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Obituaries for the week of April 18, 2018

Joseph “Joe” Leon Smith Mr. Joseph “Joe” Leon Smith, age 51, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. He was a native and life-long resident of Flomaton, Ala. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a past employee of Service Welding, Charco and H&H. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hosie and Willie Vaughan Smith and Lou and Bertha Bondurant. Mr. Smith is survived…

State Champs! (With photo gallery)

Escambia Academy won the AISA High School State Track & Field Meet held in Gulf Shores April 12 and 13. Shown at left are, from left, front, Kharles Brown, Jace Daniels, Brandon Gulsby; middle, Chase Bell, Louie Turner, Ossie Crusaw, MJ Jones, Jojo Nance, Fred Flavors, Jackson Bonner, Coach Hugh Fountain, Shanon Wheat, Patrick McGhee; back, Larry Nichols, Zack Daniels, Tiquale Taylor, Niekel Robinson, Jayson Helton. Below, EA’s Fred Flavors…

Visit Turtle Point Saturday

Turtle Point will be open this Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. You’re invited to join the staff and critters for a little Earth Day fun. Admission is free and the boardwalk will be open! For more information, call the office, 251-296-3401.

Teen shooter bound over to grand jury

De’Andre Lamar Mitchell, the Atmore teen charged with attempted murder in a February 27 shooting that left a classmate paralyzed, was recently bound over to a county grand jury after a brief preliminary hearing that the young defendant did not attend. According to testimony presented by Atmore Police Department Investigator Kenny Sessions at the hearing, the 17-year-old Escambia County High School student’s action was the end result of a fight…

Church Calendar

Gaines Chapel A.M.E. Church will have the Annual Missionary Day observance Sunday, April 22 at the 11 a.m. worship hour. Atmore native, E. Ann Mason Clemons will be the guest speaker. The missionary general theme is “Invisible: Oppression A Global Awareness” and the local theme is “Enough is Enough.” Pastor, Rev. Amos Smith, the Missionary president, Theresa White, officers and members invite everyone. Mt. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will be…