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Obituaries, week of August 4, 2021

Joan A. Bogdan Joan A. Bogdan, age 79, of Davisville, Fla., passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at her residence in Davisville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Atmore, Ala. with Father Gordon Milsted officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Edward Farrar…

CACC offering free classes for fall semester

Coastal Alabama Community College is dedicating $8 million in CARES Act funds to help students continue their education through the Coastal Cares Grant program. All registered students are eligible for up to six credit hours, tuition and fees free – that is up to $972 of free college credit – while grant funds last.The Coastal Cares Grants are available to all students for the Fall 2021 semester and includes dual…

BOE approves personnel recommendations

News Staff Report Escambia County Board of Education Superintendent John Knott, set to retire August 31, will continue as a consultant to the board regarding COVID-19 and pandemic-related matters and for health and safety issues related to COVID-19, effective October 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The board voted to retain Knott as a consultant at the meeting Thursday, July 22. At that meeting, the board approved the following personnel…

End of an era at FBC

Pianist Mary Beth Lancaster and organist Leo Hammons have been making music in church together for 27 years. Sunday, July 25, they celebrated Hammons’ retirement at First Baptist Church with a worship service in song. Shown are Hammons and his wife Deborah.

Session on Spiritual Disciplines set at FBC

Samford University Ministry Training Institute is offering a session on Spiritual Disciplines, beginning Monday, August 23, and concluding Monday, October 11. Sessions begin at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall, First Baptist Church, Atmore. The cost is $50. Instructor is the Rev. Kevin Garrett.Register at www.samford.edu/programs/ministry-training-institute.For more information, call 251-368-2181 or email staff@fbcatmore.org or mti@samford.edu.