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Don Fletcher

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…

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,…

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…

Business of the Month

Comfort Care Hospice was named the May Business of the Month by the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce. Shown at the presentation are, from left, Maggie Quimby, left, with Comfort Care Hospice, and Chamber Director Anna Norton.

Raising mental health awareness

Escambia County Middle School students and faculty held a balloon release Friday, May 7, at noon, for Mental Health Awareness. Marlo Young, M.S., Mental Health Service Coordinator, Escambia County School System, has organized the Mental Health Awareness Walk to be held this Saturday, May 15, 8 a.m., beginning at the old YMCA on Pensacola Avenue and ending at Tom Byrne Park. MHA shirts can be purchased at Allegiance Apparel &…

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