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Community Thanksgiving Service set
The Community Thanksgiving Service will be Sunday, November 19, at 6 p.m., at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Brennan Peacock, First United Methodist Church, will bring the message and there will be special music from several churches. Participating churches are Bethel United Methodist, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist, McRae Street United Methodist, Grace Fellowship, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist.
Destructive blaze
Flames and smoke pour from a Liberty Street house that was consumed by fire during the earliest hours of Wednesday, Oct. 25. Firefighters from Atmore and Poarch fought the blaze for four hours before finally taming it. The man who rents the wooden structure, from which reports show that flames danced to a height of 30 feet, was not at home when the fire started around 1 a.m. An AFD…
Obituaries for the week of October 25, 2017
Timmy Joe Sprinkle Mr. Timmy Joe Sprinkle, age 32, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 in Atmore, Ala. He was a native and life-long resident of Bay Minette, Ala. He was preceded in death by his mother, Peggy Sue Morrow and sister, Donna Joe Cooley. Mr. Sprinkle is survived by his father, Emmette Philyaw of Bay Minette; three brothers, Richard Sprinkle, Shane Philyaw and Matthew Sprinkle, all of Bay Minette;…
Bicentennial Hayride cancelled for WSD
The 200 Alabama Bicentennial event planned for Williams Station Day has been cancelled. The hayride was to take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and take folks on a tour of historic sites around downtown. Atmore committee chairman Jennifer Sanders said the hayride will be rescheduled.