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Obituaries, week of January 25, 2023

Amy Jo Lambeth Lambeth Mrs. Amy Jo Lambeth, age 43, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 in Pensacola, Fla. She resided most of her life in Flomaton, Ala. and attended Moyeville Baptist Church. She was a member of the Lambeth Fire Department. She loved taking pictures at the football games, and loved going fishing. She enjoyed cooking and traveling especially to New Orleans and Lafayette, La.Mrs. Lambeth is survived by…

MLK Day Program

Speaker calls for unity in local, state, world communities Marlo Young was the keynote speaker for Monday’s program. Grand Marshal Bishop Wayne Johnson and his wife Rhonda By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Keynote speaker Marlo Young not only praised the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Monday, January 16, MLK Day Program, she also accented the theme of this year’s tribute to the slain Civil…

Who’s News?

By Atmore News Staff Wedding bellsDan and Rhecy Currie of Atmore recently announced the engagement of their son, Trey Currie, to Anissa Watson, daughter of Matt and Yolanda Watson, also of Atmore. Reports are that Trey proposed (and Anissa accepted) December 30, during a trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn.New singleLocal country music recording artist and songwriter Ricky Crook is still going strong. According to his Facebook page, Ricky’s new song, “Honky…

Barlow brothers again rejected for parole

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As expected, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles (ABPP), during its January 11 hearings, denied parole for two Escambia County brothers convicted of killing their stepmother and stepsister nearly 30 years ago.The most recent rejection marked the fifth time Shannon Barlow and Franklin Barlow Jr. have come up for parole. They entered the state prison system in 1995 after each entered a guilty plea…

ALEA reports 14 traffic deaths during 9-day
holiday period

Special to Atmore News Although 14 people lost their lives in traffic crashes during the recent 9-day extended holiday period, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials reported that troopers with the agency’s Highway Patrol Division investigated 19 fewer fatalities than they had the year before.In 2022, state troopers investigated a total of 31,990 traffic crashes, which resulted in 10,914 injuries and 586 fatalities. Crashes declined by 2,185 and injuries were…