Month: April 2023

Atmore News

Obituaries, week of April 12, 2023
Barbara Dianne Monroe Mrs. Barbara Dianne Monroe, age 77, of Oak Grove, Fla., passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born in Pensacola, Fla. to the late Clifford Shelby and Lydia Anne Rigby Gideons.  She was employed with Vanity Fair Corporation until her retirement.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard L. Monroe; her son, William Randall Rowell and her brother, Charles Edward Gideons, Sr. …
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
ECHS students get reality check from ‘Prom Promise’ program
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High School students got a reality check last Thursday, March 30, as they counted down the hours until their prom.“Prom Promises,” a special program headed up by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and conducted by several public and private safety entities, gave the students a chilling prelude to the formal party, which was held last Friday, March 31, accenting how a night of…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Hall of Fame to induct 12
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher As happened with so many events, Covid shut down the Atmore Area Hall of Fame for three years. But the HOF committee has met, considered new nominations and previous nominations and is planning an induction ceremony to be held in May.According to HOF committee chairman Billy Conn Madison and committee member Ann Gordon, 12 individuals will be inducted in an effort to “catch up.”Inductees are James…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
Who’s News?
By Atmore News Staff Flame still burning Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles and wife Darlene celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary March 30. Darlene, who is the nurse for Dr. Marc Saunders, the city’s newest physician, said the secret to keeping the fire burning for such a long time is that she “raised” her husband. Ron said, “that’s probably correct, but it could go either way.” The couple has four children…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Atmore in bloom
Atmore Flower Shop’s southern (Church Street) façade was adorned with a new mural last week. The eye-catching creation, which features a spring flower garden in full explosion, with metal ‘petals’ of varying hues attached to long, green, painted stems. It was made a part of the florist building’s exterior by David Landis and crew at Atmore-based Landis Design Co. Shop owner Joyce Petty said organization of the project was the…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago