Atmore News

Obituaries, week of May 11, 2022
Paula Helton Daniel Daniel Mrs. Paula Helton Daniel, age 85, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Atmore. She was born to George Everette and Mazie Lee Conway Helton. She was the owner/operator of Coiffures by Paula for many years.  She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Paul Helton and Jimmy Helton. Mrs. Daniel is survived by her husband of sixty-two years, Raymond Daniel; her…
Omission in published Voters List
We printed the Escambia County Voters List in this week’s edition (May 4) of Atmore News, however we inadvertently left out one page. Those names are listed here, and this page will be printed in next week’s Atmore News. We deeply regret the error. EREMY SCOTT GUNNMARLIN GUNNJOHNNIE THOMAS GUYTONJOHNNY THOMAS GUYTON JRJONCHRISTIAN B GUYTONMIKAELA G GUYTONSHIRLEY GUYTONCHARLES HADLEYDAVID HADLEYJOSHUA BRICE HADLEYLINDA BURNETT HADLEYLINDA JOHNSON HADLEYMAZIE KING HADLEYVIRA H HADLEYWILLIAM…
Mental Health Walk is Saturday
News Staff Report May is Mental Health Awareness Month across the U.S., and a Mental Health Awareness Walkathon will be held in Atmore this Saturday, May 7.The event was organized by Marlo Young, Mental Health Services Coordinator for the Escambia County School System. It will begin at 9 a.m. at the former YMCA building on Pensacola Avenue, and participants will walk to Tom Byrne Park, where a Mental Health Awareness…
National Prescription Take Back Day
The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) periodically sponsors National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – a way for residents to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. Local agencies participated in the event Saturday, April 30, in front of Atmore City Hall. Shown are, from left, Sgt. Chris Corbitt with the Atmore Police Department; Atmore Police Chief Chuck…
Karrick presents Founders’ Day speech
Evelyn Bilbo, right, and Nancy Karrick, center, members of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in Atmore, visited Delta Chapter in Monroeville April 12. They were welcomed by Dawn Pettit, left, Delta Chapter president and Alabama State 2nd Vice President. Karrick was the Founders’ Day speaker and talked about one of the Alabama founders, Olivia Dannelly, who was from Camden and also taught 7th grade English…