| Type | Weekly Newspaper - Wednesday Publication |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Jeff and Michelle Schumacher |
| Publisher | JM Media Group LLC |
| Editor | Andrew Garner |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Headquarters | Escambia County, Alabama |
| Circulation | 2,171 |
| ISSN | 0746-1968 |
| OCLC number | 9848767 |
| Website | atmoreadvance |
The Atmore Advance was founded in 1927 in Atmore, Alabama. [1] It has a circulation of approximately 2,000, and serves Atmore and surrounding Escambia County, Alabama. [2] It is published each Wednesday by Atmore Newspapers, Inc. [3]
Through its early history the editorial board was supportive of the Democratic Party. However, the editorial board broke with tradition in 1964, endorsing Republican Barry Goldwater for President. [4]
In 1979 the paper was purchased by Morris Newspaper Corporation from long-time owner Bob Morrisette. [5] Morrisette, who had bought the paper in 1959 with Philipp Sokol, [6] was a past president of the Alabama Press Association. He stayed on with the board of the directors during the transition. [5]
In 2025, Boone Newspapers sold the paper to Jeff and Michelle Schumacher, who own and operate JM Media Group. [7]
