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Turtle Point open house
Making new friends in the butterfly garden, Karlie Carn of Spanish Fort, left, and Ella Claire Gunter of Uriah, right. Kinsley Redding came from Citronelle for the open house – especially the mosaic classes. Around the mosaic table By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton was the place to be Saturday, April 27, as the staff hosted an open house. Folks came from far and wide –…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 hours ago
Obituaries, week of May 8, 2024
James Herman Sanders Mr. James Herman Sanders, age 79, of Atmore, Ala. passed away Monday, April 29. 2024 in Bay Minette, Ala. He was born in Cantonment, Fla. to Norvell Lee and Rosa Lee King Sanders.  He was the owner and operator of Sanders Sandblasting and Painting, and Lock-Out Auto.   He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Larry Sanders, Wayne Sanders, Betty Lee, Joe Sanders and…
by Atmore News access_time14 hours ago
Obituaries, week of May 1, 2024
Clyde Helton Mr. Clyde Helton, age 94, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at his home in Robinsonville after a long illness. He was born in Atmore to Fonnie and Junnie Helton. One of his most treasured memories was having played on the undefeated Atmore Blue Devils football team in 1950. He served in the Army serving in Alaska and upon completion of his service to his country, he…
by Atmore News access_time6 days ago
Cases dismissed
Judge grants AG’s requests Atmore News Staff When veteran prosecutor Thomas Govan of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office made his initial appearance April 10 in Escambia County Circuit Court as head of the state’s pursuit of charges against four people accused of revealing grand jury secrets, he asked Judge Ben Fuller for 30 days to familiarize himself with the cases.Govan, who is chief of the AG’s Criminal Trials Division, apparently…
by Atmore News access_time1 week ago
Atmore man dies in crash
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was killed early Friday, April 19, when he apparently lost control of his 2010 Mercury Milan, left U.S. 31 and crashed into a tree.Alabama State Troopers reported that 34-year-old Derrel D. Williams lost his life in the single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:31 a.m.The fatal crash occurred near U.S. 31’s 34-mile marker, approximately seven miles south of the Atmore city limits,…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 week ago