News
Wind Creek purchasing Pennsylvania casino for $1.3B
Wind Creek Hospitality, an affiliate of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, is buying Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Pennsylvania casino for $1.3 billion, the Associated ...
Michele Gerlach, Author at The Atmore Advance
News
McGhee on Yellowhammer’s ’50 most influential’ list
Atmore’s Robbie McGhee is among those Yellowhammer News included in its 2017 list of the most powerful and influential people in Alabama. The conservative online ...
by Michele Gerlach, Friday, August 25, 2017 5:28 pm
News
SNEAK PREVIEW: OWA opens Friday
The Park at OWA will officially open its doors to the public Fri., July 21, but hundreds got a sneak preview at media night Thursday. ...
by Michele Gerlach, Thursday, July 20, 2017 8:50 pm
News
Wreck claims Atmore man
A single-vehicle crash at 2 p.m. Tues., July 4, claimed the life of an Atmore man. Robert Glenn Thrower, 55, was killed when the 1996 ...
by Michele Gerlach, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 10:45 pm
Columnists
Cherry’s story is one of strength, forgiveness
The agenda said, “Civil rights: A classmate’s story.” We were in Selma’s Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church for a session of Leadership Alabama. Brown ...
by Michele Gerlach, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:01 am
Atmore
Former Mobile investigator to attend execution
If the execution of Vernon Madison proceeds as planned this week, Andalusia’s Wilbur Williams plans to be present. Williams, former Andalusia police chief, was a ...
by Michele Gerlach, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:03 am
News
Prison bill fails; 270+ local jobs safe for now
More than 270 local jobs are safe for now, after the Alabama Legislature adjourned at midnight without passing a prison construction bill that would close ...
by Michele Gerlach, Thursday, May 5, 2016 12:26 am
Brewton
Sheriff’s plane goes down during search for missing teen
Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith narrowly escaped injury Friday after his plane crashed near Alco Park. Smith was flying the department’s gyro plane as part ...
by Michele Gerlach, Friday, February 12, 2016 4:49 pm
Atmore
Unforgettable service
Carlee retires after 41 years with city When Glenn Carlee went to work for the Atmore Police Department, he wasn’t exactly old enough to get ...
by Michele Gerlach, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:06 am
Atmore
Carlee had memorable moments during career
When Glenn Carlee looks back over a lifetime of police work, there are a number of cases that stand out. Too many of the memorable ...