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Bettis highway dedication ceremony scheduled
State Rep. Alan Baker announced last week that most of the involved parties have been enlisted to formally dedicate a section of Alabama Highway 21 in honor of a state correctional officer who was slain by an inmate a year ago. The ceremony, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, October 16, at the Atmore campus of Coastal Alabama Community College. The Alabama Department…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of September 27, 2017
Vernell K. Tims Mrs. Vernell K. Tims, age 87, of Oak Grove, Fla., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Atmore, Ala. She was a homemaker. She was born in Holland Town, Fla. to the late John P. and Carlie Garrett Kimbro. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Earl Kimbro, Howard Kimbro, Nathan Kimbro and Walter Kimbro and a sister, Elma Ezel. Mrs. Tims is survived by her…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of September 20, 2017
Norman Lamar Rolin Mr. Norman Lamar Rolin, age 64, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 in Pensacola, Fla. He was a native and life-long resident of Atmore, Ala. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Rolin is survived by his wife, Esther Rolin of Atmore; four sons, Michael (Brandy) Rolin of Bay Minette, Ala., Chris (Melanie) Rolin of Poarch, Ala., Alex (Sissy) Rolin of Huxford, Ala. and Alan Rolin of…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Police release details of Walgreen robbery
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, in a press release issued Friday morning, revealed several of the basic details of Tuesday night’s armed robbery of the local Walgreen Drug Store. Brooks revealed that city police were sent to the South Main Street pharmacy at approximately 9:55 p.m. after employees of Walgreen’s corporate security division noticed that employees of the Atmore store were lying on the floor and notified local authorities that…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Enjoy some spaghetti, help a mission
Stan and Ruth Schrock and their sons Austin and Denver are moving to Peru later this year to work in the Mi Refugio children’s home. If you would like to help them in their mission work, please attend a spaghetti supper fund-raiser at Grace Fellowship Saturday, September 23, 4:30 – 7 pm. There will be food, fellowship, and more information on the Mi Refugio children’s home. You also will have an…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago