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City talking with new broadband provider
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday (August 9) meeting the first step in the eventual purchase of a new piece of equipment for the streets and sanitation department. The council also approved the designation of nearly two dozen vehicles as surplus.But it was comments made after the brief meeting that raised the most eyebrows.After the meeting was formally adjourned, Mayor Jim Staff asked…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Would-be smuggler arrested at Fountain
Shack By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer State corrections officers arrested a Calhoun County man last Friday, July 29, for apparently trying to smuggle marijuana and other controlled substances into Fountain Correctional Facility. The man apparently was a state inmate until recently and reportedly returned to the prison to visit a former barracks-mate.Joseph Lorenzo Shack, 44, of Anniston was arrested by Alabama Department of Corrections officers or investigators. According to Escambia…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Man tries to entice teens into car at casino
Pellegrini By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Monroe County man was arrested July 23 by Poarch Creek Police Department officers, and is charged with stalking two teenage girls and an adult woman and trying to talk the females into his car during an incident that took place in the parking lot of Wind Creek Casino & Hotel.Escambia County Detention Center records show that 31-year-old Raymond Pellegrini II of Repton remained…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed is a medical miracle
Congressman Jerry Carl For the past year and a half, our nation – and the entire world – have been dealt a massive blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtually everyone has experienced various hardships, whether it’s loss of a loved one, loss of income, or a small business being shut down. As we’ve moved through the different stages of the pandemic, several things have become abundantly clear: masks, social distancing,…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Rev. Chacko installed at St. Robert
Rev. Joseph Chacko was installed as priest at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church at Saturday Mass, August 7, 4 p.m. Rev. Chacko replaces Rev. Francis Sofie who recently retired. Shown at Saturday’s installation are, from left, Deacon William Graham, Rev. Joseph Chacko, Nicholas Warren, Archbishop Thomas Rodi, Rev. Gordon Milsted, Gavyn Fails, and David Kralik
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago