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Yellow Hats Christmas dinner
The Yellow Hat Society met Thursday evening, December 12, for their Christmas dinner. The Society was founded in 2005 by Lillie Johnson who serves as president. Attending were, from left, front, Bub Gideons, Vonda Bynum, Vasaroy Johnson, Lillie Johnson, Janice Reynolds, Paulette Wynn and Rotongia Moore; back, Teresa Deer, Sherilyn Reynolds, Dale Ash, Brian Stallworth, Shelia Johnson-Williams, Tovariaceae Wilkeson, Ruthie Adams, Doris Knight, Carlos Berna, Tatum Wilkeson. Not pictured are…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
Obituaries, week of December 25, 2024
Edward Adams, Sr. DeaconEdward Adams, Sr., age 88, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024 at West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Wainwright, Ala. to the late Ree and Lucille Adams. He was a member of Mt. Gillead Missionary Baptist Church serving as chairman of the Deacon Board, former chairman of the Trustee Board, founding member of the Mt. Gillead Male Chorus as President, and…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
4th death
Father of Ashley St. victim suffers fatal heart attack By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The death count from two fatal shootings that took place here on the first weekend of the month has increased to four, as family members of one victim say another family member has died as a direct result of the second lethal assault.Atmore resident Scottie McNeil, 54, father of 25-year-old Juwan McNeal, suffered a fatal heart…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
‘About 5,000’ enjoy Christmas parade, despite trains
Santa was in town Saturday for the parade. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last Saturday, for the third time in two weeks, Atmore’s downtown area was virtually crawling with local residents and out-of-towners as Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Twilight Christmas Parade drew a crowd estimated by Police Chief Chuck Brooks as “about 5,000.”The mass of humanity crowded three- and four-deep along downtown sidewalks from Ridgeley Street to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Crenshaw convicted, sentenced to 60 years in Dirden death
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 43-year-old Pensacola, Fla. man, treated lightly by the justice system after the first time he killed an Atmore man, wasn’t so lucky the second time around.A jury found Antonio Albert Crenshaw guilty October 11 of the fatal 2020 stabbing and shooting of 43-year-old Atmore resident Desmond Deshun Dirden, and Crenshaw was sentenced December 3 to serve 720 months (60 years) in state prison.According to…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago