Category: Community

Davis Patty Helton Davis of Atmore was honored in Mobile earlier this month. Davis attended the Mobile Bay Real Producers Party (by invitation only) held at the Mobile Carnival Museum March 10. She had no idea she was being recognized for Top Sales for 2021 by Mobile Bay Real Producers. Davis is the Broker for PHD Realty. She has been in real estate 25 years.

Ana-Lois By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A concert by country music recording artist Ricky Crook will highlight a day of fundraising for a 2-year-old Perdido child who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.The fundraiser — for Ana-Lois Mercer, daughter of Chez and Megan Mercer — will take place this Saturday, March 26, on the farm of Steve and Mary Hicks, and will start at 11 a.m. Barbecue plates will be sold…

News Staff Report In years past, the Atmore VFW Auxiliary has held ceremonies to honor Vietnam veterans, however, due to the pandemic, those ceremonies have been suspended. At the Monday, March 14, Atmore City Council meeting, Auxiliary member Jenny Hutto said the organization hopes to continue the ceremony next year.Despite no public ceremony, the Auxiliary and Mayor Jim Staff encourage the public to observe a day and week set aside…

Broox Garrett Jr., left, accepts his father’s plaque from Everette Price News Staff Report The Alabama State Bar inducted five new members into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame Friday, March11. One of the five is the late Broox Gray Garrett Sr., the first lawyer in the history of Escambia County to be inducted.(The five members were selected as the 2019 inductees, but the induction ceremony was postponed until 2022,…

The Yellow Hat Society is planning a community get-together to honor the Escambia County High School basketball team Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m., at Heritage Park. While the public is invited to come out and congratulate the team on their awesome season, a private cook-out will be held for the team and their guests later in the day. More details will be available in the coming weeks.