Atmore News

Amended docket released
News Staff Report The amended criminal jury term 21st judicial circuit docket, July 16, was released this week. Following are the cases on the docket. Honorable Bert W. Rice – Division I Emmanuel Nared, TOP 2nd, UPFI Honorable J. David Jordan, Division II Christina Daniels, TOP / deception, att-CS crime; Sean Te’Andre Knight, PPC; Christopher Gibbs, LSA w/injuries; Michael Crenshaw, crim. neg. homicide; Leanna Gibbs LSA w/injuries; Cynthia Lanier Lopez,…
Smith wants ordinances enforced; Webster wants respect
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer   Discord worked its way into the June 25 Atmore City Council meeting, as one member of the panel demanded that city ordinances regarding abandoned vehicles be enforced, and another demanded that he be given more respect in administering his district. The complaints weren’t raised until after a Mobile-based non-profit had elicited a promise of support in its effort to help lessen the area’s…
Obituaries for the week of June 24, 2018
Charles Keevin Wiggins Mr. Charles Keevin Wiggins, age 58, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to Audeen Godwin and Leonard Kent Wiggins. He graduated from Ernest Ward High School, Walnut Hill, Fla. and Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. He worked as a realtor in Alabama and Florida for twenty plus years, spending several years with Ricky Wiggins, Builder. He…
ACH Auxiliary offers scholarships
Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships to individuals pursuing studies in a medical related field. Students must be currently enrolled in a healthcare program and must have completed at least one year at an accredited school. Graduate students will also be considered. Previous applicants may re-apply. Students must live in the Atmore geographic area. Applications may be picked up at Atmore Community Hospital Gift Shop or online infirmaryhealth.org/hospitals/atmore-community-hospital. The…
Davis receives top honor
News Staff Report Atmore Lions Club member and Past President Patty Helton Davis has received one of the club’s top honors – the International President’s Award. She was nominated by District Governor Claudia Wigglesworth, Alabama Lions District 34C, not only for her work with the Atmore club but also with the Flomaton club. The presentation was made Tuesday, June 12, at a Flomaton Lions Club meeting. The following is taken…