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Hartline nominated for Medal of Freedom
Hartline speaking in Atmore in 2019 News Staff Report David Hartline, who has a connection to Atmore, has been nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Hartline wrote The Real Tarzan, the story of legendary Arthur P. “Tarzan” White who grew up in Atmore. The two were close friends for 30 years. The book on Tarzan White is only one of his Hartline’s books. He also wrote What a Vietnam…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Rising Star Studio of Dance Friday, January 29. Chamber board members, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, Annah Hammond, Noah Graham, David Dobson, Niki Bryan, Anna Norton, Diamond Washington, Chelsey Ramer, Laney Reed, Beth McGhee, Christina Hall, Brinkley Hill (front), Aiyannah McGhee, Shelby Spicer, Erin Hankins, AJ Beachy, Sandy Helton,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Chamber gala coming …later
News Staff Report The Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting (Gala) tentatively set for late January has been rescheduled for March 12, and plans are to have it outside to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. The Chamber is not releasing details other than the event will have a Mardi Gras theme. However, the Chamber is taking nominations now for the awards to be presented that evening – Lifetime Achievement Award, Citizen of…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 31, 2021
William “Sarge” Wilson, Sr. Wilson Mr. William “Sarge” Wilson, Sr., age 66, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Pensacola, Fla. He was a native of Atmore, Ala. and had resided in Century, Fla. most of his life. He loved his wife, children, especially his grandchildren and hunting. He was a 1973 graduate of Century High School. He retired from the Alabama National Guard with twenty-seven years of service; was…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
It all started as a ‘Let’s Cheer Up Linda Ellison’ project
Susan Moorhead with Bernie By BONNIE BARTEL LATINO Special to Atmore News One imagines that perpetual Peter Pan, in the best sense of the word, Mickey Salter, just couldn’t help himself when he saw all the memes flying around social media using an already iconic photo of Senator Bernie Sanders appearing bored out of his mind and perhaps dressed more appropriately for sitting in a deer stand at a hunt…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago