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Chicken on Church is Thursday
News Staff Report Leadership Atmore’s Class of 2019 will conduct one of its biggest annual fundraisers this Thursday, when Chicken on Church returns. Tickets for the third annual barbecued chicken feast are still available, said Samantha Bennett, a spokeswoman for the class. “Tickets are $25 each, and you can see any Leadership Atmore Class of 2019 graduate to buy them,” she said. “There may be some available at the venue,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Self-defense?
Atmore mayor says raccoon attacked him, wife By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Mayor Jim Staff, one of the most avid advocates for positive publicity about the community, accidentally triggered a landslide of negativity when video was shot of Staff using a shovel to fight off an aggressive raccoon that he said chased him and his wife. “I didn’t attack the raccoon; the raccoon attacked me,” Staff said during…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Memorial Day
Faulty mic only a minor distraction at local observance By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although the public address system wasn’t cooperative at Monday’s Memorial Day observance, the holiday’s somber message came through loud and clear. Commanders of both local veterans groups, along with the city’s mayor and a young military veteran who spent her formative years in Atmore, stressed the difference between Memorial Day, which is set aside to…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Holley named to ECHCA
Special to Atmore News BREWTON, AL – Alexis Maloy of the Escambia County Healthcare Authority (ECHCA), announced her retirement from the Board at the Authority’s meeting in December 2018. The ECHCA is the governing body over D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and Atmore Community Hospital and related entities. Board members are appointed by the Escambia County Commission. ECHCA CEO Chris Griffin noted that Maloy will be remembered for her unselfish devotion…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Second-grader saves grandmother’s life
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Becky Sorrells knew she was in trouble. On the night of April 10, an emphysema attack debilitated her. Fortunately, her eight-year-old granddaughter Kenleigh Madison was with her. Kenleigh called 911 for help. But she actually had to do more than just ask for help. The dirt road to their home was impassable due to three days of rain on new red clay at their mobile…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago