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More than 200 Troy University students studied around the world during the 2022-23 school year. Students studied in various programs on 5 continents in nearly 20 different countries to earn academic credit as well gain international awareness.Atmore students who studied abroad are Destini Bethea and Nakieyah Robinson.

Bailey Lancaster, Garrett Cornelius Mr. and Mrs. Steven Walter Lancaster of Atmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailey Colleen, formerly of Atmore and now residing in Smyrna, Georgia, to Mr. Garrett Wayne Cornelius, formerly of Hanceville, Alabama, and now residing in Alpharetta, Georgia.Miss Lancaster is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wendell Brantley of Atmore and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Houston Lancaster, Sr., of Repton, Alabama.…

Providing quilts for foster children, from left, Jessica Jackson, foster care supervisor; Dianne Saloom, former DHR Board Chair and quilter; Lynn Barnes, DHR Director; Harriet Hyde, quilter. By LYNN BARNESSpecial to Atmore News Although Dianne Saloom is no longer on the Escambia County DHR Board because she and her husband moved to Conecuh County, she continues to have a heart for service to our foster community. During COVID lockdown, she…

Shown at the meeting are, from left, Barbara Whatley, Nancy Karrick, Jessica White, Ann Jones. Special to Atmore News The Alabama State Organization of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held its fall Executive Board meeting at Dalraida Church of Christ in Montgomery on August 19. Attendance was requested of past state presidents, current state officers, chapter presidents, treasurers, and secretaries, committee chairmen, and open to all members. Over 150…

News Staff Report Charlotte Boyle recently attended a meeting in Montgomery in observance of National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week (ESGR). Boyle has been a part of ESGR since 1997, serving as an ombudsman for three years.ESGR, a Department of Defense office, was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of…