Day: November 24, 2021

Atmore News

Obituaries, week of December 1, 2021
Virginia Ann Lee Mrs. Virginia Ann Lee, age 58, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021 in Bay Minette, Ala. She was born in Hartselle, Ala. and has resided most of her life in Bay Minette. She valued the time she got to spend with her family. She loved watching NASCAR and Alabama Football. She enjoyed arts and crafts, and working in her flower garden. She has always been a people…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
The Boys of the Summer of ’61: Remembering the Departed
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO    ELBERT PRESTON BARNETT played catcher on Atmore’s 1961 All Star Baseball Team that went to the Sr. Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. During his Escambia County High School days, Preston was a popular athlete. He played baseball and football for three years and basketball, two. Senior year, his teammates elected him Blue Devil Football co-captain. His classmates elected him their Sophomore and Junior…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Ray Bolden passes away
Bolden News Staff Report Raymond L. “Ray” Bolden, who is best known locally as the long-time president of Atmore’s United Bank, passed away Thursday, November 18, at the age of 90.Mr. Bolden spent his entire career in banking. He served as top executive of the local bank from 1969 until 1992, moving to Atmore with his family in 1970.He was married for 64 years to the former Joyce Mae Busenlehner,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
BOE election ends in tie
News Staff Report Boards of education are required by state law to hold an election at the boards’ annual meeting each November to elect a president and vice-president. The election was on the agenda at the November 18 Escambia County Board of Education meeting, but the election ended in a tie, resulting in a special meeting later this month. Danny Benjamin nominated Mike Edwards for the president’s position. Sherry Digmon…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Sniper’s parole denied
Man killed 1 in’81 shooting spree near Holman Free By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Friday, November 20, 1981, started as a typical late-autumn day in Lower Alabama. The morning temperature was lingering just above the 40-degree mark and was expected to climb only about 10-15 degrees as residents of Atmore and the surrounding area prepared for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.By the time the morning dew had begun to burn off,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago