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Firefighters battle warehouse blaze at Tiger-Sul
Westbound traffic on U.S. 31 was at 10:15 a.m. today (Friday, Jan. 6) still being diverted onto Industrial Drive as a fire continued to ravage a Tiger-Sul warehouse facility and threaten several sulfur-laden rail cars. A thick, black, sulfur-laced cloud hovered over the fertilizer production facility, just off U.S. 31 and across from Atmore Country Club, as Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles and emergency personnel hurried to employ fire hydrants.…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 11, 2023
Rickey Edward McGhee McGhee Mr. Rickey Edward McGhee, age 69, of Poarch, Ala., passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023. He was born to Curtis Edward and Pearline Daughtry McGhee. He was a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and a sheet metal worker for the Civil Service. He served in the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lori Patterson McGhee; his grandchild,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Electrocution!
Men ‘lucky to be alive’ after one encounters downed power lines during rescue try The Camaro sheared a power pole before coming to rest. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Updated to correct victim’s name Two Atmore-area men came close to seeing their last New Year’s Day when one stepped on live power lines while trying to rescue the other from a single-vehicle wreck that occurred in the predawn hours…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Balloon fest
Hot-air driven craft fill skies over Atmore; hundreds come for rides, ‘glow’ spectacle In photo above pilots prepare to launch their balloons Sunday morning January 1. Below, the sundown glow event was a highlight of the weekend festival. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite stiff winds that grounded the group for a day, 10 hot-air balloon pilots from five states filled the skies over Atmore with their brightly colored and…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago