Atmore News

They were soldiers once … and young
By BONNIE BARTEL LATINO In last week’s Atmore News I wrote about US Army SP5 Rayford Gohagin, who was my classmate at Escambia County High School and who was killed in Vietnam on May 13, 1969. I mentioned two other young men, who were only a year or two younger than the students in Rayford’s and my class and who also died in Vietnam. They were Larry Gonzales and Allen…
Professor with Atmore ties pens debut novel
Rozelle autographs a copy of his book for Don Noble, host of Bookmark By BONNIE BARTEL LATINOSpecial to Atmore News Professor Lee Rozelle has published his first novel, The Battle of Jasmine Wills.A professor of literature at the University of Montevallo, Alabama’s only liberal arts college, Rozelle describes his debut novel as, “A wild and heartfelt tale of abduction and revenge, body shaming, and media fame.” Montag Press published this…
Atmore students on UWA honors lists
The University of West Alabama announced nearly 700 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 academic semester.The President’s List gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally high grades for the semester: have made for the semester a quality-point ratio 3.80 or higher, completing at least twelve semester hours credit with no grade lower than a “C”Named to the President’s List from…
Lassiter named to Chancellor’s List
Jalia Lassiter of Atmore was named to the University of Mississippi’s Fall 2022Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00.In order to be eligible for honor roll designation, a student must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation during the semester.The University of Mississippi is also known as Ole Miss.