Atmore News

Senior appreciation held
VA Service Officer Gene Moore with Atmore resident Ceola Hubert. Participating in the dance contest, from left, Nancy Parker and Ray Lowery, William Armstrong and Shirley Odom. News Staff Report For the first time since pre-Covid, Escambia County Agency on Aging hosted their annual Senior Appreciation Day. This year’s event was held in the Flomaton Lions Club building.The day featured a dance contest, door prizes, good food and lots of…
Obituaries, week of June 8, 2022
Sandra Faye Mason Mrs. Sandra Faye Mason, age 76, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 peacefully at her home with her family at her bedside. She was a lifelong resident of Atmore. She worked at Escambia Farm and Seed for many years and several more years for Diamond Gasoline and Dr. Frances Delaine Salter. She enjoyed cooking, going to church, and playing Bunco with friends. She was…
Deadly dispute
Saturday shooting leads to 9 counts of attempted murder Cooper By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remains behind bars without bond this week, charged with nine counts of attempted murder and numerous other offenses after a Saturday (May 28) shooting at an Ann Street residence left three people wounded.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week there is “nothing new” to report as APD investigators try to unravel…