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Atmore man arrested Oct. 24 on possession charge

An Atmore man was arrested Oct. 24 on a possession of drug charge, according to officials. Atmore Police ...

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Atmore man arrested Oct. 23 on drug trafficking, possession charges

An Atmore man was arrested Oct. 23 on drug trafficking and possession charges, according to officials. Atmore Police ...

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Atmore woman turns self in on identity theft charge

An Atmore woman turned herself into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on an identity theft charge, ...

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Creek Travel stores launch blanket drive for homeless

Staff Reports Creek Travel Stores officials announced recently the launch of its annual Blanket Drive for the Homeless, ...

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Tropic Falls at OWA recognized as one of top 5 most affordable theme parks in the U.S.

Special to the Advance Affordable family fun is still within reach at OWA Parks and Resort. Tropic Falls ...

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Primrose Childrens Boutique ready for holiday season

Primrose Childrens Boutique is ready for the holiday shopping season. Owner Courtney Harris said the first Thursday of ...

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Atmore receives $1.4M for expansion of industrial park, infrastructure upgrades

By Staff Reports The city of Atmore received $1.4 million to expand its industrial park and tackle drainage ...

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Inside the pumpkin

Jaylen Lewis is seen inside the pumpkin at Boxcar Willie. The pumpkin was donated by Rolin Construction to ...

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UB makes donation for wishes

A donation presented by United Bank officials will go a long way to help make children’s wishes come ...

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Open house for Small Boxcar Shop to be held Oct. 25

Special to the Advance Main Street Alabama, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Main ...

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Trick-or-Treat on the Street is Oct. 25

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will old its annual Trick-or-Treat on the Street event this Fri., Oct. ...

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Fun times at March AFB, Calif.

By Bonnie Bartel Latino Columnist Two funny things happened at March, but only one involved me. When Tom had finally ...

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A salesman is born, Part 3

By Lloyd Albritton Columnist When Ron Douglas picked me up this first night of my new sales career, ...

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Today is last day to register to vote for Nov. 5 election

Special to the Advance Secretary of State Wes Allen is reminding eligible Alabama citizens that today, October 21, ...

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Blue Devils fall 14-13 on homecoming to Satsuma Oct. 18

Escambia County fell 14-13 to Satsuma on homecoming night in Atmore on Friday. Satsuma’s Braxton Byrd scored two ...

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ECHS holds 2024 Homecoming Parade Friday

Escambia County High School held its homecoming parade today in downtown Atmore. Parade entrants lined up at Atmore ...

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Ribbon cutting, grand opening held for ECHS field house Oct. 18

A swarm of Escambia County High School alumni, Escambia County School System employees and Atmore community stakeholders celebrated ...

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Benjamin qualifies for candidacy for ECBOE District 2

Special to the Advance Danny Benjamin has officially qualified as the Democratic candidate for the Escambia County School ...

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Doctors urge Alabamians to safely dispose of medications during National Take Back Day on October 26

Most Recent Take Back Day: Alabamians Disposed of 4,105 pounds of medications Special to the Advance The Medical ...

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Biloxi, Miss. woman arrested Oct. 15 on possession, assault, public intoxication charges

The woman allegedly head butted an APD officer A Biloxi, Miss. woman was arrested Oct. 15 on possession, ...