Atmore News

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An unoccupied building used by a local funeral home’s owner for family gatherings was substantially damaged when a fire broke out in the earliest hours of Monday, November 30. Atmore Fire Department reports show that firefighters were dispatched at 1:14 a.m. to 623 North Main Street, where the rear portion of the building was fully engulfed in flames. AFD personnel were able to save…

An unidentified Atmore resident was arrested in the first hour of Saturday, November 28, and charged with DUI after crashing into a utility pole at the corner of East Horner Street and Pensacola Avenue. Police reports show that an officer observed a car that “looked like it had been in a wreck” and pulled it over at 12:30 a.m. The driver said he had “left the roadway, striking the pole”…

News Staff Report The twice-weekly COVID-19 report from Escambia County Healthcare Authority for Tuesday, December 1, includes the following information: Alabama Total confirmed cases: 252,900 Deaths: 3,638 Escambia Co. Total confirmed cases: 2,023 Deaths: 31 Atmore Comm. Hosp. Total confirmed cases: 652 D.W. McMillan Mem. Hosp. Total confirmed cases: 292 Note: No new cases were reported among residents or staff of Atmore Nursing Center or West Gate Village.

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although many “non-essential” businesses in Atmore were forced to shut their doors during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s revenue stream continued to flow at a fairly even pace. In fact, municipal revenues exceeded budgeted amounts by nearly two-thirds of a million dollars. An increase in gross receipts tax, or sales tax, was fueled in large part by legislation passed in…