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Lions present check to Camp Rap-a-Hope
Taylor Lee, left, presents a membership pin to Sara Smith The Lions Club presented a check for $1,500 to Mattie Pickering for Camp Rap-a-Hope. Shown are, from left, Sandra Sellers Brown, Talorie McGhee, Patty Davis, Anna Marie Gilchrist, Bub Gideons, Mattie Pickering, Taylor Lee, Sara Smith, Candice Wooten, Kenny Smith, Walt Butler, Chuck Brooks, and Kevin Garrett By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held their first…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 12,2022
Douglas C. Newton          Newton Reverend Dr. Douglas C. Newton, age 85, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his home after a long illness. He was born in Dothan, Ala. After high school graduation, he went to Asbury College. After graduating from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with his Masters of Divinity, he returned to the Alabama West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church where he served…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
The Boys of Summer of ’61: Where are they now?
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO    WILLIAM BLACKBURN or Willie, as he was known when he played catcher for the ’61 All Stars, described going to the World Series as “ . . . a grand adventure,” despite suffering that summer from a bad reaction to penicillin.    “I only weighed 100 pounds,” he said via email, “LOL, I looked pitiful.”                          Willie’s self-proclaimed negative image was short lived. His junior year, the…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
ALGOP election qualifying opens
News Staff Report Qualifying for the 2022 Alabama Republican Party Primary opened Tuesday, January 4, and ends Friday, January 28, 2022, at 5 p.m.Offices in Escambia County on this year’s ballot include the following: Sheriff – incumbent Heath JacksonDistrict Attorney – incumbent Steve BillyCircuit Judge Place 2 – incumbent Judge Todd StearnsCounty Commissioner, District 1 – incumbent Steven Dickey (appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to finish David Stokes’ term)County Commissioner,…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
43 years of service
Utilities Clerk Vickie James, at left, is shown with West Escambia Utilities General Manager Kenny Smith on December 30, her last day of work after 43 years with the company. Vickie worked in WEU’s front office for three years, then was in charge of billing, accounts and payroll for three years before being named clerk of the utilities board, a position she held until her retirement. Her retirement plans reportedly…
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