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Monday fire destroys Marshall Ave. home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Marshall Avenue home was declared a total loss after a Monday morning (March 9) fire that started in a car parked in the garage was fanned by stiff winds and quickly spread throughout the home’s attic. The destructive blaze was reported to emergency dispatchers at 9:31 a.m. as a vehicle fire. City firefighters were conducting an inspection at a school just two blocks…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Finally, a decision
Council approves land swap for new hospital By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials, the Monday (March 9) Atmore City Council meeting represented a case of “fourth time lucky.” The council, having failed three times to act on a request for a donation of 10 acres in the Rivercane retail-industrial park for a new hospital, approved by a 4-1 vote a land swap under which…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 8,2020
John R. “Johnny” Broughton Mr. John R. “Johnny” Broughton, age 55, passed away Sunday, March 8 2020 at his home in Bay Minette, Ala. He was a native and life-long resident of Bay Minette, Ala. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his biological mother, Margaret Benton; father, John Robert Rice; brother, Timmy Broughton and sister, Donna Broughton Taylor. Mr. Broughton is survived by his…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
One year of work for moments in the show ring
By KELLY REXROAT Special to Atmore News The Escambia County 4-H & FFA Calf Show starts at noon on Thursday, March 5 with sale starting right after, at around 6 p.m. In March 2019, youth from across Escambia County, Ala., and the surrounding area gathered for the 2019 edition of the Escambia County 4-H/FFA Calf Show at Perdido River Farms in Atmore. The show saw 41 youth show off the…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Four from Atmore attend leadership meeting
Special to Atmore News Four members of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International attended a one-day leadership seminar held at the Dalraida Church of Christ in Montgomery February 29. Since the meeting was held on Leap Day, the focus was on Leaping into Leadership. Three state officers presented various leadership topics in the morning and were followed by Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill after…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago