Atmore News

Obituaries, week of May 4, 2022
Betty J. Stewart  Stewart Graveside service for Ms. Betty J. Stewart, age 79, of Atmore, Ala., will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Cleitus Walker, Pastor of Gaines Chapel AME Church, officiating. Turner Funeral Chapel in charge of all arrangements. Burnell English Funeral service for Mr. Burnell English, age 61, of Boston, Mass., formerly of Walnut Hill, Fla. and Atmore, Ala., will…
New principals for ECHS, ECMS
Members of ECHS’s Class 4A state runner-up basketball team posed with State Rep. Alan Baker, who paid for the individual plaques each received. Shown, from left, front, Hakeem Johnson, Anthony McCants, Terrence McNeil Jr., Head Coach Layton Knight, Rep. Baker, Coach John Jones, LaCarlos Thomas; back, Connor McPherson, Coach Eddie Kyle, Coach Keyon Thompson, Stephen Williams, Coach Quentin Higgins, Sheldon Williams. From left, Kike Pettaway and Forrest Jones were hired…
Trafficking in crack
Task force finds rock cocaine, pot; other drugs hidden in chili cans Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer State and local drug agents conducted a late-night raid last week that resulted in the confiscation of varying amounts of illicit substances, including some hidden in chili cans, and enough of one substance to draw a trafficking charge.Atmore Police Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Keith Lamor Williams, 48, of Atmore was arrested…
FHS QB ‘preferred walk-on’ at ’Bama
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While most of his classmates will have all summer to dream about their futures as adults, former Flomaton High School quarterback Zeb Vickery will start living his dream just three days after he’s handed his diploma on May 26.The 6-foot-2, 195-pound athlete recently accepted a “preferred walk-on” role with the University of Alabama Birmingham football team but changed his mind when a similar offer came…
Family tradition
Sheldon Williams signs with CACC ECHS standout Sheldon Williams (front row, center) accepted a scholarship offer Monday, April 25, to play for Coastal Alabama Community College in Bay Minette. Joining the new Sun Chiefs signee are, from left, front, his younger brother, Stephen Williams and his mother, Shirley Williams; back, Coach Layton Knight, Dexter Williams, Lue Williams, CACC Coach Robby Robertson. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High School…