowers; first husband, Carin McKinley; two brothers, Winston Flowers and Clayton…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Arson at the park – AFD fights playground, house, industrial fires
Atmore firefighters got an eclectic mix of calls over a three-day period last week (December 28-30), when they were sent to the site of a deliberately set playground fire at a public park, a blaze that effectively destroyed a local residence, and another fire that disrupted production at a local factory. AFD personnel were sent to Houston Avery Park, just off Martin Luther King Drive, around 3 last Thursday afternoon…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
AFD pumper totaled during return from fire
Two firefighters escaped serious injury Saturday when the Atmore Fire Department pumper truck they were riding in overturned. The truck was totaled when it overturned early Saturday (Dec. 31) as firefighters were returning from a three-hour-plus battle against a house fire that erupted late Friday night. According to a report filed by Alabama State Troopers, the truck was being driven eastward along Carver Street when the mishap occurred. Firefighters had…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago