Atmore News

Visionary meals
Members of Women With a Vision prepared and served 200 pre-Thanksgiving meals to members of the public last Tuesday, November 22, at Greater Mt. Triumph Baptist Church in Atmore. The meals included baked chicken, dressing with gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, potato salad, roll, cake and drink. Shown from left are WWV President Josephine Norman and members Theresa Martin, Brettschneider Staples and Shanda Williams.
93 years young
Lucille “Miss Lucy” Swift (seated) smiles as Myrtle Staff reads a birthday card to her during Ms. Swift’s November 23 birthday party at The Summit. In background, from left, are the birthday girl’s sister, JoAnn Adams of Satsuma; her brother, Alfred Davis of Pensacola; and her other sister, Glenda Dixon, one of The Summit’s newest residents. Another sister, Wanda Clark of Mississippi, was unable to attend the party. The 93-years-young…
Obituaries, week of December 7, 2022
Ronald Gordon Weinmann               Weinmann Mr. Ronald Gordon Weinmann, age 83, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Akron, Ohio to Gordon Henry and Gertrude Lee Quarles Weinmann.  He was a retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer. During his service to his country, he was a naval aviator serving as a navigator. He also served on the USS Yorktown during Vietnam. Later, he…
Obituaries, week of November 30, 2022
Tara Renee Dortch Mrs. Tara Renee Dortch “Lassitter”, age 46, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 in Booneville, Ala. She has resided most of her life in Atmore, Ala. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was an avid New Orleans Saints Fan and Alabama Football Fan. She loved spending time shopping, going to the beach, and the creek. She was preceded in death by her father,…
Sunday crash claims life of Atmore woman
News Staff Report An Atmore woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred around 7:45 p.m., Sunday, November 20, on a rural Escambia County road.Alabama State Troopers reported Monday night, November 21, that Tara R. Nelson, 46, was fatally injured when the 2015 Kia Cadenza she was driving left Booneville Road, struck a tree and overturned.Nelson was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and…