Year: 2020

Don Fletcher

All data in
City schools study results expected soon  By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The consultant hired by City of Atmore officials to determine the feasibility of forming a three-school municipal education network has received all requested data needed to finish the study, which he started in April 2019 with a four-month completion target. City Clerk Becca Smith confirmed that she received last week an email from Dr. Ira Harvey, (CEO of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
No chase
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman said this week that the January 23 collision on Alabama 21 that killed a Monroe County man did not involve a high-speed chase by any law enforcement agency. Lt. Joe Piggott of the Mobile state trooper post admitted that a law enforcement officer was involved in the incident but said the officer did not actively pursue the southbound…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 26,2020
Scott Louis Johnson Mr. Scott Louis Johnson, age 80, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He was born to the late Scott (SJ) and Bessie Mae (Gulley) Johnson in McCullough, Ala. He was educated in the New York and Ohio school systems. He received an AA degree while living in California. He retired from AT&T. He started a personal business and formed a partnership business with Jeff Gardner in Atmore,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Lillian Bonner honors grandfather
By JOSH FRYE News Staff Writer Lillian Bonner, a junior at Escambia Academy, recently honored her late grandfather and Atmore native Bob Bonner with a presentation of a Civil War era McClellan saddle to the Atmore Historical Society January 16. Sharing their love for horses, Bob left Lillian with the special gift of his horse barn when he passed away a few months ago. “My grandfather was a history and…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Helton addresses Lions Club
Special to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met January 15, in Mayson Auditorium in Atmore Community Hospital. Lion President Bub Gideons opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Lion Candace Wooten introduced Sheila Helton as the meeting’s speaker. Helton, who is a long-time member of Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry, told the group about needs families in Atmore have and how AACCM helps those families. Her…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago