Atmore News

RP Star Students
The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for September are, from left, first row,Avah Robinson, Jaxxton McCants, C’Moria Crenshaw, Emilie Macks, Millard West, Aiden Hall, Karlee Scott, Joey Lambert; second row, John Micheal Stokes, Joey Lambert, Laylenn Staples, Madison Hull, Fisher Allen, Kaymee Weekley, Syraai Jackson, Ja’nell Silar, Kamden Turner; third row, Amya Williams, Cameron Brown, Baleigh Bright, Brayleigh Staples, Princess Neasman, Makayla MacKinley, Emonii Craft. Not pictured are Alex…
Obituaries, week of October 9, 2024
Carolyn Fay Parker Mrs. Carolyn Fay Parker (Bailey), aged 82, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024 in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born in Ardmore, Ala., residing in Evergreen, Ala. and thirty-six years and Bratt, Fla. for twenty-six years. She was employed with Steven Roberts Manufacturing many years before retirement. She found joy in embroidery, reading, gardening and pruning. She loved sitting down to watch wrestling, football, or a good western…
Shooting arrest
Attempted murder charge filed Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 23-year-old Atmore man was arrested Monday (September 30) and charged with the late Saturday shooting of another man in the parking lot of a local convenience store.Atmore Police Department investigators were able to obtain positive identification that Edward La’Marlon Jaheim Williams was the man who did the shooting. APD officers took Williams into custody at 1:35 p.m. Monday at…
Lowery resigns as ACH administrator
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Healthcare Authority (ECHCA) Chair Debbie Rowell confirmed this week that the struggling healthcare authority has begun searching for the third time since 2016 for a new administrator to take over the top administrative duties at Atmore Community Hospital. The search was necessitated by the recent resignation of Brad Lowery, a 2010 Northview High School graduate who had been in charge of hospital…