The ''Atmore Advance'' was founded in 1927 in
Atmore, Alabama
Atmore is a city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1907. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,391. Atmore is in the planning stages to increase its economic base with additions in its new Rivercane d ...
. It has a circulation of approximately 2,000, and serves Atmore and surrounding
Escambia County, Alabama
Escambia County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,757. Its county seat is Brewton.
Escambia County is coextensive with the Atmore, AL Micropolitan Stat ...
. It is published each Wednesday by Atmore Newspapers, Inc.
Through its early history the editorial board was supportive of the
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. However, the editorial board broke with tradition in 1964, endorsing
Republican
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* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
for President.
In 1979 the paper was purchased by Morris Newspaper Corporation from long-time owner Bob Morrisette.
Morrisette, who had bought the paper in 1959 with Philipp Sokol,
was a past president of the Alabama Press Association. He stayed on with the board of the directors during the transition.
References
1927 establishments in Alabama
Newspapers published in Alabama
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