Don Fletcher

Reynolds elected commission chairman
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore attorney Karean Reynolds, elected a year ago to the District 5 seat on the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission, was chosen by his commission peers as the panel’s next chair. The selection came during the commission’s Monday, December 9, meeting. Reynolds, who will replace District 2 Commissioner Raymond Wiggins as the body’s presiding officer, will officially become chairman on January 21. He said the…
ACF opens new grant cycle
Special to Atmore News The Advisory Committee of the Atmore Community Foundation announces the opening of its second competitive grant cycle for local nonprofits that are addressing the needs of the Atmore community and striving to improve the quality of life of residents. The invitation to submit applications will be made available on December 11, 2019 and the deadline to apply is January 16, 2020. Nonprofits interested in applying for…
Obituaries, week of December 8, 2019
James Powell Funeral arrangements for the late Mr. James Powell are incomplete but will be announced later by Mayberry Funeral Home.   Lee Roy Wiggins Mr. R. Lee Roy Wiggins, age 92, of Walnut Hill, Fla., passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born on in Bratt, Fla. to the late Preston and Grace Langford Wiggins. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bratt…
Do you have a special Christmas memory?
At Atmore News, we’re working on a Christmas special section that will publish Monday, December 23. If you have a memory you’d like to share, please email it to myrna@atmorenews.com or mail it to Atmore News, 128 S. Main Street, Atmore AL 36502. Please do not call to give us your memory. It would be great if you have a picture to go with your memory. You can scan it…
Woody McCorvey to be inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Former University of Alabama receivers coach Woodrow “Woody” McCorvey, who has since 2008 served as associate athletics director for football administration at Clemson University, is one of eight individuals selected for induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. MCorvey was born in Grove Hill but moved to Atmore with his family at age 5, when his father, Woodrow McCorvey Sr., was hired as principal, teacher and coach at Escambia County…