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Lancaster, Cornelius to wed
Bailey Lancaster, Garrett Cornelius Mr. and Mrs. Steven Walter Lancaster of Atmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailey Colleen, formerly of Atmore and now residing in Smyrna, Georgia, to Mr. Garrett Wayne Cornelius, formerly of Hanceville, Alabama, and now residing in Alpharetta, Georgia.Miss Lancaster is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wendell Brantley of Atmore and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Houston Lancaster, Sr., of Repton, Alabama.…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Quilts to comfort foster children
Providing quilts for foster children, from left, Jessica Jackson, foster care supervisor; Dianne Saloom, former DHR Board Chair and quilter; Lynn Barnes, DHR Director; Harriet Hyde, quilter. By LYNN BARNESSpecial to Atmore News Although Dianne Saloom is no longer on the Escambia County DHR Board because she and her husband moved to Conecuh County, she continues to have a heart for service to our foster community. During COVID lockdown, she…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Mobile home murder
Poarch man, 65, arrested in neighbor’s shooting death White By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer UPDATED TO CORRECT SITE OF MURDER A 65-year-old Poarch man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center without bond at midweek, charged with murder in the Saturday, August 26, shooting death of a neighbor.Reports show Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Poarch Tribal Police officers and Atmore Police Department officers responded to Quarry Village Mobile Home Park,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 months ago
Carl speaks at GOP
U.S. Congressman Jerry Carl was one of the guest speakers at the Escambia GOP meeting Monday, August 28, at Atmore City Hall. Judge Bill Cole (Jefferson County) and Judge Richard Minor (Lee County) also spoke briefly. After his comments about thehappenings in Washington D.C., Carl took questions from the audience. Shown talking after the meeting are, from left, Jerry Carl, Mayor Jim Staff, and Probate Judge Doug Agerton.
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago