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Celebrity Waiter benefits Habitat
Folks were packed into David’s Catfish Monday night, April 17, for First National Bank & Trust’s annual Celebrity Waiter event. Crawfish and shrimp were served in abundance as waiters worked hard for tips. Proceeds benefitted Escambia County Habitat for Humanity, and Habitat Executive Director Lisa Tindell was on hand. “Thank you could never express our gratitude for being chosen as the recipient organization for this year’s Celebrity Waiter event,” Tindell said…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Dispose of prescription drugs Thursday
If you have unused or expired medication, here’s a chance to turn them in for safe disposal. Escambia County Children’s Policy Council and Escambia County High, T.R. Miller, W.S. Neal, Flomaton High Peer Helpers are sponsoring Prescription Pill Take Back Day Thursday, April 20, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Locations are Walmart in Atmore, City Hall in Flomaton, and Christ Kingdom Ministry Center in Brewton. Please leave medications in its…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
It could have been worse
Only minor injuries resulted from a Sunday (April 16) collision that occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m., when the driver of this Nissan Xterra pulled from the Unity Baptist Church parking lot, onto U.S. 31 and into the path of a Jeep Wrangler Sport. Atmore Ambulance Service medics checked each person, then left when each refused transport to the local hospital. City firefighters and a sheriff’s deputy directed traffic around the…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
UB receives 5-star rating
United Bank announces it has maintained its 5-Star Superior rating for strength and security from BauerFinancial, the nation’s leading independent bank rating firm. The 5-Star award recognizes United Bank’s financial strength and performance and is based on profitability, capital, level of delinquent loans, charge-offs, repossessed assets and liquidity. The rankings announced are based on the bank’s December 31st financial results. BauerFinancial recommends that all financial institutions earn a 4- or…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of April 19, 2017
Mae Bell Jeter Mrs. Mae Bell Jeter, age 100, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at her home in Uriah, Ala. She was a native of Conecuh County and resided in Uriah all her married life. She was a long- time member of Mineola Baptist Church of Uriah. She is preceded in death by her husband of forty-seven years, John Henry Jeter; her son, James H. Jeter and her granddaughter, Amy…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago