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Obituaries, week of November 13, 2024
Dorothy Stacey Snellgrove   Snellgrove Dorothy Stacey Snellgrove, age 95, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 at her home. She was born in Fountain, Ala. and was a graduate of Barton Academy High School. She attended business school and began her career of Data Processing until her retirement at age sixty-two. Later in 2008, she moved to Atmore and became a member of Huxford Baptist Church. She touched many people…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Veterans Day breakfast
Atmore VFW Auxiliary #7016 will host their annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday, November 11, 7 a.m.–10 a.m., at Nett’s Kitchen in Atmore.Each veteran in attendance will receive free breakfast (courtesy of the Auxiliary) and a token of thanks from the Auxiliary.Veterans do not have to be affiliated with any veterans organization to attend.
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Curfew coming?
Police chief vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to curtail gun violence in city By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said last week that enough is enough, that city police would use every resource available, including a possible citywide curfew, to put an end to the gun violence that continues to threaten the safety of the entire community.Brooks announced last Friday, November 1, that city detectives…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Former mayor Rodney Owens passes
Owens By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Former Atmore Mayor Dr. Rodney Owens, a local chiropractor who later taught Agriculture Science classes at Escambia County High School (ECHS), passed away Sunday morning, November 2, after a brief illness.Owens served as the city’s chief executive from 1996 to 2000, between the first and second Howard Shell administrations. As mayor, he supported historic preservation and the arts, applying for several grants that were…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
ECSO K-9 officer found dead after being left in cruiser overnight
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputy was fired and faces criminal charges after he left the K-9 officer in his charge inside his vehicle for several hours, causing the canine’s death.The county lawman reportedly finished an overnight shift, went home and went to bed, with the animal still inside the ECSO patrol vehicle. When he awoke, he found the four-legged deputy’s body.The human deputy,…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago