Atmore News

Giving multiplied with school supplies for children overseas
Special to Atmore News As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Atmore are collecting school supplies, along with personal care items and fun toys, to pack in shoeboxes. Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, will deliver these gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 100 countries.For many…
Obituaries week of August 9, 2023
Carolyn Williams Lambeth Mrs. Carolyn Williams Lambeth, age 88, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 in Pollard, Ala. She was born in Colquitt, Ga. and has resided most of her life in Pollard. She was a member of Catawba Springs Baptist Church and loved her Sunday School Class. She worked in banking for over twenty years in Brewton, Ala. and served as Mayor of Pollard for seventeen years. She loved…
Obituaries week of August 2, 2023
Jody O.E. “Joe” Posey  Mr. Jody O.E. “Joe” Posey, age 85, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. following a brief illness. He was born in Moulton, Ala. and has resided for twenty-six years in Bratt, Fla. He was a former resident of Atmore, Ala. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bratt, Fla. He retired from the United States Navy…
New owner
Patterson Street Apartments getting makeover Painting materials outside freshly painted apartments. Portion of a wing before renovation By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nathan Byrd doesn’t live in Atmore, but he now owns property here. Therefore, the Saraland businessman has two goals in mind as he reclaims Patterson Street Apartments, a 77-unit complex that for many years has been a local eyesore and a haven for criminal activity.“That’s what I’ve been…
Perdido man arrested for threats, property destruction
Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, recognized as fitting the description of a man who is the subject of several outstanding arrest warrants, had two felony charges tacked on after he went berserk when Atmore police tried to take him into custody.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that 23-year-old Joshua Tyler Johnson was arrested around 10:15 a.m. on July 20. Johnson apparently expressed his displeasure with…