Atmore News

Lions install new member, plan spaghetti dinner fundraiser
Patty Davis, right, pins new member Brett Helton By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community Hospital on Wednesday, March 15. President Chuck Brooks called the meeting to order, led the group in prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.Sixteen members were present at the meeting. Lion Brooks recognized Lion Bub Gideons for his leadership in establishing…
Students attend Southern Pine youth tour
Students attending the MYT were, from left, front, Serenity Mitchell, Jaydyss Abrams, Pariis Watson, Makenna Alverson, Mary-Ruth Dortch, Madison Dawkins, Ali Booker, Brianna Pugh; back, Michael Morgan, Carter Hodges, Charlie Sasser, J R Witherington. Special to Atmore News March 14-16, Southern Pine Electric Co-op took 12 high school juniors to Montgomery to participate in the 2023 Montgomery Youth Tour. While in Montgomery, students heard from motivational speaker Cea Cohen-Elliot and…
ECHS seniors beating Wall Street
ECHS’s Stock Market Team, from left, Darron Nichols, D’andre Richardson, Judah Dennis, Hasten Dean, Daniel Gunaca. The team is coached by Dr. Douglas Forbes, who is not pictured. By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News How would you like a 29-percent return on your investments in two weeks?Maybe you should talk to the students on the stock team at Escambia County High School – because you don’t often run into teenagers…
Obituaries, week of March 22, 2023
Fairrel Dreadin Mr. Fairrel Dreadin, age 90, of Flomaton, Ala. passed away Monday, December 19, 2022. His heart was his family, the only thing he loved more was his Lord and Savior. He also loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was survived by his two children, Mary K. Ross of Elgin Scotland and Fairrel Keith (Linda) Dreadin of Scottsboro, Ala.; four step-children, Linda Hadley, Wanda Burnett, both of Atmore, Ala.,…
Empty wallet
Convenience store employees charged with stealing $1,800 from billfold Taylor Hines By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Atmore women, former employees of an Atmore convenience store, were arrested last week by officers of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office after an investigation determined they split the proceeds of a wallet that was dropped by a customer and turned in to them by another customer.Erica Hines, 44, was arrested March 8 and…