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Obituaries, week of April 5, 2023

Mason Floyd Lee Rowland Infant Mason Floyd Lee Rowland, precious baby boy of Christopher M. and Eva Currie Rowland passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Pensacola, Fla. surrounded by his loving parents. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Floyd and Alice Currie, Carolyn Rowland, and Earl Ray Simmons. Infant Mason is survived by his parents, Christopher and Eva Rowland; his grandparents, Fritz (Kathy) Currie and Bunkie (Gary)…

Obituaries, week of March 29, 2023

Patsy Ruth Justice Mrs. Patsy Ruth Justice, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at her Flomaton residence. She was born in Alexander City, Ala., was was a resident of Fairfax, Ala. and moved to Flomaton in 1953. She was an educator at many institutions including Flomaton Elementary, Escambia Academy and Jefferson Davis Community College. She was vice-president of Greenlawn Pharmacy in Atmore from 1983-2007 and vice-president of Rexall…

Coach Torrence passes away

Cornell Torrence By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Thursday morning, March 23, Coach Cornell Torrence will be memorialized in the gymnasium that bears his name.Coach Torrence passed away Monday, March 20. Thursday at 11 a.m., a Celebratory Service will be held in the Escambia County High School Cornell Torrence Gymnasium. In February 2015, the Escambia County Board of Education named the gym in honor of Coach Torrence, a testament to a man…

Northview senior killed in wrong-way crash

Kara Santorelli By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Spring Break turned tragic for a Northview High School senior when a driver headed the wrong way on U.S. Highway 29 slammed head-on into her vehicle in the wee hours of March 17.Kara Santorelli, 18, of Molino, was reportedly killed instantly when a Chevrolet sedan that was southbound in the northbound lanes of the federal highway, near its intersection with Quintette Road, near…

‘Rapid response’ by AFD can’t save Harris Street home

AFD Capt. Zack Stewart pries a piece of smoldering soffit from the house. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Reports Despite one of the swiftest responses in agency history, Atmore firefighters were unable to save a burning Harris Street home last week.Fire Chief Ron Peebles said AFD units were pulling up to the fire site when emergency dispatchers sounded the alarm.“We had a one-minute response,” Peebles said. “Our guys were actually pulling…