Month: December 2018

Don Fletcher

ACH public hearing held
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The December 18 public hearing on a proposed new hospital for Atmore went just about as expected. City and county healthcare officials reinforced their point that the new facility should be built near Interstate 65, and there was little dissent among the members of the general public who attended. More than 50 people, the majority of them Atmore Community Hospital officials or employees, were…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Obituaries for the week of Dec. 23, 2018
Richard Thomas “Dick” Mason Mr. Richard Thomas “Dick” Mason, age 85, of Huxford, Ala., passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Atmore, Ala. He was retired from Yale Rubber Company. He was born in Applegate, Mich. to the late Pierce and Marjorie Aikin Mason. He was a member of Huxford Community of Christ Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Dawn Mason and a brother, Ed Mason. Mr.…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Christmas in the Trenches    
By Nancy Karrick Published in “atmore” magazine, December 2018 I had the opportunity to meet folk singer John McCutcheon in the late 1980s while we were living in Atlanta. I was attending a children’s literature class at Oglethorpe University and our speaker for the day was Carmen Deedy. On that particular day, Carmen had brought along her husband, John McCutcheon, to help load and unload her boxes of children’s  books…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Hundreds enjoy 3rd annual Christmas in the Park
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Hundreds of children of all ages ignored the soggy turf of Houston Avery Park and the chilly winds that blew across the municipal greenspace on Saturday, December 15, and attended Atmore Youth League’s third annual Christmas in the Park event. Organizer Don Taylor said the weather didn’t seem to faze those who donned coats, scarves and other warm-weather clothing to come out for mass…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago