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Gormes attend conference
Paolo Gorme, left, and Pia Gorme, right, are shown with Fr. Victor Ingalls during the Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Conference (ACYC), held at Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, last Friday through Sunday, February 23-25. Fr. Ingalls serves as a Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Mobile. About 450 youth from the diocese of Mobile attended the conference. News photo by Ditto Gorme
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Juvenile charged with attempted murder in Atmore shooting
A 17-year-old male was arrested Tuesday (Feb. 27) by Atmore police and charged with the attempted murder of another teen who was shot and critically injured at an Atmore location. According to a press release issued by APD Chief Chuck Brooks, officers were sent to Atmore Community Hospital around 4:08 p.m. after hospital staff notified authorities that emergency department personnel had treated a 17-year-old male gunshot victim whose injuries were considered…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of February 21, 2018
Leroy White Mr. Leroy White, age 79 of Byrneville, Fla., passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home. He was born in McDavid, Fla. to the late Roy and Lanie White. He was a graduate of Walnut Hill High School. After retiring from Champion Paper International, Leroy and his wife enjoyed many years camping and traveling. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lanie and Roy White; a…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Atmore man, car wind up in Escambia Bay
An Atmore man escaped with only minor injuries Wednesday (Feb. 21) after he and his car were sent flying off a Santa Rosa County, Fla. bridge and into Escambia Bay about an hour before sunrise. According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, Daniel Payton Taylor, 47, was driving his 2005 Chevy Tahoe eastward on U.S 90, about two miles west of Woodbine Road, when the Tahoe “traveled onto the…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Columbus ships Pinta and Nina to land in Orange Beach
On Friday, March 2, the Pinta and the Nina, replicas of Columbus’ ships, will open in Orange Beach. The ships will be docked at The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road until their departure early Tuesday morning March 6. The Nina was built completely by hand and without the use of power tools. Archaeology magazine called the ship “the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built.” In 2005, the Pinta, also a…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago