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RAG production opens this week
Special to Atmore News “Little Women the Musical,” the latest production by the Railway Arts Guild, is coming to Escambia County.Louisa May Alcott’s novel will be brought to life onstage.Brewton performances will take place July 19 and 20 at T.R. Miller High School, with Atmore performances the following weekend, July 26 and 27, at Escambia County High School.All showtimes are at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and can be…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
County firefighters honor AFD’s Peebles, English, NVFD’s Gehman
From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Alan Baker, Career Full Time Fire Chief of the Year Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, Career Firefighter of the Year Louis English, Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, John Martin Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Jerry Gehman, Joey Moffett. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three local firefighters who share a collective 100-years-plus in their chosen career or…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Obituaries, week of July 17, 2024
Marsha White Wright Wright Mrs. Marsha White Wright, age 71, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, of Pensacola, Fla. passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Monroe, Ga.  She was born in Atmore, Ala. to David F. White and Ruby Presley White. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her dog, Tiger. She also loved spoiling her grandchildren or anyone else’s grandchildren. Her passionate love for her family…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Jailed in error
Feds apparently dropped ball after convicted bank robber served 10 years Jeter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A notification error on the part of federal authorities was apparently responsible for the June 18 arrest of Chad Floyd Jeter, an Atmore man who served 10 years in prison after his 2009 conviction for the robbery of Atmore’s First National Bank & Trust.Escambia County Detention Center records show Jeter, whose arrest was…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago