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Yellow Hats donate to storm victim
Yellow Hats met with the storm victim at the Atmore depot to present their donation. By JOSH FRYENews Staff Writer The Yellow Hat Society presented a $300 check to East Brewton tornado victim Angela Spears on Monday, June 28.Angela took cover on her couch inside her mobile home during June 19 tornados spawned by Tropical Storm Claudette. She was thrown out of her front door, 100 yards, into her neighbors’…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Holding China accountable for COVID-19
Congressman Jerry Carl Like many of you, I have lost several friends to COVID-19, and I know of countless others who fell seriously ill, lost their job, or lost their business because of the virus. Unfortunately, virtually everybody in the United States and across the globe has been negatively impacted by COVID-19.From the earliest days of this virus spreading across the globe, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has actively and…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Atmore man paroled; 3 other locals denied
Case Crenshaw Johnson McKenzie By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man whose parole hearing had been continued five times earlier this year, finally was granted his freedom by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles after having served less than three years of an 8-1/2-year sentence.Alabama Department of Corrections records show that Jeffrey Lee Case was sentenced in 2016 to serve 104 months after his conviction in Escambia County…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Food giveaway is Thursday
News Staff Report Pensacola Caring Hearts Inc. will sponsor its second food giveaway in Atmore this Thursday, July 1.The grocery distribution is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Farmers Market adjacent to Atmore City Hall, but the strong public response usually begins earlier than its scheduled time.The event is billed as a “free food giveaway for families due to the global pandemic,” although anyone may take advantage of…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
City council approves zoning amendment
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After a brief public hearing, Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday, June 28, meeting a resolution amending the city’s zoning ordinance to reclassify two downtown business properties.After the public hearing was called to order, Mayor Jim Staff asked for comments from anyone who was in favor of or opposed to the proposed measure. When nobody spoke up, the hearing was closed, and the…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago