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A family affair
More than 100 people turned out Saturday, January 14, for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Alabama Archery Academy, which is now doing business on North Main Street. The new business is a family affair, owned by Todd and Kris White and managed by their son, Cade White. Their daughter, Blakelee Hendrix, provides archery lessons, and their son-in-law, Will Hendrix, plays a key role in business operations. Saturday’s crowd…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
McCullough church fire probe still active
Although leaders of McCullough First Baptist Church and the first firefighter on the scene believe that faulty wiring led to the December 16 fire that reduced the church to charred brick walls and heat-warped roofing, the federal investigation into the fire remains active. First Baptist Church, which has a mostly black congregation of “about 50,” was the McCullough community’s oldest house of worship. McCullough VFD Chief Eddie Kirby said on…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Ministers stress unity
A handful of ministers from throughout the Atmore area delivered separate messages with a common theme during the Unity Prayer Breakfast held Saturday, January 14. Five preachers addressed a crowd of about 45 who gathered at Atmore Community Hospital’s Mayson Auditorium for food, fellowship and a touch of fun. There was quiet urging, there was fire and brimstone. But mainly there was a call for unity. After the crowd joined…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
3 DAR Good Citizens recognized
The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution wishes to announce and congratulate the DAR Good Citizens at the three area high schools. The students were elected from each senior class based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. The area DAR Good Citizens for 2016-17 are Bailey Colleen Lancaster, Escambia Academy; Ziah Hassani Young, Escambia County High School;…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of January 18, 2017
Levonda G. Jones Mrs. Levonda G. Jones, age 48, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Atmore, Ala. She was a native of Pensacola, Fla., former resident of Bay Minette, Ala. and had resided in Atmore, Ala. for the past three years. She was preceded in death by her father, Michele Gabriel and grandparents, Sam and Gladys McCaw. Mrs. Jones is survived by mother, Myrdle Gabriel of Bay Minette; husband,…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago