Breakfast for veterans
Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary and Anchor Café teamed up November 10 to provide free breakfast for military veterans, the fifth straight year the auxiliary and restaurant have joined forces to do so. Auxiliary members who helped with the project included, from left, sitting, Becky Ray, Mary Alice Stewart and Jenny Hutto; standing, Ginger Stabler, Debbie Thornton, Stephanie Stewart, Willie Stewart, Arlene Delafosse and Gayle Johnson.
Obituaries for the week of November 8, 2017
Sandra Lynn Killam Ms. Sandra Lynn Killam, age 46, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Flomaton, Ala. She was a native of Maricopa County, Ariz. and a life-long resident of Flomaton. She was a 1990 graduate of Flomaton High School and was a member of the Poplar Dell Baptist Church. Mrs. Killam is survived by her parents, Harry T. and Ann Killam of Flomaton; one sister, Jennifer Ann Killam…
Halloween pictures are here!
Prints that were ordered on Halloween night have arrived and may be picked up at the Atmore News office, 128 North Main Street. Office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Atmore man sentenced – Jury rejects ‘stand-your-ground’ defense
An Atmore man, who based his defense for killing his brother two years ago on Alabama’s stand-your-ground law, was sentenced last week to serve 25 years in prison. An Escambia County jury did not agree that such a defense was applicable in the case of James Hamilton “Jamie” Scott, who was found guilty of one count of reckless murder in the May 6, 2015 slaying of Tony Scott. Tony Scott was…