Day: March 23, 2022

News Staff Report In years past, the Atmore VFW Auxiliary has held ceremonies to honor Vietnam veterans, however, due to the pandemic, those ceremonies have been suspended. At the Monday, March 14, Atmore City Council meeting, Auxiliary member Jenny Hutto said the organization hopes to continue the ceremony next year.Despite no public ceremony, the Auxiliary and Mayor Jim Staff encourage the public to observe a day and week set aside…

Broox Garrett Jr., left, accepts his father’s plaque from Everette Price News Staff Report The Alabama State Bar inducted five new members into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame Friday, March11. One of the five is the late Broox Gray Garrett Sr., the first lawyer in the history of Escambia County to be inducted.(The five members were selected as the 2019 inductees, but the induction ceremony was postponed until 2022,…