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Leslie shines
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Dy’Ametue Leslie from Atmore sings the national anthem for Women’s History Month in the Five Star Classroom aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is under way conducting sea trials during the final portion of Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) as part of the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ashley…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Future builders
HIPPY Escambia April group meeting was unique – the youngsters participated in Home Depot Kids Workshop. They used hammers and paint and built a kit of their choosing – sailboats, helicopters, baskets and picture frames. Shown are the future builders, Jase Eubanks, Wil Copenhaver, Korie Boutwell, Jamie Quinley, Madison Daniel, Bentley Byrd, Emberlyn Lundy, Wade Lundy, Kamdon Ganey, Kase Brown, Kinley Brown, Anna Bledsoe, Evalyn Stewart and Deagan Buck. HIPPY…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Festival at Cross Point
News Staff Report With an eye to the weather Friday, Cross Point Baptist Church members were busy setting up for the Spring Forward Spring Festival Saturday. Though threatening all day, the weather held Saturday for folks to come out and enjoy gospel music, vendors, a car show, good food and fellowship. And for the kids, there were inflatables and a pony ride. It was the first event of this nature…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
6 to be inducted into Atmore Area Hall of Fame
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Six outstanding citizens will be inducted into the Atmore Area Hall of Fame April 27. They are Dr. Wil Baker, Robert Faircloth, Ann Gordon, Novy L. Hale, the Rev. Isaac Holt, and Wayne Stacey. The 14th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m., at The Club. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Atmore News, 128 N.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Condemned killer reportedly chooses electric chair
News Staff Report Alabama death row inmate Christopher Lee Price, sentenced to death in 1993 for the murder of a Fayette County preacher and businessman who was killed two years earlier, is scheduled to finally pay for his crime. According to an announcement by Alabama Department of Corrections officials, Price is scheduled to die at 6 p.m. this Thursday, April 11, at William C. Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. Price…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago