Top Stories

Florida Youth Tour inspires local students
Area students on the youth tour, from left, Caleb Jackson, Milton High School; Drake Driskell, Northview High School; Taylor Baggett, Central High School; Caroline Harp, Jay High School; Hannah Bott, Central High School; Taylor George, Central High School; Julianna Money, Northview High School Special to Atmore News When Northview High School junior Drake Driskell sat on the floor of the Florida Senate for a mock bill debate, appreciation for the…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Lett to students: Writing your book
Speaker Kay Lett By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Kay Lett, J.D., brought a most meaningful message to students at Escambia County Middle School during the Black History program Wednesday, February 23, 2022.Ms. Lett, Campus Director, Coastal Alabama Community College, Monroeville, said she has asked a number of young people what their goals are.“I’ve never had a young person tell me their goal is to become a drug addict or a career…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 2, 2022
Sally Barnett Bridgman Mrs. Sally Barnett Bridgman, age 62, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022.  She was born in Atmore to Ned and Ethel Prestwood Barnett.  She was a graduate of Troy University and worked as a secretary for many years with Brantley’s Tires.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Miles Brandon Bridgman and her siblings, Preston Barnett, Farrar Barnett and Glen Barnett.…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Game over
Man loses ‘freeze tag’ match with police By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An unidentified local man, the subject of several outstanding criminal warrants, apparently wanted so badly to share his inner childhood with Atmore and Poarch police that he followed bad advice and tried to make a game of his latest encounter with lawmen.According to a posting on the Atmore Police Department Facebook page, the “misguided citizen” was himself misled…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
PCI Govt. Services lands Redstone contract
Special to Atmore News PCI Government Services LLC (PCI-GS) has been awarded a contract by the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) to provide agency-wide program and acquisition support services under a five-year Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA).PCI-GS, a tribally owned limited liability corporation of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, will provide the arsenal with a list of services that includes program management support, acquisition support, strategic analysis support, data analysis…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago