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Johnson takes helm at WBZR
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A chance meeting between one of the owners of an Atmore radio station and a college instructor who had no classes to teach during the summer has apparently provided the missing component of a plan to restore and enhance the station’s hometown flavor. Larry White, one of three principals in Tri-County Broadcasting, recounted this week how the eventual hiring of Phil Johnson, a well-known…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Upgraded splash pad reopens
Mayor says more improvements on the way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With little fanfare but much anticipation, Atmore’s splash pad reopened Monday, June 18, with something of a new look. The playground’s picnic pavilion now has a concrete floor; there is a sidewalk from the parking lot next to the Boy Scouts hut to the picnic pavilion, and another sidewalk that will eventually lead to an adjacent playground.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Was ‘beat-down’ staged?
Authorities still trying to determine exactly what happened By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The mother of an Escambia County High School student is seeking criminal action against several other students who allegedly launched a brutal attack against her son on May 25, the last day of the 2017-18 school term, but authorities believe the incident might have been a staged prank that backfired. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Offering Comfort
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO   Former Atmore resident, the Reverend William Blackburn recently heard that I have not been well for quite some time. In early May, the Southern Baptist minister from Fort Smith, Arkansas sent me a most delightful and inspirational gift. The present is an audio CD of William reading selected Psalms with glorious background music. I find it comforting and relaxing. Having grown up in Atmore with…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for the week of June 3, 2018
James Earl Waters  Mr. James Earl Waters, age 68, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Ruskin, Fla. and has resided in Flomaton, Ala. for most of his life. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict serving in the United States Marine Corp. He was an avid coon hunter and was a member of the Northwest Florida Coon Hunters Association. He was preceded…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago