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Pepsi Cola Company and South Alabama Vending (SAV) donates to Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry (AACCM)
Pepsi Cola Company and South Alabama Vending (SAV) made a donation to Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry (AACCM) Monday, April 27, giving $4,000 worth of 100-calorie-or-less snacks, $500 in Pepsi soft drink products, and 65 fabric masks for use in the ministry’s mission to help area families and children. Shown at the donation are, from left, Shelia Helton, AACCM director; Lauri Hall, AACCM; Dale Ash, Pepsi; Albert Brown, AACCM; Terry…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Just in case you need it explained one more time
I told someone just the other day I don’t turn to Facebook for material for Atmore News or for “atmore” magazine. However, when I come across something on Facebook that strikes me, I may contact the author to ask permission to use what they wrote. The following was shared on Facebook but the author was not listed, so I hope I’m not violating anyone’s rights. It’s the best explanation I’ve…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Passing the peak of coronavirus and next steps
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman Alabama reached and passed the peak of COVID-19 new cases during the week of April 12. As I have written previously, this doesn’t mean we haven’t seen new cases since then because we have. Nor does it mean we won’t see new cases in the future because we will. It does mean that the number of new cases per day is beginning to gradually come down.…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Rain floods city streets; winds topple trees, damage farm equipment
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A storm system that moved into the Atmore area around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, dumped several inches of rain on the city, overwhelming flood-prone streets, and brought stiff winds, some apparently of the straight-line variety, that wreaked havoc on trees, farm equipment and small buildings. Still, it was another “not as bad as it could have been” storm. Over the past 16-18 months,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
City schools, Pt. 2
Start-up money biggest obstacle in forming independent system By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the second in a three-part series on the recently completed study to determine the feasibility of forming a three-school municipal education network. The recently completed study to determine whether an Atmore city school system is financially feasible is being studied by city officials, by the group that proposed the idea and by…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago