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Serving in pink
The Pink Ladies, from left, seated, Marlene Forester, Ellon Lowery; first row standing, Diane Lowe, Earnestine Arnold, Judy Rathsack, Alice Buie, Julia Strack, Sheila Johnson; back row, Patsy Brown, Elaine Rehm, Erica Little, Physel Johnson, Sheila Blackburn, Sandra Hare. Not pictured are Thelma Grant, Catherine Jones, Glenda Lowry and Ruby Sanspree. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher We’ve all seen them at Atmore Community Hospital – sometimes in the gift shop, sometimes…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 years ago
Obituaries week of September 13, 2023
Sherry Lee Lucas Mrs. Sherry Lee Lucas, age 68, of Uriah, Ala., passed away Monday, September 4, 2023.  She was born to George “Colonel” Sanspree and Virginia “Sug” Coleman Sanspree. She was a retired bus driver with the Escambia County Alabama School System.   She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Michael “Blue” Watson. Mrs. Lucas is survived by her husband, George E. Scott; her children,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Officer Jay passes
Jay By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Retirement couldn’t do it, but death finally forced Jimmy Jay, one of the most popular and respected police officers in Atmore history, to put away his badge after more than 40 years of patrolling the city and protecting its residents.Jimmy, who walked a beat during the earliest days of his 33-year “first” career with Atmore Police Department, died August 27 at the age of…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Argument over dog led to Poarch-area slaying
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 65-year-old resident of the Poarch area remained behind bars without bond at midweek, charged with murder in a shooting that authorities say stemmed from an argument over a dog.Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Heath Jackson said last week that sheriff’s investigators determined that the canine controversy came to a head around 5:15 p.m. on August 26 and led to the fatal shooting of a resident…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Firefighters return after Nokomis blaze jumps containment
A Nokomis fire engine arrives with a tank of water to help fight the fire. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: The following story was written late Monday, September 4. Early Tuesday, September 5, Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Jerry Gehman reported the fire had jumped containment and was raging again.Firefighters from Alabama Forestry Commission, Atmore, Poarch, Perdido and Lottie were still battling the blaze as Atmore News went to…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago