Month: May 2021

Don Fletcher

Inmate found dead in cell
McCaster By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state inmate who was sentenced in 2019 to life in prison without parole for the 2013 murder of an Atmore woman, was recently found dead in his prison cell.A spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) said there are no indications that the death of Collis McCaster, a former resident of Castleberry, was due to anything other than natural causes.“Collis McCaster, a…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Teen dies in crash
Mallory By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Escambia County High School community, still trying to cope with the recent death of one of its coaches, is now trying to deal with the untimely passing of a member of its student body.“Right now, our students are taking it fairly well,” ECHS Principal Amy Cabaniss said of the death last Friday of Elijah Mallory, a junior-level student who had been taking classes…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of May 16, 2021
Carolyn S. Smith Smith Mrs. Carolyn S. Smith, age 88, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021.  She was born in Atmore to the late Jackson Lafayette and Thelma Viola Bratcher Sharpless.  She was very talented at cross stitching and loved baking. She was a member of McRae United Methodist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bruce Smith; her siblings, Waldine Sharpless Argroves,…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Johnson elected VP of statewide association
Johnson Special to Atmore News Vince Johnson of Flomaton has been elected vice president of the Alabama Rural Electric Association Board of Directors. Johnson, president and CEO of Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, also will serve on the association’s safety and compliance committee.Johnson was elected to the two-year position at AREA’s 74th annual meeting held virtually April 8 at the AREA headquarters in Montgomery. Other officers elected were Tommie Werneth of…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago