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Wilson earns degree
Special to Atmore News Delois Wright Wilson graduated from E.L.White Theological Seminary, under the leadership of Dr. Monroe Tucker Jr., May 23, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Education. Ms. Wilson is married to Dr. Michael L. Wilson, Sr., pastor of Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church. She works as an RN case manager at Atmore Community Home Care. She said she plans to continue her education in Christian Education. “God…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
All who have gone before
War-time letters throughout our nation’s history can offer us a window into the personal sacrifices of our fighting men and women. Perhaps one of the most famous was by Major Sullivan Ballou of the Second Rhode Island Infantry, written just before the First Battle of Manassas in the Civil War. In it, he talks of his love for his wife, Sarah, and his deep devotion to the cause for which…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Price execution rescheduled for Thursday
News Staff Report A condemned Alabama inmate whose death warrant expired minutes before the U.S. Supreme Court voted to let his execution proceed in April, is scheduled to die by lethal injection this Thursday, May 30, at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. The execution of 46-year-old Christopher Lee Price, convicted in 1993 of the 1991 fatal slashing of a Fayette County preacher and businessman, is set for 6 p.m. Price…
by Atmore News 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