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Shell named to Hall of Fame
Five area residents will be inducted into the Atmore Area Hall of Fame in April. Billy Conn Madison, chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee, released the names of this year’s inductees: William America, Earl Etheridge, Dr. William T. Hall, Howard Shell, and Eddie Staff. The induction ceremony will be held Saturday, April 29, 6 p.m., at The Club. Tickets for the ceremony and the meal are $25 each. Tickets…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of March 22, 2017
Melbus Irene Rayborn Roberts Mrs. Melbus Irene Rayborn Roberts, age 81, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 in Mobile, Ala. She was a native of Bay Minette, Ala. and a resident of Atmore, Ala. for most of her life. She retired from Vanity Fair with twenty years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Erby Lee Roberts; a son, Brent E. Roberts; daughter, Marilyn F. Parker; two…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Atmore man turns Alabama mud into folk art
Lester Holt is known throughout northeastern Atmore for his handiwork with a hammer, a hoe or a hedge trimmer. But he has earned a wider degree of notoriety through his work with mud. Holt, who is often called upon to make a neighbor’s or relative’s yard look nicer or to help build a deck or porch, is a regionally acclaimed “mud artist,” a designation that stems from his ability to…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Greater Mount Triumph celebrating anniversary
Pastor Willie Hawthorne, officers, and members of Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church cordially invite all to worship with them as they celebrate the 130th Year Anniversary of Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The celebration will begin Friday, March 17, 7 p.m. with Pastor James Crook, Pastor of Old Ship Missionary Baptist Church, Atmore, delivering the message. The celebration will climax on Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.m. with…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago