Atmore News

Atmore Lions assist with Alabama Lions Sight Eye Clinic
The doctor, standing, conducts an exam on a client Special to Atmore News The Alabama Lions Sight Eye Clinic was held in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community Hospital on November 22. The clinic is usually held at the Health Department parking lot in a mobile van, but that vehicle was destroyed in an accident and the clinic had to move to an inside location. Approximately 20 people were seen…
Obituaries, week of December 4, 2024
Aurora Nell Crook Mrs. Aurora Nell Crook, age 83, passed away, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in Atmore, AL. Funeral service will be held Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. with Chaplain Joshua McDowell officiating.Burial will follow at McCullough Cemetery. Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala. Joe Max Petty Mr. Joe Max Petty, age 73, passed away Sunday,…
‘Atmore Four’
From left, IJ Attorney Jared McClain outside the county jail with Cindy Jackson, Sherry Digmon, Don Fletcher, Ashley Fore. Institute for Justice sues DA, sheriff on behalf of Digmon, Fletcher, Fore, Jackson Atmore News Staff Institute for Justice (IJ), a nonprofit, public interest law firm that defends First Amendment cases across the U.S., confirmed during a windy press conference held last Wednesday, November 20, outside the federal courthouse in Mobile…
Council approves vacating property
News Staff Report This meeting was held Tuesday afternoon, November 12, after Atmore News press time.A trio of Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval to a resolution to vacate the allowances made for continuances of Marshall, Greer and Diamond avenues in southwest Atmore.District 1’s Webb Nall, District 2’s Jerome Webster and District 3’s Eunice Johnson gave the green light to the property measure. City Clerk Becca Smith said Mayor…