Month: August 2024

Atmore News

Lions donate to Camille Place
Joyce Petty, left, and Chris Ziebach Hannah Helton, left, and Taylor Lee By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club meeting on August 6 at the Atmore Community Hospital was called to order by club president Lion Joyce Petty who also led the Pledge of Allegiance and said the prayer and blessing. Hannah Helton, Maggie Helton, Chris Ziebach, and Mike Von Keyserling were introduced as visitors.Following lunch, Lion…
by Atmore News access_time1 month ago
Obituaries, week of August 14, 2024
Johnny White Mr. Johnny White, age 69, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024 in Stockton, Ala. He was born in Jefferson County, Ala. and has resided most of his life in Stockton. He spent countless hours watching and feeding his cats. His favorite past-times included visiting his sister in Fort Payne, Ala., anytime spent outdoors either hunting fishing or having a meal at Street’s Restaurant. He was preceded in death…
by Atmore News access_time1 month ago
Parents jailed
Kids found living in squalor, near drugs Dirden Presley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Editor’s note: Please be advised that this article contains graphic descriptions from police reports. An Atmore couple remained behind bars in the county jail this week after their July 30 arrest on child endangerment and felony drug possession charges that evolved from the discovery by city police of three children, each under the age of 4,…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
My story, part 9
Digmon As I’ve said, it’s sometimes hard to keep all the dates in order as I’m working on the timeline. In Part 7, I went through December, but forgot one very important event in November. November 23, 2023Alabama Association of School Boards Executive Director Sally Smith sent out an email to members. The subject was “AASB’s LAF to assist in defense of Escambia County school board member”The email read: The…
by Sherry Digmon access_time1 month ago
‘Slap in the face’
Tolbert’s family blasts DA over Pettaway bond reduction, release Shritha King holds a hand-lettered sign protesting Pettaway’s release. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer On July 25, around 80 friends and family gathered to remember local shooting victim Jatyrain Aquamini ‘Tank’ Tolbert, who was 22 years old when he was shot to death a year to the day earlier while he sat in his car on a city street.And, while strong…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago