Month: January 2024

Atmore News

Lions hear hospice program
Leigh Ikner, left, and Gregg Akins By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held its first meeting of 2024 on January 2 in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital. Lions Club President Renee Hardy presided and led the opening prayer. Leigh Barnett Ikner was introduced as the only visitor.President Hardy gave more information on the Gulf Coast Diabetes Walk at OWA on March 2, and asked…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Bridging the gap
The Escambia County Children’s Policy Council has partnered with Rachel Patterson Elementary School to enhance their literacy programs through family engagement initiatives. Kimberly Waller-Smith presented a generous donation to the school to help support programs that bridge the gaps between home and school to increase students’ reading proficiency. Accepting the donation is as follows, from left, Vonda Bynum, RP registrar; Kimberly Waller-Smith; Toya McMillian, RP principal; and Teresa Crayton, RP…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Obituaries week of January 10, 2024
Miranda L. Moseley Mrs. Miranda L. Moseley, age 52, of Perdido, Ala., passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023.  She was born in Huxford, Ala. to Kenneth Ray and Betty Lou Minor Seale. She was a volunteer with the American Red Cross.   She was preceded in death by her mother.   Mrs. Moseley is survived by her husband, Jessie Moseley; her father, Kenneth (Brenda) Seale of Bay Minette, Ala.; her…
by Atmore News access_time9 months ago
2023 in review, Part 1
Children’s deaths among top local stories for first 6 months By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The biggest and most far-reaching local news stories of 2023 happened in the second half of the year, but there was plenty of good and bad news that occurred between January 1 and June 30. Topping those stories were the deaths of two children — a toddler who was beaten to death by his…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
‘Brand new’
750-gallon, $640K pumper joins AFD’s fire-suppression fleet From left, Capt. Zack Stewart, Firefighter Dee Guy and Chief Ronald Peebles look over the new truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department welcomed a new addition to its fleet of fire-suppression vehicles last Friday, December 29, when Chief Ron Peebles and a squad of city firefighters returned from Decatur with a bright red Rosenbauer pumper.The new fire engine, which comes…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago