January 2022 - Page 12 of 16

Atmore News

Bethea, Nelson named to TU honors list

Two Atmore students have been named to the Troy University Chancellor’s List for the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2021 / 2022 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the Chancellor’s List.Local students named to the list are Jarrett Nelson and Destini Bethea.The Fall Semester includes students at the Troy,…

Lions present check to Camp Rap-a-Hope

Taylor Lee, left, presents a membership pin to Sara Smith The Lions Club presented a check for $1,500 to Mattie Pickering for Camp Rap-a-Hope. Shown are, from left, Sandra Sellers Brown, Talorie McGhee, Patty Davis, Anna Marie Gilchrist, Bub Gideons, Mattie Pickering, Taylor Lee, Sara Smith, Candice Wooten, Kenny Smith, Walt Butler, Chuck Brooks, and Kevin Garrett By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held their first…

Obituaries, week of January 12,2022

Douglas C. Newton Newton Reverend Dr. Douglas C. Newton, age 85, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his home after a long illness. He was born in Dothan, Ala. After high school graduation, he went to Asbury College. After graduating from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with his Masters of Divinity, he returned to the Alabama West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church where he served…

The Boys of Summer of ’61: Where are they now?

by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO WILLIAM BLACKBURN or Willie, as he was known when he played catcher for the ’61 All Stars, described going to the World Series as “ . . . a grand adventure,” despite suffering that summer from a bad reaction to penicillin. “I only weighed 100 pounds,” he said via email, “LOL, I looked pitiful.” Willie’s self-proclaimed negative image was short lived. His junior year, the…

It’s a plane – downtown!

Gehman brings sentimental plane home The plane was towed north on Main to Highway 31 ‘Landing’ at David’s house, from left, Stephen, David, and Martin Gehman By JOSH FRYENews Staff Writer Last Thursday, December 30, Atmore resident David Gehman and son, Stephen Gehman, treated Atmore to an uncommon sight when they towed a 1974 Cessna 172-M plane through downtown Atmore. The plane, which was piloted by David and towed by…