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Lions install new officers
Incoming president Renee Hardy, left, receives the gavel from outgoing president Chuck Brooks. Lions officers, from left, Bub Gideons, Renee Hardy, Gregg Akins, Katrinka Phillips, Patty Davis, Kenny Smith, Anne Hetzel, Joyce Petty. Not pictured are John Brantley, Willie Hawthorne, Jennifer White, Kevin Garrett. By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held its last meeting of June on June 21, in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of June 28, 2023
Martha Ann Howington Thomas Thomas Mrs. Martha Ann Howington Thomas, age 80, of Daphne, Ala., passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023. She was born in Birmingham, Ala. to the late Otis Samuel Howington and Robbie McRae Redus Howington. She was a graduate of Century High School. She was a skilled seamstress, especially of beautiful dresses for her daughters and granddaughters, and was gifted in gardening and cultivating beautiful flowers. A…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Tribal CFO killed
Speegle among 3 fatally injured in crash near Robertsdale; wife critical Speegle By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Poarch Band of Creek Indians community was saddened by the Sunday, June 18, death of Chief Financial Officer Tim Speegle, who was one of three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Robertsdale.According to Robertsdale Police Department reports, David Colburn, 60, whose city of residence was not listed, was driving a black…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Daring rescue
Nokomis fireman pulls Satsuma man from burning car Gehman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For the past couple of years, right around vacation time, disaster has come looking for Frisco Gehman. So far, the 29-year-old Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department lieutenant has been able to meet it head-on and fight it to a draw.In 2022, Gehman saved a child from drowning while he and his wife, Charity, were on vacation. Last…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Friday storm brings back memories of Hurricane Sally
This Harris Street home was one of dozens onto which trees and limbs fell during the storm. Debris from an outbuilding litters a farm field off Bell Fork Road. The area was one of the hardest hit during the Friday morning storm. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Thunderstorms, many of them violent, have been a constant in and around Atmore and the surrounding area for the past week. Forecasters say…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago