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New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Patricia Gibbs: I Will Find You by Harlan Coben 5 stars Gay Drew: Identity by Nora Roberts 5 stars Linda Ellison: Obsessed by James Patterson  5 stars Fiction The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden Happiness…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Lancaster, Cornelius to wed
Bailey Lancaster, Garrett Cornelius Mr. and Mrs. Steven Walter Lancaster of Atmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailey Colleen, formerly of Atmore and now residing in Smyrna, Georgia, to Mr. Garrett Wayne Cornelius, formerly of Hanceville, Alabama, and now residing in Alpharetta, Georgia.Miss Lancaster is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wendell Brantley of Atmore and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Houston Lancaster, Sr., of Repton, Alabama.…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Quilts to comfort foster children
Providing quilts for foster children, from left, Jessica Jackson, foster care supervisor; Dianne Saloom, former DHR Board Chair and quilter; Lynn Barnes, DHR Director; Harriet Hyde, quilter. By LYNN BARNESSpecial to Atmore News Although Dianne Saloom is no longer on the Escambia County DHR Board because she and her husband moved to Conecuh County, she continues to have a heart for service to our foster community. During COVID lockdown, she…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Mobile home murder
Poarch man, 65, arrested in neighbor’s shooting death White By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer UPDATED TO CORRECT SITE OF MURDER A 65-year-old Poarch man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center without bond at midweek, charged with murder in the Saturday, August 26, shooting death of a neighbor.Reports show Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Poarch Tribal Police officers and Atmore Police Department officers responded to Quarry Village Mobile Home Park,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago