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Hall of Fame inductees named
Tucker By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Atmore Area Hall of Fame Committee has made its selection for the 2024 inductees. They are Velma Jackson-Wilkins, Foster Kizer, Lavan Martin, James McNeil, Howard H. Patterson Sr., Dr. Delaine Salter, and Rev. Monroe Tucker.The committee is changing the induction ceremony this year. Rather than an evening event, it will be held Sunday afternoon, May 19, at 2 p.m., at The Club. Heavy hors…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
2nd Sharon Brown Car Show this Saturday
With a Sharon Brown picture collage, from left, Danny Rolin, Teresa Martin, and Tim Lassiter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sharon Brown ran State Line Pawn Shop, which has been owned and operated by her family since 1962, for several years before a fatal heart attack claimed her life four years ago. She became well known within and beyond Atmore during that time, and last year her sister, Teresa Martin,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Atmore awarded Rebuild Alabama funds
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey recently marked her seventh year in office by announcing that more than $7.9 million in state funding, including money to put new surfaces on five Atmore streets, has been awarded to Alabama communities and counties for various road and bridge projects.The funds, from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) set-aside of a portion of the state’s share of new gas tax revenue,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Brewton ‘frequent flyer’ denied parole
Mccreary By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, currently serving his fourth state-prison term since 2007, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Michael Lee McCreary was arrested by Brewton police during an undercover drug operation in 2021 for allegedly distributing methamphetamine, crack cocaine and Alprazolam, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety disorder or panic disorder.He was also charged with violation of…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Couple busted in Jack Springs Road drug raid By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer V. Garner F. Garner Atmore Police Department narcotics officers arrested an Atmore husband and wife after execution of a search warrant at their Jack Springs Road residence turned up illegal drugs, a small amount of marijuana and several items associated with drug use.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers discovered during the search: nine grams of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago