Category: Community

Essie Josey By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News Friends of Essie Josey gathered at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall to help her celebrate her 100th birthday Monday, June 13. About 40 people were in attendance.Essie was born on June 13, 1922, and was the fourth child of seven. As she grew older, it became her responsibility to look after the younger children. When she married, she moved to Texas…

New floor and paint in one of the classrooms By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News It might be summer vacation for students and teachers, but for Escambia Schools Deputy of Operations Shaun Goolsby, it’s the chance to make major renovations.The remodeling of A.C. Moore Elementary is one of the many major projects he’s tackling this summer. When students attend in August, they’ll think they entered a brand new school. Renovations…

Voter turnout is expected to be low for the primary run-off Tuesday, June 21. At the Escambia County GOP meeting Monday night, June 13, in Atmore, several candidates and spokespersons stumped one more time in this area. Shown at the meeting, from left, Jeremy Oden, candidate for Public Service Commission, Place 1; Jackie Gay, Escambia GOP chairman; Cameron Mitchell, spokesman for Wes Allen, candidate for Secretary of State; Robert L.…

Atmore Fire Department’s Plug Uglies held off a last-inning rally by Atmore Police Department’s Road Runners to claim a 29-28 win in the annual Battle of the Badges charity softball game, played Saturday, June 11. Participants were, kneeling from left, front, Josh Dorriety, Clay Smith, Brandon Hetrick, Austin Strehl, Kentrae Boggan, Austin Snyder, Eugene Edwards, Gordon Brooks, A.J. Beachy, Logan Weber, Jessie Boone, Trent Peebles, Adrian King and Guyel Martin;…

James McNeil and Arralean Fisher Ellis at the memorial site. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer What began more than eight months ago as a local businessman’s dream will become reality this Saturday, June 18, when the ribbon is cut to formally open the Cornelia Elmore Library Memorial to the public.The ceremony will take place on the site — next to the barber shop at the intersection of Liberty Street and…