A groundbreaking was held Monday morning officially signaling the beginning of construction on the Waffle House location at Rivercane. Waffle House officials said last week the new project should take around 70 days to complete construction, leaving the restaurant with a tentative opening date of mid October.

Pictured above are, from left, Atmore City Councilmen Webb Nall, John Garrard, Chris Walker, Waffle House official Mark Bazor, City Councilman Jim Staff, Waffle House official Duane Wentworth, Atmore Mayor Howard Shell, Industrial Development Board Member Ricky Martin and Industrial Development Board Chairman Richard Maxwell.