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Obituaries for the week of July 22, 2018
David Dewayne Barnett Mr. David Dewayne Barnett, age 58, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Sunday July 15, 2018 in Atmore. He was born in Atmore to the Kenneth and Nancy Jones Barnett. He was a pharmacist with Walmart. He was a graduate of Auburn University. He attended Grace Fellowship. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Barnett. Mr. Barnett is survived by his wife, Denean Everette Barnett; his mother,…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Loxley Work Release escapee recaptured here
Alabama Department of Corrections officials have announced this morning’s (Monday, July 23) recapture of a state inmate who was one of two to escape from Loxley Work Release early this morning, and who later crashed his getaway car into a pole at the Chevron station at Exit 57. Damon Rashad Dinsmore and Cantorius Alan White escaped around sunrise from the minimum security facility, in Baldwin County. White was captured by…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
ACH, Infirmary parting ways; new hospital planned
Atmore News has confirmed rumors that the Atmore Community Hospital Board and Escambia County Healthcare Authority have exercised a contractual option and will soon end their joint management agreement with Infirmary Health. According to a letter issued jointly by ECHA Chair Ruth Harrell and ACHB Chair Nancy Lowery and addressed to hospital staff and physicians, the contract with Infirmary provides for a 365-day transition period in the event of cancellation…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
UB honored with 2017 Bank Enterprise Award
Special to Atmore News United Bank’s President and CEO Robert R. Jones, III announced July 12 that United Bank has been awarded the 2017 Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Administered by the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund, the BEA program provides monetary awards to banks that have successfully demonstrated an increase in their investments in census tracts with at least 30 percent of residents…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Atmore participating in sales tax holiday
The Alabama Department of Revenue Back to School Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend. The tax-free period will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 20, and will continue through midnight Sunday, July 22. Below are documents provided by the Alabama Department of Revenue, identifying taxable and non-taxable items. For more information, visit www.revenue.alabama.gov.
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago