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Gaines Chapel marks Emancipation Proclamation anniversary
Although the deluge that continued across Atmore on Sunday, January 1, held down the attendance, it did little to dampen the spirit of those who attended Gaines Chapel AME Church’s celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation’s 154th anniversary. Only 31 people gathered in the local church to mark the anniversary of the document that is credited with effectively ending slavery in the United States, a fact that drew comments from two…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
One last look back at Christmas – RP presents ‘The Night Before Christmas’
On December 1, Rachel Patterson Elementary first-grade students presented “The Night Before Christmas” to a packed house. London Forney was moderator for the evening. Characters were Jaliyah King – Tinsel the Elf; DeRihanna Riley – Holly the Elf; Jade Harrelson – Snowflake the Elf; Brysen Staples – Mr. Darling; Trinity Rabb – Mrs. Darling; Xavier Culliver – St. Nick. All students in the seven first-grade classes participated. Songs they performed…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Popular postal clerk ends USPS career
For the first time in more than 23 years, Chuck Ferguson doesn’t have to roll out of bed, don his uniform and head to his post at the counter of the local post office. “I’m not going to miss getting up early in the morning,” laughed Ferguson, whose postal career ended last Friday, December 30, with his retirement. “That getting up at 4:30 or 5 every morning gets old after…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Loved ones who went home in 2016
January Anna Ruth Drakeford September 9, 1939 – January 2, 2016 Dorothy Croley Sims August 18, 1946 – January 3, 2016 Kathy Wilson Black January 6, 1966 – January 4, 2016 L.B. Minchew March 31, 1931 – January 5, 2016 Frankie Mosley August 21, 1954 – January 5, 2016 Velma Alice Martin Amos July 26, 1943 – January 9, 2016 Nathan Lavoid Lowry March 31, 1940 – January 9, 2016…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
A glance back at 2016 – New high-tech factory, possible return of rail service among year’s top stories
A flurry of economic development announcements, including the impending construction of a high-tech manufacturing plant that is expected to generate 100 new jobs and the return of passenger rail service, were among the biggest news stories of 2016 in Atmore and the surrounding communities. The year’s biggest news events of 2016 also included a bevy of high-profile crime stories, including one that drew national attention, as well as several destructive…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago