Year: 2022

Atmore News

Honoring Vietnam veterans
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…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Garrett Sr. inducted into Lawyers Hall of Fame
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,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 23, 2022
Ida Mae Buckhault Mrs. Ida Mae Buckhault, age 61, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Atmore, Ala. She was a lifelong resident of Atmore. She was a member of Holy Ground Holiness Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing, and riding in the wagon She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Aubrey and Vivian Anderson Lister;  husband, Perry Buckhault; four sisters, Mavis Jean Star, Agadean…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Honoring the ECHS basketball team
The Yellow Hat Society is planning a community get-together to honor the Escambia County High School basketball team Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m., at Heritage Park. While the public is invited to come out and congratulate the team on their awesome season, a private cook-out will be held for the team and their guests later in the day. More details will be available in the coming weeks.
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Council OKs earlier Sunday alcohol sales
Proclaims Vietnam Veterans Week Mayor Jim Staff, second from left, presented the proclamation to VFW Memorial Auxiliary members, from left, Arlene Delafosse, Jenny Hutto, and Jackey Odom. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members voted during their Monday, March 14, meeting to lengthen the hours for off-premises sales of beer and wine on Sundays, designated an upcoming period to honor veterans of the Vietnam War and approved the…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago