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Comedy coming to GECA
News Staff Report This month, the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts presents “12 Incompetent Jurors.” What happens when a jury consists of a mobster and his wife, Hannibal Lecter, a Russian, an anxiety-ridden man who always sees an audience, and other eccentric characters? Pure insanity. Throw in a cat-napping case and you’re in for one of the funniest shows to ever take place at GECA. Following is the cast…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
UB, UBCD donate $100K to POA
Special to Atmore News United Bank and UB Community Development, a community development partner of United Bank, made a combined donation of $100,000 to the Pride of Atmore in the restoration of the historic Strand Theatre and the adjoining former hardware store located on Main Street in downtown Atmore. Once the theatre is restored, it will serve as the centerpiece for the Pride of Atmore (POA). The Strand Theatre is…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Council to address school-tax extension
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The informal and unstructured workshop held Monday, September 16, by Atmore’s mayor and city council was designed for discussion of long-range goals and plans. But it was a matter of more immediate importance that was one of the most discussed items during the workshop, which was held at Atmore Public Library. Council members will introduce an ordinance at their September 23 meeting to call…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
3 injured in wreck
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Three people were hurt, one seriously, in an early Monday crash on U.S. 31. The three-vehicle collision, at the junction of Highway 31 and Industrial Drive, sent all three drivers to Atmore Community Hospital. The most seriously injured driver was flown by medical evacuation helicopter to ACH, where he was reportedly treated for a severe gash to his head and is reportedly recovering. Alabama…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for week of September 15, 2019
William L. Etheridge  Mr. William L. Etheridge, age 77, of Navarre, Fla., passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Navarre. He served in the United States Army and then retired from the United States Air Force. He was a Staff Sargent and served during Vietnam. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to the late William E. and Eunice Bryars Etheridge. He was preceded by his parents; his wife, Brenda Bryars…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago