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Locals collecting for hurricane victims
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer At least two Atmore churches and a local school are doing what they can to help residents of Florida’s panhandle region piece together the remnants of the lives they lived before Hurricane Michael tore the area apart two weeks ago. Escambia County Middle School, First United Methodist Church Atmore and Grace Fellowship Church have each launched relief efforts that include boots-on-the-ground help, preloaded gift…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
No land for hospital
Lack of motion kills land donation… for now  By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer At the Monday, October 22, Atmore City Council meeting, council members didn’t turn down the proposed donation of 10 acres of prime Rivercane real estate for location of a new hospital. Neither did they vote for the measure. Instead, the four council members present refused to introduce a motion to transfer the land to the Atmore…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Community calender for the week of October 21
Escambia County Middle School will hold the annual Light on Afterschool Program Thursday, October 25, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This year’s focus will be the “A” in A-STEM. Registration will be held for the program during this event. For more information, contact Marcia Adams or Melissa Daniel, 368-9105. There will be a BENEFIT for AUTUMN HASTING (five years old)– stage three aggressive melanoma Cancer patient Saturday, October 27 at…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of October 21,2018
Robert Haskew Middleton   Mr. Robert Haskew Middleton, Sr., age 97, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Fairhope, Ala. He was a retired salesmen.  He was born in Pineapple, Ala. to the late James Lambert and Phenie Owens Middleton. He served in the U. S. Army as a WWII Veteran and was member of the American Legion Post 90 in Atmore giving seventy-five Years of Service.…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Oberkirch named FNB&T Sr. VP and COO
Special to Atmore News Atmore, Ala. – The Board of Directors of First Suncoast Trust Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary bank, First National Bank & Trust, have named Paul Oberkirch a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. FNB&T President and CEO Glen Davis said, “I am pleased that Paul has joined FNB&T. He will be a valuable asset to our bank and management team. With his twenty years of…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago